Free Webinar with Michele DeKinder-Smith, Founder and CEO of Jane Out of the Box – and Expert on Female Entrepreneurs
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“Which Jane Are You? Defining Your Entrepreneurial Type So You Can Recognize and Utilize Your Strengths and Overcome Your Challenges”

From the Desk of Michele DeKinder-Smith
Founder and CEO of Jane Out of the Box
July 30

Dear Female Entrepreneur,

This information is only for women business owners who:

  • Feel ready to move their business to the next level – but aren’t sure exactly how to do that.
  • Need to discover exactly what’s holding them back, so they can change it.
  • Recognize that your business is, in some ways, a reflection of yourself – and have curiosity about how to make yourself (and your business) stronger.
  • Wonder why some of the advice you’re getting from business experts sounds good, but just doesn’t seem to work for you in practice.
  • Want customized advice and plans for living their entrepreneurial dreams.

“Which Jane Are You? Defining Your Entrepreneurial Type So You Can Recognize and Utilize Your Strengths and Overcome Your Challenges”

Webinar, Wednesday, July 28, at 3 p.m. ET

When you think of “female entrepreneurs,” who do you think of?  When I ask this question from the stage, the common answers I get are “Oprah,” “Martha Stewart,” and then ….. silence!

These are two big name entrepreneurs, but there are millions of other women business owners actively seeking to build the businesses and the lifestyles of their dreams – and who are their role models?

The truth is, we have an opportunity to be role models for each other.  To learn from each others’ strengths.  To understand each others’ challenges.  And to take this knowledge to propel ourselves and our businesses forward – enabling us to create a better world for ourselves, for our loved ones, for everyone.  (Because that’s what I believe women entrepreneurs have the power to do – by changing the face of business, by leading the way for other women, we can change the world.)

That’s why I have interviewed and researched THOUSANDS of female business owners over the past several years – some who have been successful and others haven’t.  I want to bring their challenges and their wisdom out into the light so we can ALL benefit, learn from each other, and leap forward in creating the businesses we deserve. 

Along the way, I’ve learned what it takes to actually SUCCEED in business – no matter where you are now.  I’ve learned from over 3,500 women sharing their stories – and I’ve learned from my own experiences.  And, no, you don’t have to be Oprah or Martha to do it.

I want to share what I’ve learned with you.

But first …

Who am I and why should you listen to me?

I’m Michele DeKinder-Smith, and as the Founder and CEO of Jane Out of the Box www.JaneOutOfTheBox.com, it’s my passion in life to help women like you – business owners – succeed. Jane Out of the Box is an online resource dedicated to the women entrepreneur community. Based on several years’ worth of research – during which we’ve interviewed more than 3,500 female entrepreneurs – Jane Out of the Box provides varied information, including articles, helpful links and a free assessment for business owners to determine their entrepreneurial type (and therefore their strengths and challenges). My first business, Linkage Research and Consulting (more on that later), made close to $2 million in revenue in 2009, while requiring fewer than 40 hours of my time in a typical week.

I’m not telling you all this to make myself sound super-successful. In fact, before I figured out how to make my business work for me, I had $100,000 in credit card debt from my business. I had to sell my house, and I was seriously questioning my own skills and abilities.  I’m sharing the truth of how it was for me, because I want you to know that I completely understand what you’re going through now. I understand the passion behind your dream. I understand what it means to take risks in order to create the life and income you want for yourself.  And I understand that too many of us are having to reinvent the wheel as we seek to figure out what works and what doesn’t.   

Let’s stop reinventing the wheel!  If something just isn’t clicking in your business – whether it’s because your business is struggling financially, because your work-life balance is out of kilter, or because you’re not experiencing the business growth you’re after on your way to building an empire – then chances are, you haven’t identified your entrepreneurial type.  As a result, you probably aren’t leveraging your greatest strengths … and you may not even be aware of the biggest hidden challenges you are facing.   

My work at Jane Out of the Box has revealed there are five distinct types of female entrepreneurs, each with her own set of strengths, challenges, habits and characteristics. I specialize in helping female entrepreneurs identify these so they can achieve the kind of success they dream about. That’s what I’ll help you do on my free webinar, “Which Jane Are You? Defining Your Entrepreneurial Type So You Can Recognize and Utilize Your Strengths and Overcome Your Challenges.”

Here’s what I’ll cover on the webinar:

  • An overview of the 5 different types of female entrepreneurs, so that you can determine your type and learn to work to your strengths and overcome your challenges.
  • The Number One challenge facing each type.
  • Advice for each type for overcoming her Number One Challenge.
  • Why it’s crucial to understand your type – and all the others, too.
  • How knowing your type can help you build a massively successful business that works for you, specifically.
  • More information about upcoming Jane Out of the Box events that will give you even more customized action steps to find increased income, greater success, and more enjoyment in your unique business.

If you’ve ever heard me talk, you know I’m an expert in female entrepreneurs – no matter which field or which type. So if you want to get to know yourself and your business better – so both can grow – then you don’t want to miss out on this webinar!

Webinar, Wednesday, July 28 at 3 p.m. ET.

Just fill in your name and email address, and you’ll receive an email with login information for “Which Jane Are You? Defining Your Entrepreneurial Type So You Can Recognize and Utilize Your Strengths and Overcome Your Challenges”

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Michele Dekinder-Smith

Michele DeKinder-Smith is a seasoned researcher having specialized in marketing, consumer and business research for over 20 years. She has interviewed over 3,000 women business owners and is an entrepreneur herself, who’s taken her first business well over the million-dollar mark in revenue. She understands the needs of large corporations, government agencies, and the entrepreneur. Through her research, publications, consulting and training Michele helps each of these audiences achieve their goals. Michele is author of See Jane Succeed:  Five Types of Entrepreneurial Women Reveal What it Takes to Win in Business and in Life, co-author of the upcoming book See Jane Collaborate:  Your Essential Guide to Joyful and Prosperous Business Partnerships (available October 2010) and frequently gives keynote presentations at events for entrepreneurial women.

Michele is married to Rob and proud mom to RJ, who currently attends DePaul University in Chicago.  In addition to Jane Out of the Box, Michele owns Linkage Research & Consulting, founded in 1998 and Rob has recently started his own business, Beautiful Day Yacht Charters.

You can learn more about Michele and Jane Out of the Box at www.JaneOutoftheBox.com

P.S. If you can’t attend live, sign up anyway and I’ll send you a link to the recording!

P.P.S. Getting to know your entrepreneurial type is the key to unlocking your business’ growth potential – and your own! Sign up now!