about some of the research we've conducted and the key steps to success for women business owners. We'll be bringing snippets of that interview onto our site (thanks, Ruth!), but for now, you can see the entire interview at www.profitabilitychannel.com (click on Library in the nav bar, then scroll down to "BIZ BUZZ" in the listing and select the Jane Out of the Box episode.)

Have a great week!

One of the keys to success for an entrepreneur is knowing the financial health of your business. Delegating bookkeeping, either through a virtual company or in house staff, are great options; however, you personally need to know and understand where you are financially at all times. Take just five minutes today to listen to this issue’s featured audio clip – "Ask the Expert" interview with Monica Ross of Virtual Bookkeeping.

Monica describes key financial reports, overviews their functions, and suggests the frequency in which those reports need to be produced, communicated, and reviewed. Go here and click on this week’s Listen & Learn to hear Monica’s interview.

• Business Success Strategies – Get Beyond The Lies to Recovery (which is Part 2)
• 5 Money-Making Opportunities You’re Probably Missing
• To Delegate or Not To Delegate, Why is that Such a Hard Question?
• What is Marketing?

Jennifer Gniadecki is a marketing consultant who helps clients with their online presence so that they stay ’ahead of the curve!’ Her website, marketingcurve.com offers a variety of services and links, including Online Marketing Planning, Virtual Assistant Placement, Podcast Planning and Execution, and Viral Video Production and Promotion. Jennifer also provides networking services ranging from group coaching calls, audio/workbook programs, a blog and social networking opportunities on her website.

Jennifer says she started her own business because when she was six months pregnant in 2002, she was demoted at her job as her employer questioned her ability to manage people while in a hormonal state. The result was a motivated entrepreneur, as she says, ’Well my hormones and I walked out and never looked back.’ Jennifer took the extensive marketing experience she gained from her time in the workforce, including three years at Internet marketing firms, in order to gain the experience that she would need to fulfill her vision for Marketing Curve. The investment paid off, as the ROI of her online marketing plans has been strong, resulting in a clientele that is referral based.

We asked Jennifer about the greatest reward she has experienced as a business owner and she said, “The freedom it gave me to write my own book. Non-Toxic Networking which was born out of every conversation I had with a potential client, and every evening spent at a networking event. I've coached local business owners here in Chicago on best networking practices and they are seeing a dramatic difference. My business, as well as my book, are why I get out of bed smiling and ready to face the day. The only downside? I think I'm ruined on ever working for a corporation again. Jane Out of the Box, as well as other online communities, value what's on the mind of an entrepreneur. I'm sure that a corporate environment would never know what to do with me!”