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Want to learn how to determine your business owner type? Then you definitely should listen in to the BlogTalkRadio interview with Michele DeKinder-Smith, Founder & CEO of Jane Out of the Box. She will be the special guest on Your Passionate Business BlogTalkRadio show on September 2 at 7pm CT/8pm ET.

Michele brought her passion for entrepreneurship and extensive research experience together to create Jane Out of the Box (www.janeoutofthebox.com). The company conducts research for and about women business owners in order to help more women become successful on their own terms. Michele’s first company, Linkage Research & Consulting, was the inspiration for her starting Jane Out the Box. Having grown it into over a million dollars in revenue, she wanted to help other women create the wealth and the lifestyles they deserve.

Michele is a 20 year + seasoned researcher that has specialized in marketing, consumer and business research. Jane Out of the Box’s understanding of female entrepreneurs is used to educate and influence large corporations and government agencies who create products and services for women business owners as well as those who hire women through diversity programs. By participating in a Jane Out of the Box research project, female entrepreneurs can make sure their voice is heard by these organizations. Find out how Jane Out the Box’s events, consultations and more can help your woman owned business thrive by tuning in for Michele’s interview with Your Passionate BlogTalk radio show host Kim Beasley on September 2 at 8 PM Eastern.

Your Passionate Business BlogTalk radio show is your source for information to reinvent and compete in 2010. Special guests share their ideas on how to thrive in a changing economy along with how you can collaborate with them to grow your client base in 2010. You will learn from entrepreneurs in the field of business development, PR and marketing, coaching, sales, HR, tech and more. Visit http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kimbeasley to listen to Michele DeKinder-Smith interview as well as future interviews with other guests.

William R. Patterson CEO of The Baron Solution Group Will Be the Featured Guest on Your Passionate Business Blog Talk Radio Show

William R. Patterson, CEO of The Baron Solution Group, is ranked as one of the top business motivational speakers in the country by Ranking.com. His company has the distinction of being a Top 100 Minority Business Entrepreneur (MBE). William is a three-time award-winning lecturer and international best-selling author who uses his trademark approach, THE BARON SOLUTION™, to coach, train, and motivate small business owners, executives, sales professionals, and investors. He has shared the stage with billionaires, presidential candidates, and Fortune 100 CEOs. You can tune in August 19 at 7 PM Central/8 PM Eastern when Kim Beasley, host of Your Passionate Business Blog Talk Radio show, interviews William about his business passion and the “Seven Millionaire Success Habits.”

William, an internationally recognized business and wealth coach, has created over 150 products and has been a featured guest on over 500 television and radio programs. He is a business and financial expert for CBS and XM Satellite Radio that delivers solutions to millions worldwide — from individual investors and small business owners to corporate boards and CEOs. William’s breakthrough book, “The Baron Son” has been translated around the world and featured in the Forbes Book Club and Black Enterprise.

William will share tips that can help nearly anyone find $500 to $6,000 in their family budget to invest or start a business. He will also share “The Five Wealth Principles” and strategies that can help individuals diversify and create more reliable income streams during these uncertain economic times. For more information about William R. Patterson, visit http://www.baronseries.com.

Your Passionate Business BlogTalk radio show is your source for information to reinvent and compete in 2010. Special guests share their ideas on how to thrive in a changing economy along with how you can collaborate with them to grow your client base in 2010. You will learn from entrepreneurs in the field of business development, PR and marketing, coaching, sales, HR, tech and more. Visit http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kimbeasley to listen to William R. Patterson’s interview as well as future interviews with other guests.

Being unemployed is not fun as a matter of fact it’s during this time that you need the most support. One of the ways that Your Passionate Business is supporting you is by connecting with you via social media. You can connect with YPB in the following ways:

• Connect on Facebook: Receive tips and tools via Facebook Fanpage
• Connect on LinkedIn: Employee to Entrepreneur group on LinkedIn
• Connect on Twitter: Tweet with us and connect with others

YPB has been watching the unemployment trends from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS/www.bls.gov). BLS just released their information about the unemployed for July 2010 and unfortunately the numbers did not improve. Both the numbers of unemployed persons, at 14.6 million, and the unemployment rate, at 9.5 percent, were unchanged in July.

This is alarming because it basically means that the status for the unemployed did not improve. Can a solution be created that would help improve the numbers? What can be done for the unemployed to improve their situation? One thing that can be done is to show them how to start a business whether it is online or offline.

A few more statistics were:

Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for adult men (9.7 percent), adult women (7.9 percent), teenagers (26.1 percent), whites (8.6 percent), blacks (15.6 percent), and Hispanics (12.1 percent) showed little or no change in July. The jobless rate for Asians was 8.2 percent, not seasonally adjusted. In July, the number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over) was little changed at 6.6 million. These individuals made up 44.9 percent of unemployed persons.

With 44.9 percent of the unemployed people being on long-term unemployment benefit, one way to create a solution would be to start researching for ways to start their own business. Research is suggested as the starting point because it will help you create a firm foundation. It will help you determine what industry will be best for you to start a business in and can help you become focused.

