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

Meet a Jane: Misha Neidorfler

Misha Neidorfler is the owner (along with her husband, Jeff) of Morsels Bite-Sized Bakery + Espresso Bar in Traverse City, Michigan. Morsels is a full service coffee, tea and bite-sized baked goods store. The shop also offers breakfast and lunch items “to go”, catering, and they ship their goodies across the country via online ordering. [...]

Posted on April 19, 2011 Filed Under A Day in the Life of an Entrepreneur, Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Meet a Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Which Jane Are You? | 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

Jane Gives Back!

On April 4th, we’ll be giving back to our community. The idea started with my desire to give one deserving woman business owner the gift of a half-day business strategy session with me (value $3,500). As our team discussed the idea, though, we realized we had a chance to give more than that – to give a gift to every woman in our community who applies for time with me to help her build her business.

Posted on March 2, 2011 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Contests for Women Entrepreneurs, Fun stuff, Go Jane Go, Jane Dough, Merry Jane, Tenacity Jane | Leave a Comment

Recap: See Jane Network: San Diego

On Wednesday, February 23 we hosted See Jane Network: San Diego at the Marriott Del Mar in San Diego. Like our event a few weeks ago in Los Angeles, we had another great turnout of enthusiastic women who came to learn and network in an entirely new way!  A big thanks to all who attended: Danette Gilbert Sara [...]

Posted on February 26, 2011 Filed Under Events, Fun stuff, Marketing for Janes | Leave a Comment

Best of the Janes: Seeking Expert Guidance and Community Support

Each type of female entrepreneur will seek and utilize expert guidance and community support in a way that aligns with her entrepreneurial type. However, by following these four steps, every woman business owner will ensure that the process for getting necessary support is as smooth as possible.

Posted on February 23, 2011 Filed Under Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Receiving Support: Expert Advice for Female Entrepreneurs- Part 2

Most women business owners are on their own as they create, grow and run their companies – but by finding expert and community support, they can accelerate their business growth process and shorten their learning curves, reaching their greatest potential more easily in less time. This article outlines various ways three types of female entrepreneurs can seek that support effectively.

Posted on February 16, 2011 Filed Under Jane Dough, Merry Jane, Success Tips for Jane, Tenacity Jane | Leave a Comment

Receiving Support: Expert Advice for Female Entrepreneurs- Part 1

A vast majority of female entrepreneurs go it alone as they launch, build and maintain their businesses – but they don’t have to. By seeking and accepting support from experts and from community members, businesswomen can shorten their learning curves and reach potential they didn’t even know they had. This article outlines various ways two types of female entrepreneurs can seek that support effectively.

Posted on February 9, 2011 Filed Under Accidental Jane, Go Jane Go, Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment