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  32. <title>Rosie the Riveter Model Dead at 92</title>
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  37. <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2015 19:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
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  43. <description><![CDATA[As the model for Norman Rockwell's "Rosie the Riveter," Mary Doyle Keefe became the symbol of American women working on the home front during World War II. <a href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2015/04/23/rosie-the-riveter-model-dead-at-92/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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  45. <p>(CNN)As the model for Norman Rockwell&#8217;s &#8220;Rosie the Riveter,&#8221; Mary Doyle Keefe became the symbol of American women working on the home front during World War II.</p>
  46. <p>The 92-year-old died this week at her home in Simsbury, Connecticut.</p>
  47. <p>As a 19-year-old telephone operator, Keefe posed for the famous painting that would become the cover of the Saturday Evening Post on May 29, 1943.</p>
  48. <p><img src="https://i0.wp.com/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/RosieTheRiveter.jpg" alt="" /></p>
  49. <p>Although she was petite, Keefe was transformed into the iconic &#8212; and burly &#8212; embodiment of the character by Rockwell.</p>
  50. <p>&#8220;Other than the red hair and my face, Norman Rockwell embellished Rosie&#8217;s body,&#8221; Keefe said in a 2012 interview with the Hartford Currant. &#8220;I was much smaller than that and did not know how he was going to make me look like that until I saw the finished painting.&#8221;</p>
  51. <p>Keefe pocketed $10 for the two mornings of modeling work she did in Arlington, Vermont. Rockwell lived in neighboring West Arlington at the time.</p>
  52. <p>&#8220;Rosie the Riveter&#8221; is often confused with another popular image from the same era.</p>
  53. <p>The poster shows a woman flexing her arm under the slogan &#8220;We Can Do It.&#8221; It was part of a nationwide campaign to sell war bonds, but is not the same character.</p>
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  55. <p>Still, many folks on social media paid tribute to Keefe using the image. Both show the key role women played in the war effort.</p>
  56. <p><em>R.I.P. Rosie &#8211; Women everywhere have been inspired by your strength and spirit.</em></p>
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  80. <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
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  90. <description><![CDATA[After Veronica Glover met Pat Blanchard, she was fired up to transform her vision into a life-saving endeavor for women and men in Northeast Florida. A <a href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2015/04/20/jwbc-clients-creation-makes-one-spark/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
  91. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Lorrie DeFrank</p>
  92. <p>It took one spark to get her going.</p>
  93. <p>After Veronica Glover met Pat Blanchard, she was fired up to transform her vision into a life-saving endeavor for women and men in Northeast Florida. A third-generation breast cancer survivor who lost her husband to colon cancer last year, Glover created SisterHermana Foundation, Inc., a non-profit whose mission is to educate the public about the signs, symptoms and risk factors of those two potential killers and to provide services and support for people in need of treatment.</p>
  94. <p>Glover’s first step was to meet with Blanchard, director of the Jacksonville Women’s Business Center, who counseled her on local resources available to women entrepreneurs. “She had the passion and she took the initiative to do what she needed to do to get her dream off the ground and to get connected,” said Blanchard.</p>
  95. <p>“I’d probably still be spinning my wheels had I not gone to Pat’s workshop,” said Glover, praising the value of the JWBC for area women who want to start or enhance a business or non-profit organization.</p>
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  97. <p>“A non-profit needs to be run like a business,” said Blanchard, who advised Glover to seek services of such resources as the Women’s Giving Alliance, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida and the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida, as well as the JWBC. “For her situation she is on the right path now, and hopefully she will circle back and take our programs like Marketing Matters.”</p>
  98. <p>Still a start-up community outreach organization, SisterHermana (hermana means sister in Spanish) depends largely on the pockets of Glover, its founder and executive director, to fund its activities that include distributing educational material from programs like the First Coast News/Baptist Health Buddy Check 12 program and Screen for Life, National Colorectal Cancer Action Campaign.</p>
  99. <p>But it captured a huge public awareness opportunity when it was accepted as a participant in One Spark, a globally recognized crowd-funding festival that connects people who have ideas with resources to make them realities. The third annual event held in early April in downtown Jacksonville set a record attendance of more than 320,000 people.</p>
  100. <p>Selected by the Women’s Giving Alliance, which provides funding and support to improve lives of women and girls in Northeast Florida, SisterHermana’s “Taking it to the Streets” project earned a booth in One Spark’s Social Good category for its goal of saving lives by increasing breast and colon cancer awareness in demographics where mortality rates are highest.</p>
  101. <p>“Her approach did it,” said Al Emerick, director, One Spark Creator Academy, which coaches applicants on how to better communicate and pitch their projects.</p>
  102. <p>“One Spark was an awesome experience,” said Glover, who appreciated the exposure for her program and the validation that it is needed. Thrilled with receiving $448 in funding and more than two pages of names of potential volunteers, she said her team is already planning its strategy for next year’s One Spark.</p>
  103. <p>Now that she has attained non-profit status and is acquiring business training, Glover plans to apply for grants and/or scholarships to enhance SisterHermana’s educational initiatives. Meanwhile, plans are under way for two events to support the foundation’s programs:</p>
  104. <p>• <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-salute-to-the-roaring-twenties-gastby-style-tickets-16153227739" target="_blank">A Salute to The Roaring Twenties</a>, 7-11 p.m. April 24, Jacksonville Firefighter’s Banquet Hall, 618 Stockton St.: The gala will feature hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment and a silent auction. Proceeds will benefit the Horace N. Glover Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund to help pay for activities for high school seniors whose parents have breast or colon cancer. For more information, access Eventbrite.com.<br />