Below are the 5 tips you should keep in mind while doing your research:

• Create a list of skills or tasks that you like to do that you could turn into a business.
• Start with a subject that you are familiar with so that you can create a firm foundation from it.
• Use resources like the public library or online information portals like SCORE.org or SBA.gov to gather information and statistics.
• Make sure that you compile all the information you gather into a document or notebook so that you can keep it handy.
• Don’t be afraid to ask for help by contacting industry experts. They could help you fine-tune your business idea and even help you get started.

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(YPB mastermind group)

You will receive guidance to start your business, access to group calls,
access to Huddle group forums, access to downloadable eBooks to help you get started,
AND MUCH MORE!

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Connect on Facebook
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Employee to Entrepreneur group on LinkedIn

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Stay positive while developing your new business even though unemployment can be disappointing and disheartening starting a business could be your solution. This could become a sustaining factor for you. To encourage you to develop a business, below is a video of someone who started a business at a young age to help his family come out of poverty.

In the process of creating your business, one of the key things that you should put in place as soon as possible is a mentor. The responsibilities of a mentor include providing you with guidance and being a sounding board for your ideas.

According to Webster.com, a mentor is “a trusted counselor or guide”. As a business owner, adding a mentor to your team will be a very wise thing to do. Being open to mentoring is a very important step for business owners, just as a football player has to be open to his coach. Mentors are in your business life to steer you away from mistakes that can happen in a new business and to guide you towards a successful business future.

To help you learn more about mentoring, I have compiled tips from business owners to help you determine what to look for when looking for an ideal mentor.

	Cristin Franks: Be sure to find a mentor who you can trust like a friend but who doesn’t intimidate you. The whole point of your start-up is to insert yourself, your true creative self. Therefore a mentor must cultivate your raw style.
	Lois Zachary: Mentoring requires careful preparation. To get your relationship off to a good start, you will want to: Reflect on your purpose. Be clear about your own goals and objectives. Consider what it is you are willing to contribute to the relationship. Be willing to candidly share your needs, expectations and limits. Identify the characteristics you are looking for in a mentor. The latter is the toughest. Picking the right mentor is necessary for successful outcomes. And it goes beyond chemistry with your mentor. Let me explain. The natural tendency is to zero in on chemistry when meeting with prospective mentors. If the chemistry doesn’t feel right, the inclination is to go no further. Rather than relying on chemistry alone, I recommend using a criteria-based decision-making model. It can help you make good choices and avoid those that don’t support your talent and capability or are not otherwise in your best interests. Even if there are better choices, it is easy to bias our selection toward those that set us up for easy success. Without some sound criteria, our decisions can be flawed, and neither you nor your mentor is truly well served.
	Maria Ross: Find a mentor who is successful in the field he or she is in. You learn from success, so seek out a mentor who has done things right and has the scars to prove it. It doesn’t even matter if it’s necessarily in the business you are in, but as long as someone has built a successful career and business, he or she will be in a much better position to help and guide you than someone who is very nice with good intentions but who can’t lead you in the right direction.
	Crystal Kendrick: A mentor is a role model, confidant, friend and supporter who helps a high potential person to become a more effective leader and a more well rounded individual.  The mentor is usually attached to the person and not always the company and is typically available for extended periods of time.  The focus of the mentor is usually more personal/professional and will often offer guidance based on personal experiences and learned strategies.  Mentor/mentoree relationships are developed. Tips to make a sound choice: Determine what you want to achieve from the relationship and identify a mentor who can help to achieve the goals. Look to someone who is experienced and excited about the relationship Don’t just look to the most successful person as a mentor.  Some of the persons who have not achieved what you believe to be “success” are actually quite knowledgeable about what it takes to be successful.
	Krista Dunk: We all need mentors in some form, in all areas of our lives, if we desire to be successful. Mentors are unique in that he or she should be a person who you can have a personal relationship with. Mentors are people that you can have back and forth dialogue with, not just one-sided conversations. Find someone who makes you uncomfortable, because his or her personal capacity and experience are at a much higher level than yours. You must trust him or her, both personally and professionally He or she should have a bigger perspective than you do He or she has “been there, done that” in the area where you desire to learn He or she cares about what you do and wants to see you succeed He or she will speak hard truths to you in love.
	Sid Kemp: What makes a great business mentor? He or she: Is capable and knowledgeable Is open-minded – not directive and telling you what to do Good at explaining choices and consequences Helps you think for yourself Has a successful track record, but does not appear to be perfect Knows his or her limitations Helps you plan and decide Helps you make connections
	DeAnna Troupe: It’s absolutely essential to have a mentor when you’re building your own business. It may even be helpful to have more than one. Here are some things to look for in a mentor. You want to find a mentor that has expertise in a certain area of business. Run away quickly from the person that claims to be an expert at all areas of business. If you need help in marketing, find someone who is an expert in marketing. If you need help with financing your business, find someone with experience in that. You will get much better results when you deal with a specialist instead of a generalist. It’s also important to find a mentor that doesn’t clash with your personality style. In other words, if you’re the type of person that does better when guided to the answer, you don’t want a mentor that basically tells you what to do and doesn’t give you choices. You may have to go through a few mentors before you find one that fits. You also want someone that actually has more business experience than you do. I know this seems kind of obvious, but nowadays a lot of people are calling themselves mentors even though they don’t have a lot of business experience. Be sure to check the person’s credentials.