Jane Out of the Box

Support to Build Business: Guidance for Three Types of Female Entrepreneurs

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 ... Read >

Receiving Support: Expert Advice for Two Types of Female Entrepreneurs

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... Read >

Bringing In the Experts: Saving Time and Money, and Reaching Goals Faster

Because many women business owners are solopreneurs, they often learn the ins and outs of business ownership on their own. They may not recognize what is possible for themselves or for their businesses because they haven’t had the experience or exposure. ... Read >

How to Give More Than Ever Before

Female entrepreneurs may be surprised when they discover what they must do in order to give more. For businesswomen who are passionate about giving, it is possible to do so without draining their own reserves, as long as they follow some simple – yet effe... Read >

Giving Dangerously – Advice for Three Types of Female Entrepreneurs

Many female entrepreneurs want to give. They strive to find new, positive ways to do so, all the time. An unintended – and unfortunate – byproduct of this spirit is that these women end up feeling exhausted and drained. The good news is, it doesn’t have t... Read >

Best of the Janes: Gaining a Deeper Understanding of Your Ideal Customer

When a female entrepreneur sets out to get to know her ideal customer – and therefore increase her business and customer loyalty – she will achieve greater success if she follows several specific guidelines: 1. Get to know “the" ideal customer, as wel... Read >

Market Research: Increasing Your Selling Power

When a female entrepreneur has defined her ideal customers and her ideal customers’ desires and needs, and she’s brought them to her web site or store, it’s time for her to find out even more – specifically, what leads to them buying from her, and what le... Read >

Understanding Customers’ Wants and Needs – and How To Deliver Both

After a female business owner has defined precisely who her ideal target customer is, she must understand what that customer wants and needs. Typically, customers buy what they want, so the most successful business owners create products or services that ... Read >

Knowing Your Ideal Customer – The Key To Developing Products and Services

Women entrepreneurs care about their customers, and want, more than anything, to provide them with solutions or to help them take advantage of opportunities in their lives. The best way for a woman business owner to serve her customers from a place of tru... Read >

Best of the Janes: Getting the Most Out of Masterminding

Although each type of female entrepreneur will find a masterminding group and situation that meets her unique needs and desires, every entrepreneur should carefully consider several topics when creating or joining a mastermind group, to ensure she receive... Read >

Masterminding: Two Types of Female Entrepreneurs Reap the Rewards

Starting or joining a mastermind group can provide female entrepreneurs with support, resources and accountability. It’s important for business owners to find a mastermind group that meets their specific needs and desires. Napoleon Hill, author of Think a... Read >

Masterminding: Benefits and Considerations for Three Types of Businesswomen

Participating in a mastermind group is an excellent way for female entrepreneurs to offer and receive support as they work together toward a common, specific goal. Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, first defined the mastermind as a “coordinati... Read >

Cultural and Religious Differences in a Business Partnership

Culture and Religion can be deeply rooted in an entrepreneur – and because of the potential significance of these two aspects of a person’s being, prospective partners should discuss whether their cultural and/or religious differences can make working tog... Read >

A Business Partner: Money Goals and Family Commitments

Forming a business partnership means sharing ideas, responsibility and success. The effectiveness of that sharing depends on how compatible the partners are in terms of two major life areas: money goals and values, and family commitments. Money and family... Read >

A Prospective Partner: Skills and History

When two business owners form a partnership, each one brings strengths, skills, and enthusiasm to the table. It’s important for the strengths and skills of one partner to complement those of the other so that the new partnership offers a broader range of ... Read >