  105. • “Taking it to the Streets” Health and Wellness Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., June 27, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ Union Hall, 996 N. Liberty St.: The inaugural door-to-door walk to disseminate literature will coincide with the health fair in the Springfield area.</p>
  106. <p>For more information, access <a href="http://www.sisterhermana.org/" target="_blank">sisterhermana.org</a> or call (904) 480-2186.</p>
  107. <p>About the author:</p>
  108. <p><a href="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/lorrie-defrank.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1569" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2015/04/20/jwbc-clients-creation-makes-one-spark/lorrie-defrank/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/lorrie-defrank.jpg" data-orig-size="750,1050" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;978292825&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Lorrie DeFrank" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Lorrie DeFrank&lt;/p&gt;
  109. " data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/lorrie-defrank.jpg?w=214" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/lorrie-defrank.jpg?w=640" class="alignright wp-image-1569 size-thumbnail" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/lorrie-defrank.jpg?w=107&#038;h=150" alt="Lorrie DeFrank" width="107" height="150" srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/lorrie-defrank.jpg?w=107 107w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/lorrie-defrank.jpg?w=214 214w" sizes="(max-width: 107px) 100vw, 107px" /></a></p>
  110. <p>Lorrie DeFrank is a freelance writer whose stories have appeared in newspapers and magazines in Pennsylvania and Florida. She formerly was a reporter and managing editor of <em>Public Opinion</em>, a daily newspaper in Chambersburg, PA. Subsequent positions with the City of Jacksonville and University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville included writing columns, profiles and other stories for city and UF publications and websites. Lorrie is a member of the Jacksonville Women’s Business Center’s Marketing and Communications Task Force.</p>
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  131. <title>Woman Owned Alewife Shop to Open February 2015</title>
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  136. <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
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  149. <description><![CDATA[If Kelly Pickard and Jamie Burket could bottle advice, they would have a lucrative sideline to their new business. Following several years of research that included networking with successful women, they plan to open Alewife, a craft beer bottle shop and tasting room, in early February. <a href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2015/01/15/woman-owned-alewife-brewery-to-open-february-2015/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
  150. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>Founders Chose Jacksonville for Brewery Scene; Mentoring by Women&#8217;s Business Center a Bonus</strong></em></p>
  151. <p><em>By Lorrie DeFrank</em></p>
  152. <div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_1525" style="width: 235px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife-kelly-pickard-jan-2015.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1525" data-attachment-id="1525" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2015/01/15/woman-owned-alewife-brewery-to-open-february-2015/alewife-kelly-pickard-jan-2015/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife-kelly-pickard-jan-2015.jpg" data-orig-size="3456,4608" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A2500&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1420458102&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.53&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Alewife Kelly Pickard Jan 2015" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife-kelly-pickard-jan-2015.jpg?w=225" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife-kelly-pickard-jan-2015.jpg?w=640" class="wp-image-1525 size-medium" style="margin:5px;" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife-kelly-pickard-jan-2015.jpg?w=225&#038;h=300" alt="Alewife Kelly Pickard Jan 2015" width="225" height="300" srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife-kelly-pickard-jan-2015.jpg?w=225 225w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife-kelly-pickard-jan-2015.jpg?w=450 450w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife-kelly-pickard-jan-2015.jpg?w=113 113w" sizes="(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1525" class="wp-caption-text">Alewife owner Kelly Pickard</p></div>
  153. <p>If Kelly Pickard and Jamie Burket could bottle advice, they would have a lucrative sideline to their new business. Following several years of research that included networking with successful women, they plan to open Alewife, a craft beer bottle shop and tasting room, in early February.</p>
  154. <p>The opening in Jacksonville’s trendy Five Points area will be the realization of a dream the business partners had after meeting through mutual friends in Washington, D.C., where they worked. They considered such cities as Asheville, Athens and Savannah before deciding on Jacksonville, largely because of its growing reputation as a hot spot for craft breweries. That both have family ties to Northeast Florida is a bonus.</p>
  155. <p>“We realized that Jacksonville was going to be a real opportunity and bring us closer to family,” said Pickard.</p>
  156. <p>They also took advantage of a strong support system to guide them through the complex process of start-up entrepreneurship.</p>
  157. <p>“These ladies did their homework up in D.C. to know who to tap into when they got to Jacksonville,” said <a title="Contact Us" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/contact-us/" target="_blank">Pat Blanchard</a>, director, Jacksonville Women’s Business Center (JWBC). “With as much preliminary research they had done, they were poised for potential success.”</p>
  158. <p>As she does with all initial clients, Blanchard counseled them on the importance of having a solid business plan and shared information on local resources that support women business owners. Having attended seminars through SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) in Washington, Pickard and Burket continued to seek mentoring in Jacksonville. They credit the Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida with providing significant assistance with their business plan and start-up funding. Additionally, Women Business Owners of North Florida president Vicky Zelen, founder and president of Zelen Risk Solutions, Inc., advised them on insurance programs that include liquor liability.</p>
  159. <p>“Welcoming new businesses to Jacksonville and getting to know them on a personal level is important,” said Zelen, herself a graduate of several <a title="Business Mentoring" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/" target="_blank">JWBC programs</a>.</p>
