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

Miracles Happen When You Go with the Flow

Less than 48 hours before our first live event was scheduled to begin, our event photographer cancelled, without notice. With many final details still requiring attention, I realized I had a choice – I could become angry or feel victimized, or I could just accept it and move forward, planning the best event I could in the absence of a photographer.

Posted on May 19, 2011 Filed Under A Day in the Life of an Entrepreneur, Jane Thoughts, Success Tips for 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

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

Exciting (And Fun!) Event Updates!

Event planning continues and I’m thrilled to say that we are ready to announce our Saturday “Wine & Dine” fun … we’re having a women business owner fashion show! Five lucky Janes will be getting a 30-minute personal consult with the brilliant Allison Hamner Craig, of 3Impressions, Inc. Allison will then shop for a few outfits suitable to your most pressing business attire fashion challenges and you’ll get to model one outfit during our luncheon for all the Janes to learn from and be inspired by!

Posted on April 7, 2011 Filed Under Events, Fun stuff | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Michelle Barr

Michelle Barr is the owner of Michelle Bar Unlimited. She is a Core Issue Transformation Expert, working with clients as a Coach and Mentor. Michelle is also an Intuitive and Healer; helping clients to live in their extraordinary instead of in what she refers to as “their wounding”.

Posted on April 5, 2011 Filed Under Jane Dough, Meet a Jane | Leave a Comment

Event Reminder: Great Advice, No Charge!

Next week, I’m hosting Meet Jane’s Experts Week — a week of free Q&A calls I would love you to attend to get your burning business questions answered. All of my experts who will be speaking at See Jane Succeed: LIVE! have volunteered 30 minutes of their time to answer your questions next week. Here’s the line-up:

Posted on March 25, 2011 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Events, Fun stuff, Go Jane Go, Jane Dough, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Tenacity Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet a Jane: Mary McDonald

Mary is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technical Officer of the McDonald Consulting Group, Inc. , a boutique management consulting firm specializing in helping business owners become more efficient and streamlined in their businesses. Mary started her business in 1995 and it has grown steadily since then. Mary had always wanted to be an [...]

Posted on January 19, 2010 Filed Under Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment