Characteristics to Evaluate in a Prospective Partner – Part 4

While money, family obligations, credit history, business skills, and values are important characteristics for prospective partners to evaluate when forming a business partnership, cultural and religious differences are deeply rooted and also deserve special consideration. Several criteria exist for determining whether a prospective business partner is a good fit. Criteria seven, Compatibility of Cultural and Religious Differences, can help a business owner determine whether she and her partner will be able to work together, long-term.

Posted on November 10, 2010 Filed Under Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Characteristics to Evaluate in a Prospective Partner – Part 3

If an entrepreneur and her partner have compatible money goals and values, as well as similar or compatible family commitments, then their partnership is more likely to be successful. Several criteria exist for determining whether a prospective business partner is a good fit. Criteria five and six, Compatible Money Goals and Values, and Family Commitments, help a business owner determine whether she and her partner will see eye to eye on two crucial topics.

Posted on November 3, 2010 Filed Under Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Characteristics to Evaluate in a Prospective Partner – Part 2

Several criteria exist for determining whether a prospective business partner is a good fit. Criteria three and four, Complementary Business Skills and Business Competence, and Solid Credit History and No Trouble with the Law, helps a business owner determine what her prospective partner can bring to the table – both the good and the bad.

Posted on October 27, 2010 Filed Under Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Characteristics to Evaluate in a Prospective Partner – Part 1

Several criteria exist for determining whether a prospective business partner is a good fit. The first two, suitability for entrepreneurship, and compatible business goals and values, provide a good starting place for making that determination.

Posted on October 20, 2010 Filed Under Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Women In Partnerships – The Importance of Due Diligence

In business, partnerships can prove beneficial to all parties involved, as long as women entrepreneurs know what to look for in their partners. While some business owners jump in with both feet, others take more time deciding whether to partner. Which process is right? It depends …

Posted on October 13, 2010 Filed Under Success Tips for Jane | Leave a Comment

Getting Away: How the Five Janes Plan for Vacation

Every female business owner confronts the issue at some point in her career: to vacation or not to vacation? The answer to the question lies not only in whether she has enough time and money to take a few days, or even a couple of weeks, away from her business, but also, in whether her [...]

Posted on April 22, 2010 Filed Under Go Jane Go, Jane Dough, Jane Thoughts, Success Tips for Jane, Tenacity Jane | Leave a Comment

Meet OUR Jane: Karin Wilson

Karin H. Wilson is owner of Wild Woman Design, a graphics design company. Karin has a diverse client base ranging from medical hardware and software, to a swim suit manufacturer. One of Karin’s key roles is to integrate online with the offline materials to create a consistent look and feel that results in strong brand [...]

Posted on December 8, 2009 Filed Under Jane Dough, Meet a Jane, Which Jane Are You? | 2 Comments

Help women & girls for free!

My dear women entrepreneur friends, I needed to share with you a wonderful opportunity to make a difference in the lives of other women by introducing you to the 8th annual “Glam Girls” Cosmetics & Toiletries drive for the Houston Area Women’s Shelter! For the past 7 years, my dear friend Christine Mathers and her [...]

Posted on November 9, 2009 Filed Under Events, Jane Thoughts | 3 Comments

Female Entrepreneurs in the U.S. – the Stats Edition.

When I started my first business in 1998, I had no idea that I was becoming part of a movement that is gradually changing the face of business around the globe. The news is full of the message today: that it is small business that has the power to fire up the American economy. And [...]

Posted on July 23, 2009 Filed Under Trends Impacting Entrepreneurs | Leave a Comment

How Do The Five Janes Handle Bookkeeping Challenges?

When the numbers don’t add up in a business, it can wreak havoc on a day-to-day basis and additional headaches at tax-time. But while no one enjoys having an accounting crisis on their hands, the five different Janes are likely to respond to that crisis in different ways. Let’s look at how 2 of those [...]

Posted on June 18, 2009 Filed Under Jane Thoughts, Which Jane Are You? | 1 Comment