  160. <p>“Things we didn’t think were important were so important. Once we had a strong business plan, developers and bankers took us seriously,” said Pickard, praising local mentorship services. “The JWBC as a resource has been really helpful. Being able to sit down and talk to people about what to expect has been invaluable.”</p>
  161. <p><a href="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife_dark-bottleshop.jpg"><img data-attachment-id="1524" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2015/01/15/woman-owned-alewife-brewery-to-open-february-2015/print-5/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife_dark-bottleshop.jpg" data-orig-size="2700,1200" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Print&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Print" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife_dark-bottleshop.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife_dark-bottleshop.jpg?w=640" loading="lazy" class="alignleft wp-image-1524" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife_dark-bottleshop.jpg?w=259&#038;h=115" alt="Print" width="259" height="115" srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife_dark-bottleshop.jpg?w=300 300w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife_dark-bottleshop.jpg?w=259 259w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife_dark-bottleshop.jpg?w=518 518w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alewife_dark-bottleshop.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px" /></a>Not a brewery, Alewife is a retail beer shop that will offer classes and workshops—“a cultural center for beer,” Pickard explained.</p>
  162. <p>Alewife, where customers will be able to open bottles and drink beer while they shop, will feature hundreds of handcrafted ales and lagers from craft breweries across North America, including Jacksonville.</p>
  163. <p>Impressed by a San Francisco beer store with an extensive selection and option to open bottles on site, Pickard later worked at a bar in D.C. to further her craft beer education while employed in sustainability project management for an architectural trade association. Meanwhile Burket, who has a professional background in facility management, event operations and marketing, was cultivating her own passion for the craft beer industry.</p>
  164. <p>“About the same time Jamie and I discussed how cool it would be to open our own business,” Pickard said.</p>
  165. <p>Over the next few years they reached out to bottle shops and other resources for the knowledge they needed to take the plunge.</p>
  166. <p>“A big driver for us was education,” said Pickard, a Cicerone certified beer server and home brewer. “Drinking craft beer took me to another level, for example, better understanding styles of beer and pairing beer with food. You can have the longest list of beer available, but if no one knows what they are they become overwhelmed and default to what they had.”</p>
  167. <p>Fascinated by the history of beer, the partners named their business after the medieval European alewives, women who brewed domestic beer. Alewives hung a broom, known as an ale-stake, above the door to let people know beer was for sale.</p>
  168. <p>After moving to Jacksonville in October 2013, the owners sought a business location in a walkable neighborhood that has a strong sense of community. “Riverside has that,” said Pickard of their 1035 Park St. location in the former Riverside Liquors building. It’s their desire that the Alewife concept will complement Jacksonville’s current craft beer breweries, restaurants and bars that are becoming acclaimed throughout the Southeast.</p>
  169. <p>“There is no doubt in my mind that they will want to reach back out and take one or more of our programs,” said Blanchard of Jacksonville’s mentoring opportunities for women business owners.</p>
  170. <p>“I encourage women to <a title="Contact Us" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/contact-us/" target="_blank">seek these resources</a>,” Pickard said. “I know we wouldn’t have had as strong a business plan without them.”</p>
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  192. <title>Become a Business Mentor: You’ll Gain as Much as You Give</title>
  193. <link>https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/26/marcommmentors/</link>
  194. <comments>https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/26/marcommmentors/#respond</comments>
  196. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Calfee]]></dc:creator>
  197. <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
  198. <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category>
  199. <category><![CDATA[Involvement]]></category>
  200. <category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
  201. <category><![CDATA[Mentoring]]></category>
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  204. <description><![CDATA[When asked to rate the value received from their experience as volunteer business mentors, local Jacksonville consultants and practitioners gave the Marketing Matters mentoring program high marks. A program of the Jacksonville Women’s Business Center (JWBC), Marketing Matters links a &#8230; <a href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/26/marcommmentors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
  205. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="791" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/nataliehalpernweb/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/nataliehalpernweb.jpg" data-orig-size="200,248" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1374686346&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;21&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="nataliehalpernweb" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/nataliehalpernweb.jpg?w=200" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/nataliehalpernweb.jpg?w=200" class=" wp-image-791 alignleft" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/nataliehalpernweb.jpg?w=160&#038;h=198" alt="nataliehalpernweb" width="160" height="198" srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/nataliehalpernweb.jpg?w=160&amp;h=198 160w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/nataliehalpernweb.jpg?w=121&amp;h=150 121w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/nataliehalpernweb.jpg 200w" sizes="(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px" />When asked to rate the value received from their experience as volunteer business mentors, local Jacksonville consultants and practitioners gave the <a title="Marketing Matters" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/">Marketing Matters mentoring program </a>high marks.</p>
  206. <p style="text-align:justify;">A program of the Jacksonville Women’s Business Center (JWBC), Marketing Matters links a woman business owner with a pair of professionals who are experts in the fields of marketing – strategy, public relations, web development, social media and many more. Working from an established planning system, mentors guide business owners through the development of a marketing plan unique to her business, based on her goals.</p>
  207. <p><b>A unique opportunity for Jacksonville’s MarComm Pros!</b></p>
  208. <p style="text-align:justify;">Are you a writer, graphic designer or photographer? What about a corporate communicator, sales manager or advertising exec? If you are an expert in a marketing specialty in the Jacksonville area, consider sharing your knowledge with a woman business owner as a volunteer mentor.</p>
  209. <p style="text-align:justify;">Mentors devote from 20 to 27 hours over six months to the program, performing as a coach and sounding board. Most agree, they gain as much as they give. When asked to rate the value of their volunteer experience, respondents reported having received value, with 62% reporting the program offered great value.</p>
  210. <h3 style="text-align:justify;">So, how do they measure the value of being a volunteer business mentor?<b> </b></h3>
  211. <p style="padding-left:30px;">Business mentoring makes me better at what I do.<br />
  212. I&#8217;m a better communicator and listener.<br />
  213. I gain personal satisfaction.<br />
  214. I’ve connected to new business relationships.<br />
  215. I promote my involvement in this program as part of my personal branding strategy.</p>
  216. <h3 style="text-align:justify;">Here’s why Krischelle &amp; Jamie volunteer as business mentors.</h3>
  217. <p style="text-align:justify;">Krischelle Hancock, vice president of market development at PARC Management, LLC and Jamie Thomas, Director of Marketing &amp; Communications at The LBA Group, contribute their time and knowledge to women business owners enrolled in the <a title="Marketing Matters" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/">Marketing Matters </a>mentoring program.</p>
  218. <p><b> </b><iframe class="youtube-player" width="640" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wGSCfMqvmzg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></p>
  219. <h3 style="text-align:justify;">About the Program</h3>
  220. <p style="text-align:justify;">Marketing Matters kicks off in January with an orientation where participants learn about the program and you begin to assess her situation. Mentoring teams determine time/place to meet monthly, communicate frequently, attend strategy sessions and celebrate the woman business owner’s achievements at a graduation reception, usually in July. Learning is self-paced and participants are encouraged to complete the program early. The program officially ends on the last Friday of June.</p>
  221. <h2>Have we convinced you yet? If so&#8230;</h2>
  222. <p>Tell us about you, your area of expertise and your professional background by completing a short and confidential Volunteer Profile. We’ll use this information to pair you with another mentor and match you both with the participant. <em><strong>It’s that simple.</strong></em></p>
  223. <p><a title="Online Volunteer Profile" href="http://temeritycreative.com/volunteer-profile" target="_blank">Click here</a> to complete your Volunteer Profile online.</p>
  224. <h2>Want more information?</h2>
  225. <p><a title="Contact Us" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/contact-us/">Contact us</a> for more details.</p>
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  242. <title>Teach a Woman to (Talk About) Fish</title>
  243. <link>https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/teach-a-woman-to-talk-about-fish/</link>
  244. <comments>https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/teach-a-woman-to-talk-about-fish/#respond</comments>
  246. <dc:creator><![CDATA[candacemoody]]></dc:creator>
  247. <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2014 18:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
  248. <category><![CDATA[Business owner profiles]]></category>
  249. <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category>
  250. <category><![CDATA[Jacksonville Women's Business Center News]]></category>
  251. <category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
  252. <category><![CDATA[Mentoring]]></category>
  253. <category><![CDATA[acquaponics]]></category>
  254. <category><![CDATA[entrepreneur]]></category>
  255. <category><![CDATA[Gyo Greens]]></category>
  256. <category><![CDATA[Helga Tan Fellows]]></category>
  257. <category><![CDATA[Jacksonville Women's Business Center]]></category>
  258. <category><![CDATA[Marketing Matters]]></category>
  259. <category><![CDATA[mentoring]]></category>
  260. <category><![CDATA[social entrepeneurship]]></category>
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  263. <description><![CDATA[Helga is part of a new breed of social entrepreneur, one who starts a company not just to make money, but also to make the world a better place. The joy of being a mentor, for me, is to give clients like Helga the words to describe the meaningful work she’s doing.  <a href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/teach-a-woman-to-talk-about-fish/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
  264. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_1459" style="width: 301px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a title="Marketing Matters" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/" target="_blank"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1459" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1459" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/teach-a-woman-to-talk-about-fish/helga-tan-fellows-at-gyo-greens/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/helga-tan-fellows-at-gyo-greens.jpg" data-orig-size="932,960" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Helga Tan Fellows at Gyo Greens" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/helga-tan-fellows-at-gyo-greens.jpg?w=291" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/helga-tan-fellows-at-gyo-greens.jpg?w=640" class="wp-image-1459 size-medium" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/helga-tan-fellows-at-gyo-greens.jpg?w=291&#038;h=300" alt="Helga Tan Fellows at Gyo Greens" width="291" height="300" srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/helga-tan-fellows-at-gyo-greens.jpg?w=291 291w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/helga-tan-fellows-at-gyo-greens.jpg?w=582 582w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/helga-tan-fellows-at-gyo-greens.jpg?w=146 146w" sizes="(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1459" class="wp-caption-text">Helga Tan Fellows at Gyo Greens is growing  her business with the help of Marketing Matters.</p></div>
  265. <p>Helga Fellows is an engineer by training. She’s comfortable with schematics, project plans, piping and process improvement. What really worried her was telling the story of why she wanted to start this company. Helga has a passion for education and for raising sustainable food. Her mission is to “create the next generation of locavores – young people who know – and care – where their food comes from.”</p>
  266. <p>It’s easy to get caught up in Helga’s enthusiasm for her company, Gyo Greens (pronounced GHEE-o, which means “fish” in Japanese.) Gyo Greens is a aquaponics facility based in Ponte Vedra, just blocks from Helga’s family home and her young son’s school. One-on-one, Helga is warm and engaging. But she was really concerned about how to promote her fledgling company, which was beginning to attract attention from supporters and reporters.</p>
  267. <p>Helga signed up for the Jacksonville Women Business Center’s <a title="Marketing Matters" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/" target="_blank">Marketing Matters</a> program in 2013 at the last-minute recommendation from a Ponte Vedra acquaintance. I was assigned as her mentor, along with Karen Butler of the Morgan Company, a family-owned promotional items business based in Jacksonville Beach. Like many technical professionals, Helga viewed marketing as something foreign, requiring skills she simply didn’t have. My job, as her mentor, was to help her translate her passion for sustainable farming into a cohesive narrative that would become the basis for her marketing message and future marketing plan.</p>
  268. <p>Many people have heard of hydroponics, which is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil. Aquaponics is a sustainable farming method which combines a traditional aquaculture (raising aquatic animals  &#8211; in the case of Gyo Greens, fish &#8211; in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. In The Gyo Greens system, the waste from the fish is sent to be filtered out by the plants as vital nutrients, after which the cleansed water is recirculated back to the animals.</p>
  269. <p>Helga’s business was so new that the facility was still being built. She was busy every day with contractors, inspectors and research. We met on a regular basis at the Palm Valley Fish Camp a few blocks from her building site, a popular local restaurant which would become the first customer for her organic greens.</p>
  270. <p>Since Helga’s passion and back story would be an important part of her marketing, we focused on combining her personal point of view with the technical explanation of aquaponics and weaving them into compelling and sticky messages for her prospective customers and the local community, who were very interested in the facility as it was being built. Gradually, Helga developed a succinct narrative that she felt confident delivering in a variety of settings.</p>
  271. <p>When you live your values, marketing your company is easy. Helga is deeply committed to sustainable practices and the principles of permaculture:</p>
  272. <p><a title="Find GYO GREENS on Facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/gyogreensPVB" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1466" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/20/teach-a-woman-to-talk-about-fish/gyogreenspvb/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/gyogreenspvb.png" data-orig-size="276,230" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Find GYO GREENS on Facebook" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/gyogreenspvb.png?w=276" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/gyogreenspvb.png?w=276" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1466" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/gyogreenspvb.png?w=150&#038;h=125" alt="Find GYO GREENS on Facebook" width="150" height="125" srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/gyogreenspvb.png?w=150 150w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/gyogreenspvb.png 276w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>Take care of the Earth</p>
  273. <p>Take care of people</p>
  274. <p>Share the surplus</p>
  275. <p>Helga practices these values in every aspect of her business. She employed community contractors in building the facility; many of them were neighbors and friends. She used recycled glass and concrete in the building and the park that surrounds it, and the power comes from solar panels. The park is being planted with native plants in a beautiful and sustainable landscape project.</p>
  276. <p>Helga is one of a new breed of social entrepreneurs, those who start a company not just to make money, but also to make the world a better place. The joy of being a mentor, for me, is to give clients like Helga the words to describe the meaningful work she’s doing. After all, she’s doing the hard part: making the world a better place. Finding the right words to talk about it is easy.</p>
  277. <p><em><strong>See</strong></em> Helga’s beautiful facility and organically grown artisanal greens at her Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gyogreensPVB" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/gyogreensPVB</a></p>
  278. <p><em><strong>Taste</strong> </em>her delicious greens at Moxie’s at the Town Center, Palm Valley Fish Camp, Medure, Azurea at One Ocean, and other fine restaurants in the local area.</p>
  279. <h2>Better yet&#8230;</h2>
  280. <p><em><strong>Discover</strong></em> the right words to say to reach your business goals (with a plan to get you there) in the <a title="Marketing Matters" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/" target="_blank">Marketing Matters </a>program. Like Helga, you&#8217;ll learn the strategies and skills to give your business what it needs to grow.</p>
  281. <p><a title="Marketing Matters" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/" target="_blank"><strong>Click here</strong> </a>to learn more about Marketing Matters and download the application. The 2015 program kicks off in January and delivers thousands of dollars’ worth of professional consulting within a proprietary learning program for <strong>one low fee of $375</strong> ($300 if you are an ethnic or regional Chamber member or a member of the JAX Chamber).</p>
  282. <hr />
  283. <p>Candace Moody is a writer based in Jacksonville. She has been a member of the Jacksonville Women&#8217;s Business Center Advisory Board and a mentor since 2004.</p>
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  304. <title>Coaching a Coach: Marie Hope, Vision in Business</title>
  305. <link>https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/coaching-a-coach-marie-hope-vision-in-business/</link>
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  308. <dc:creator><![CDATA[candacemoody]]></dc:creator>
  309. <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2014 16:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
  310. <category><![CDATA[Business owner profiles]]></category>
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  318. <category><![CDATA[Marie Hope]]></category>
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  324. <description><![CDATA[Marie Hope started her career in the restaurant industry after completing her business degree in Leeds, England. Her commitment to lifelong learning also led her to earn an MBA and a degree in psychology. She worked in restaurant management and &#8230; <a href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/coaching-a-coach-marie-hope-vision-in-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
  325. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/mariehopevib.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1453" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/coaching-a-coach-marie-hope-vision-in-business/mariehopevib/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/mariehopevib.jpg" data-orig-size="400,530" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1347709754&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;DON_KEETON_PHOTOGRAPHY&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Marie Hope" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/mariehopevib.jpg?w=226" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/mariehopevib.jpg?w=400" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1453" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/mariehopevib.jpg?w=226&#038;h=300" alt="mariehopevib" width="226" height="300" srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/mariehopevib.jpg?w=226 226w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/mariehopevib.jpg?w=113 113w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/mariehopevib.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px" /></a>Marie Hope started her career in the restaurant industry after completing her business degree in Leeds, England. Her commitment to lifelong learning also led her to earn an MBA and a degree in psychology. She worked in restaurant management and taught in the industry for five years before launching her own business in 1990. A Taste of Britain combined her heritage and her experience into a British tea shop that included a bakery and gift store. Later, she also started a catering firm and mail order business.</p>
  326. <p>Marie ran companies for over 20 years before starting her consulting firm. She moved to Jacksonville in 2010 and continued to build Vision in Business, a firm that specializes in coaching women and developing Women’s Mastermind Groups. Having been an entrepreneur herself, she understands what business owners go through. “They work too much <em>in</em> their business, and not enough <em>on</em> their business. They are too close to the problems and cannot see the forest for the trees.” That’s where she comes in – helping women focus on what’s important and developing a clear sense of direction.</p>
  327. <p>Marie enrolled in the Jacksonville Women’s Business Center’s <a title="Marketing Matters" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/"><strong>Marketing Matters</strong></a> mentoring program in 2014. Her mentors, Judi Spann and Donna Reade, helped her identify her market and refine her business model. “Marketing Matters revolutionized my business concept, “Marie says. “The program helped me develop what I enjoy the most into an advantage that meets the needs of a niche market. Today, I have a manageable, measurable and lead-generating marketing system.”</p>
  328. <p>It’s not easy coaching smart, experienced women, especially those who make a living coaching others. But mentor Judi Spann says that Marie was wide open to suggestion and took the process very seriously. “I was impressed with Marie’s attitude. It’s sometimes hard to see things clearly when you’re so close to your business, so she used us to help her focus on what was important to growing her business.”</p>
  329. <div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_1452" style="width: 650px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a title="Marketing Matters" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1452" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1452" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/coaching-a-coach-marie-hope-vision-in-business/hopemmgrad2014/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hopemmgrad2014.jpg" data-orig-size="650,472" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1405537326&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Marketing Matters 2014 Reception" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Marie is joined by mentor Donna Reade and emcee Julie Morgan as she receives her certificate of completion from the Marketing Matters program.&lt;/p&gt;
  330. " data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hopemmgrad2014.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hopemmgrad2014.jpg?w=640" class="size-large wp-image-1452" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hopemmgrad2014.jpg?w=640&#038;h=464" alt="Marie is joined by mentor Donna Reade and emcee Julie Morgan as she receives her certificate of completion from the Marketing Matters program." width="640" height="464" srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hopemmgrad2014.jpg?w=640 640w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hopemmgrad2014.jpg?w=150 150w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hopemmgrad2014.jpg?w=300 300w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hopemmgrad2014.jpg 650w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1452" class="wp-caption-text">Marie is joined by mentor Donna Reade and emcee Julie Morgan as she receives her certificate of completion from the Marketing Matters program.</p></div>
  331. <p>Mentor <a href="http://www.donnareade.com/" target="_blank">Donna Reade</a> says that Marie’s “aha” moment arrived in under an hour of their first meeting. “We asked her about her business: what’s causing pain, what brings you joy, and it just clicked. Her mastermind groups were her most profitable line of business and the one she enjoyed the most. We gave her permission to do only what made the most money and what brought her the most joy.”</p>
  332. <p>“And,” she adds, “We helped her bring her pricing in line with the value she brings to her clients.” Business has grown since she raised her prices.</p>
  333. <div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_1454" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/pwc-sbly.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1454" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1454" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/18/coaching-a-coach-marie-hope-vision-in-business/pwc-sbly/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/pwc-sbly.jpg" data-orig-size="345,284" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Marie Hope 2014 SBLY Nominee" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Marie with Jeannie Fredrick of the Professional Women&#8217;s Council on the day she was nominated for the JAX Chamber&#8217;s 2015 Small Business Leader of the Year.&lt;/p&gt;
  334. " data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/pwc-sbly.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/pwc-sbly.jpg?w=345" class="size-medium wp-image-1454" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/pwc-sbly.jpg?w=300&#038;h=246" alt="Marie with Jeannie Fredrick of the Professional Women's Council on the day she was nominated for the JAX Chamber's 2015 Small Business Leader of the Year." width="300" height="246" srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/pwc-sbly.jpg?w=300 300w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/pwc-sbly.jpg?w=150 150w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/pwc-sbly.jpg 345w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1454" class="wp-caption-text">Marie with Jeannie Fredrick of the Professional Women&#8217;s Council on the day she was nominated for the JAX Chamber&#8217;s 2015 Small Business Leader of the Year.</p></div>
  335. <p>Marie also understands the value of networking; she knows that her sales model is based on relationships and trust. She serves on the hospitality committee for the Professionals Women’s Council, which <strong>nominated her as its Small Business Leader of the Year for 2014.</strong> She also leads a small monthly networking group called Ponte Vedra Professionals, is a member of the Beaches Chamber Membership Task Force and has volunteered to facilitate a Hospitality Industry Mastermind Group for the Beaches Division of the JAX Chamber.</p>
  336. <p>Marie knows that success is a marathon and not a sprint. And she knows a thing or two about marathons, since she’s been participating in endurance sports for 30 years. On Marie’s Vision in Business website, she talks about how her experience has helped her work with her clients: “I have the business muscle to know what to do well and the scars and bruises from the mistakes I have made. You can benefit from both.”</p>
  337. <p>Find Vision in Business at <a href="http://www.vib-consulting.com">www.vib-consulting.com</a></p>
  338. <h2>Do you want to accelerate your success like Marie?<strong><br />
  339. </strong></h2>
  340. <p><strong>Apply soon, space is limited.</strong></p>
  341. <p>What are you waiting for? Apply for the next edition of Marketing Matters which begins in January 2015. This program delivers thousands of dollars’ worth of professional consulting within a proprietary learning program for <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">one low fee of $375</span></strong> ($300 if you are an ethnic or regional Chamber member or a member of the JAX Chamber).</p>
  342. <h3> <a title="Marketing Matters" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/">Click here </a>for program details and to download the application.</h3>
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  367. <title>Mentoring + Marketing = Business Win!</title>
  368. <link>https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/mentoring-marketing-business-win/</link>
  369. <comments>https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/mentoring-marketing-business-win/#respond</comments>
  371. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Calfee]]></dc:creator>
  372. <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 16:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
  373. <category><![CDATA[Best Practices]]></category>
  374. <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category>
  375. <category><![CDATA[Jacksonville Women's Business Center News]]></category>
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  379. <description><![CDATA[Find out how this woman business owner is reaching her goals as a result of the  Marketing MattersSM  mentoring program. Hanan Furqan, mother of five and CEO of ThreeZ Company, successfully completed the Jacksonville Women’s Business Center’s Marketing MattersSM  mentoring &#8230; <a href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/mentoring-marketing-business-win/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
  380. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Find out how this woman business owner is reaching her goals as a result of the  <a title="Marketing Matters" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/" target="_blank">Marketing Matters<sup>SM</sup> </a> mentoring program.</h3>
  381. <div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_1412" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/furqanpresents.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1412" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1412" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/mentoring-marketing-business-win/furqanpresents/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/furqanpresents.jpg" data-orig-size="600,390" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1392997274&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="furqanpresents" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Hanan presents her concepts at one of Marketing Matters Strategy Sessions.&lt;/p&gt;
  382. " data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/furqanpresents.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/furqanpresents.jpg?w=600" class="size-medium wp-image-1412" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/furqanpresents.jpg?w=300&#038;h=195" alt="Hanan presents her concepts at one of Marketing Matters Strategy Sessions." width="300" height="195" srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/furqanpresents.jpg?w=300 300w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/furqanpresents.jpg 600w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/furqanpresents.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1412" class="wp-caption-text">Hanan presents her concepts at one of Marketing Matters Strategy Sessions.</p></div>
  383. <p>Hanan Furqan, mother of five and CEO of ThreeZ Company, successfully completed the Jacksonville Women’s Business Center’s <a title="Marketing Matters" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/" target="_blank">Marketing Matters<sup>SM</sup> </a> mentoring program in 2014. ThreeZ Company is a supplier for paper, janitorial, foodservice and safety products in Northeast Florida. Through her mentoring experience, Hanan has put together a winning formula for her business.</p>
  384. <p>During the program Hanan learned how to develop a marketing plan, brand and lead generation strategies. Guided by her mentoring team of two seasoned marketing and public relations professionals, Hanan gained a deeper understanding about how applying a consistent marketing strategy would impact her business.</p>
  385. <p>As a result, Hanan significantly altered her business plan for ThreeZ Company. She was able to clearly define her unique Brand Attributes and understand her “right” customer in order to deploy the Six Essential Marketing Strategies to reach them. After initial strategic and tactical planning adjustments, she was ready to implement her marketing plan.</p>
  386. <div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_1413" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hanagraduation.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1413" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1413" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/mentoring-marketing-business-win/hanagraduation/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hanagraduation.jpg" data-orig-size="600,318" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1405533573&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Hanagraduation" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Celebrating the completion of the program with presenter Amy Calfee, mentor Joanne Kazmeirski and JWBC Director Pat Blanchard.&lt;/p&gt;
