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

Female Entrepreneurs Changing the Face of Technology

by Michele DeKinder-Smith A recent article by Danielle Kucera of Bloomberg News demonstrates that female entrepreneurs are bringing a fresh perspective to e-commerce, starting companies that appeal to women by creating email and online experiences that heighten the sense of adventure we sometimes crave while shopping in the real world. Historically, women have been seriously [...]

Posted on June 24, 2011 Filed Under A Day in the Life of an Entrepreneur | 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

Meet a Jane: Sasha Westin

Sasha Westin is the owner of Fabuliss – an image consulting firm that helps women and men learn how to create success with style. When asked to share her philosophy about her business, Sasha stated: “When people understand what looks best on them, they feel more confident, save time and money and position themselves for success.”

Posted on May 25, 2011 Filed Under A Day in the Life of an Entrepreneur, Meet a Jane, Tenacity Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Sylvia Browder

Sylvia Browder is the owner of Browder Consulting Group – a firm that helps women with mentoring and resources, for start-ups and established businesses. Sylvia is also the founder of the National Association of Women on the Rise – a membership organization for women business owners. When asked to share why she started her businesses, [...]

Posted on May 17, 2011 Filed Under A Day in the Life of an Entrepreneur, Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Nancy Kucmierz

Nancy Kucmierz is an Independent Beauty Consultant with Mary Kay. Nancy shared her story of how she came to start her business with Mary Kay.

Posted on May 10, 2011 Filed Under A Day in the Life of an Entrepreneur, Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane, Merry Jane | 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

Are You Sending the Message you Intend to Send?

Did you know that non-verbal communication comprises 93% of our communication? Only 7% is the words we choose – the rest comes down to the way we look, our body language, and our tone of voice. So, what is the message you’re sending? Is it the one you intend?

Posted on April 21, 2011 Filed Under A Day in the Life of an Entrepreneur, Fun stuff, Jane Thoughts, Marketing for Janes, Success Tips for Jane | 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

How to Simplify Anything

This week’s article comes from another one of Jane’s Experts, Carmen Coker. Carmen will participate at See Jane Succeed: LIVE! on the Create Your Ideal Life Panel, where she will provide advice and answer questions about how to get (and stay!) organized. I met Carmen a few years ago in a mastermind group and was incredibly impressed with her. Carmen understands what it takes to bring organization to our lives and our businesses, all the while providing sound advice that works for real women! She herself stays organized while running three businesses, and she is a powerhouse of productivity. At the same time, however, Carmen advocates that you don’t have to be perfect to be organized – a truly important message for us busy entrepreneurs who already have so much on our plates! Read on for thoughts from Carmen about simplification … breathe in her advice, then take on her simplicity challenge!

Posted on April 8, 2011 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment