To Succeed in Business – Take the Best Qualities of both Women AND Men

A recent research study by professors at Stanford Graduate School and George Mason University suggests that women who are able to leverage both traditionally male AND traditionally female communication styles are among the most successful businesspeople of all.

Posted on June 28, 2011 Filed Under Success Tips for Jane, Trends Impacting Entrepreneurs, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Join me this week!

I met Mande White several years ago when I was a national volunteer leader at the American Marketing Association and Mande was president of the South Florida AMA Chapter. Mande had an amazing way of recruiting top speakers to speak for her chapter and she has a true passion for marketing. In fact, she’s spent the last 10 years watching the techniques of the ‘big boys of internet marketing’ and knows her stuff.

Posted on May 31, 2011 Filed Under Events, Trends Impacting Entrepreneurs | Leave a Comment

Essential Elements of Brand DNA

by Star Ladin We live in a world saturated with visual overload. In fact, studies have shown that each of us is exposed to an average of 3,000 advertisements daily from the different media we encounter. Yet often business owners who are experts in their respective fields are baffled when creating and implementing a brand. [...]

Posted on April 27, 2011 Filed Under Marketing for Janes, Success Tips for Jane, Trends Impacting Entrepreneurs | Leave a Comment

Jane Out of the Box Announces: A Scholarship Opportunity for Women in Business

As you know, my team and I are working very hard on the details for See Jane Succeed: LIVE! which will take place in just over 4 weeks on May 13-14. In the spirit of giving (a theme that is very near and dear to me this year), we will be awarding scholarships for deserving women entrepreneurs in honor of the formation of our new non-profit organization — the Foundation for the Advancement of Female Entrepreneurs. If selected, your scholarship will include a complimentary Business Essentials ticket to See Jane Succeed: LIVE! (www.seejanesucceedlive.com).

Posted on April 14, 2011 Filed Under A Day in the Life of an Entrepreneur, Contests for Women Entrepreneurs, Events, Fun stuff, Jane Thoughts, Success Tips for Jane, Trends Impacting Entrepreneurs | Leave a Comment

Extend Your Effectiveness with a Fantastic Assistant

For the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about the power of having experts to mentor and guide you in your business. Today, I’m delighted to share some expert advice regarding the power of delegation. Research shows that two-thirds of women business owners are solo-entrepreneurs working from home. If this is the case for you, you might feel there’s no one to delegate to! If that’s how you feel, I want to challenge your thinking, and that’s why I’ve invited my right-hand Executive Assistant, Jessica Maes, to share some thoughts with you in today’s article. What I love about Jessica is the way she’s stepped into my business and helped me be more organized, more effective, and a better leader in my business by helping me filter what’s most important and then create systems that keep the work flowing seamlessly and well.

Posted on March 2, 2011 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Go Jane Go, Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Tenacity Jane, Trends Impacting Entrepreneurs | Leave a Comment

Best of the Janes: Getting Back on Track

When a female entrepreneur experiences a setback in her business, she must take certain steps to get back on track so she can gain the confidence and success she deserves.

Posted on July 28, 2010 Filed Under Trends Impacting Entrepreneurs | Leave a Comment

Women Entrepreneurs Getting Back on Track, Part 3: Making the Change

When women entrepreneurs feel ready to transform to their ideal entrepreneurial type from a type they’ve become under difficult circumstances, actually making that change may feel difficult or even impossible. However, with the right tools, strategies and motivation, a female entrepreneur can easily transition back into her ideal type – and find the success she wants.

Posted on July 21, 2010 Filed Under Trends Impacting Entrepreneurs | Leave a Comment

Women Entrepreneurs Getting Back on Track, Part 2: Determining the Future

“When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.” But what if a female entrepreneur doesn’t want lemonade? When changing circumstances take a woman business owner out of her ideal entrepreneurial type, she may determine that rather than going back to her previous type, she wants to move on to a new ideal. Before she does, though, [...]

Posted on July 14, 2010 Filed Under Trends Impacting Entrepreneurs | Leave a Comment

Women Entrepreneurs’ Toolkit for Success

As a Jane Out of the Box, you’ve probably faced many challenges in starting a business, and they were probably different challenges than men typically face. But did you know that, according to a January 2010 Forbes story, female-owned small businesses will be responsible for creating one-third of the 15.3 million new jobs by 2018. [...]

Posted on April 6, 2010 Filed Under Events, Success Tips for Jane, Trends Impacting Entrepreneurs | Leave a Comment

Learn how the FTC’s new regs can help you market smarter and better

If you use marketing in your business, you’re probably aware that the FTC’s new regulations went into effect this past December. Are you one of the many business owners who is afraid to use results-based testimonials for marketing purposes? Wait! Before you pull all your results-based testimonials from all your marketing materials, make sure you’re [...]

Posted on January 23, 2010 Filed Under Events, Trends Impacting Entrepreneurs | Leave a Comment