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So You Want to Start a Business? A Roadmap For Success
by Michele DeKinder-Smith, Founder

Lately, several people have contacted me for advice about the steps you should take early on when you're planning to start a business. I always think of starting a new business as a journey ... so here are six essential steps to help ensure you arrive at your intended destination, in one piece! (Oh, and by the way, this list is also great for existing businesses that are ready to "take it to the next level").

First, understand your goals as a business owner. Get really clear on why you want to start this business. Do you want to grow a large company and employ lots of people? Do you want to build a company that you can "cash out" in a few years? Do you simply want to replace a good income while working fewer or more flexible hours? Entrepreneurs can find themselves working harder than they want and feeling "trapped" because they've built a business that doesn't suit their needs. Understanding your personal goals in starting a business can help ensure you build it in a way that is consistent with your
lifestyle dreams.


 
Greetings From Jane

Hi, everyone! This has been an exciting week at Jane Out of the Box. We were featured in a podcast at SBTV.com. Click over to listen and learn more about the research we have recently conducted that uncovers some important similarities and differences between male and female business owners.

Which begs the question .... do you think women are more focused on their time?

Do we juggle more roles? Our new study on work/life balance is still going on and we'd love to have you participate. The interview is 30 minutes and upon completion, we'll send you $25 and a Jane Out of the Box t-shirt. Email me to schedule your interview.

Michele DeKinder-Smith,
Founder
SBTV.com Podcast with
Jane Out of the Box Founder

New For Members This Week!

Click on the SBTV logo below to hear Michele DeKinder-Smith discuss the research behind Jane Out of the Box and why it makes Jane a great community.

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  • How to Break Through Your Glass Ceiling
  • How Control-Freak-Itis Can Derail Your Success
  • Six Sanity-Saving Scenarios to Turn a Massive Breakdown into a Powerful Business Breakthrough
  • 3 Tips to Equalize Cash Flow to Client Flow
Meet a Jane Member ...
Rhonda Hess is the founder of Prosperous Coach, where the mission is to help professional coaches charge what they're worth and to make it big in coaching on their own terms. Her premier membership program, The Coach's Power Path, combines step by step guides, community mastermind calls and private coaching to help professional coaches take the guesswork out of building their businesses from startup to prosperity. We asked Rhonda why she wanted to start her own business, and she really was motivated by a deep personal mission to help coaches be successful.

She realized that she had an opportunity to help coaches be more successful in building their practices by building wealth, in terms of connections and income, and structuring their businesses in such a way as to give them more discretionary time to write, once a solid foundation was in place.

Rhonda's greatest reward in starting Prosperous Coach lies in having the opportunity to fully realize her own talents and "stay on her growing edge" while having the opportunity to support others in their brilliance.