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, 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.

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Eric Goldstein, Founder and CEO of Amplify.com, will be the special guest on Your Passionate Business Blog Talk radio show on Thursday, August 12 at 8 PM Eastern.  Amplify.com is the social media service that makes it easy for people to spark conversation about news, thoughts, ideas, photos or anything else that’s on their mind. It allows members to autopost to Twitter, Facebook, Buzz, WordPress, Blogger, Posterous, Tumblr, and other social networking sites.

Amplify.com provides people with an environment to connect around things they are passionate about. It is a work in progress that is being shaped by its users. Full blogging along with 500 character messages referred to as Thought Updates were recently implemented for users to express their thoughts. Currently in development is a plugin for WordPress that will allow users to connect to Amplify.com from the backend of their WordPress blog/websites.

Busy people will appreciate how they can streamline their social networking activities using Amplify.com. The online community will be provided with the opportunity to ask Eric questions about the uses of Amplify.com to streamline their social networking activities during his interview on Your Passionate Business BlogTalkRadio show.

Your Passionate Business BlogTalkRadio 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 Eric Goldstein’s interview as well as past or 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.

Participate as a Huddle Group member
(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!

Connect with YPB via Social Media

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

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.

Recently, Jerrilynn Thomas interviewed Kim Beasley on their co-hosted show, Reinvent Your Business on the BlogTalkRadio network. Jerrilynn put Kim on the hot seat regarding social media and how business owners can use it to grow their business.

One of the questions asked was, “What is social media and why should a business owner implement it?”

Social media is the process of connecting with others and sharing information via websites such as Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn (to name a few).

The audio below is the actual interview that you can listen to and learn more about social media and how to implement as part of your business processes.