  387. " data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hanagraduation.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hanagraduation.jpg?w=600" class="size-medium wp-image-1413" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hanagraduation.jpg?w=300&#038;h=159" alt="Celebrating the completion of the program with presenter Amy Calfee, mentor Joanne Kazmeirski and JWBC Director Pat Blanchard." width="300" height="159" srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hanagraduation.jpg?w=300 300w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hanagraduation.jpg 600w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hanagraduation.jpg?w=150 150w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1413" class="wp-caption-text">Celebrating the completion of the program with presenter Amy Calfee, mentor Joanne Kazmeirski and JWBC Director Pat Blanchard.</p></div>
  388. <p>Her plan identified key projects she needed to work on to measurably improve name recognition and increase sales. She contacted former mentor, Mike Barile, partner at <a href="http://www.elvamarketing.com/" target="_blank">Elva Marketing</a>, to discuss steps to develop and implement the tools, tactics and techniques prescribed by her marketing plan, including a new website.</p>
  389. <p>Her website is an example of how she put her plan into action and includes a  new company logo to make her company&#8217;s identity more relate-able and recognizable. The site&#8217;s URL was changed based on keyword relevance, to make it easier for her audience to find her products and services.  Working with Mike, they developed content and a clear marketing promise, reflective of the company’s competitive advantage. In conjunction with the new website, she deployed new lead generation and conversion tools and the processes to support them.</p>
  390. <div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_1414" style="width: 610px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hananmmgrad2014.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1414" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1414" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/mentoring-marketing-business-win/hananmmgrad2014/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hananmmgrad2014.jpg" data-orig-size="600,492" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1405537181&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="hananmmgrad2014" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Receiving her certificate of completion with mentors Joanne Kazmeirski and Mike Barile, along with Julie Morgan of WOKV.&lt;/p&gt;
  391. " data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hananmmgrad2014.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hananmmgrad2014.jpg?w=600" class="size-full wp-image-1414" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hananmmgrad2014.jpg?w=640" alt="Receiving her certificate of completion with mentors Joanne Kazmeirski and Mike Barile, along with Julie Morgan of WOKV."   srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hananmmgrad2014.jpg 600w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hananmmgrad2014.jpg?w=150&amp;h=123 150w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/hananmmgrad2014.jpg?w=300&amp;h=246 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-1414" class="wp-caption-text">Receiving her certificate of completion with mentors Joanne Kazmeirski and Mike Barile, along with Julie Morgan of WOKV and HOT 106.5.</p></div>
  392. <p>Today, Hanan is leveraging the confidence and knowledge she gained from <a title="Marketing Matters" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/" target="_blank">Marketing Matters<sup>SM</sup> </a> to increase sales through a new online, community outreach and promotion programs. Her business is supporting jobs and building wealth that will positively affect her family for years to come.</p>
  393. <p>Hanan has been nominated as one of the &#8220;Top 20 Under 40&#8221; business leaders in Jacksonville and will be honored at the upcoming Black Expo 2014, where she will receive recognition for her charitable, academic and business achievements.</p>
  394. <p>Visit ThreeZ Company at its new <a title="ThreezSupplies.com" href="http://threezsupplies.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.</p>
  395. <p><a title="Marketing Matters" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to find out more about Marketing Matters<sup>SM</sup> and download the application.</p>
  396. <hr />
  397. <p style="text-align:center;">Marketing Matters<sup>SM</sup> Mentoring Program is produced in cooperation with<br />
  398. <a href="http://temeritycreative.com/" target="_blank">Amy Calfee</a>, Chief Listening Officer<br />
  399. Temerity Creative, LLC  |  Jacksonville, FL</p>
  400. <hr />
  401. <p style="text-align:center;">The 2015 Marketing Matters<sup>SM</sup> Mentoring Program is sponsored by</p>
  402. <p style="text-align:center;"><a title="Community First Credit Union" href="https://www.communityfirstfl.org/" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1420" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/communityfirstcreditunion/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/communityfirstcreditunion.png" data-orig-size="281,110" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="communityfirstcreditunion" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/communityfirstcreditunion.png?w=281" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/communityfirstcreditunion.png?w=281" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1420" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/communityfirstcreditunion.png?w=640" alt="communityfirstcreditunion"   srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/communityfirstcreditunion.png 281w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/communityfirstcreditunion.png?w=150&amp;h=59 150w" sizes="(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px" /></a></p>
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  411. <media:title type="html">temeritycreative</media:title>
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  415. <media:title type="html">Hanan presents her concepts at one of Marketing Matters Strategy Sessions.</media:title>
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  417.  
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  419. <media:title type="html">Celebrating the completion of the program with presenter Amy Calfee, mentor Joanne Kazmeirski and JWBC Director Pat Blanchard.</media:title>
  420. </media:content>
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  423. <media:title type="html">Receiving her certificate of completion with mentors Joanne Kazmeirski and Mike Barile, along with Julie Morgan of WOKV.</media:title>
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  431. <title>JWBC Client finds Entrepreneurial Balance</title>
  432. <link>https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/10/20/jwbc-client-finds-entrepreneurial-balance/</link>
  433. <comments>https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/10/20/jwbc-client-finds-entrepreneurial-balance/#respond</comments>
  435. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Calfee]]></dc:creator>
  436. <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2014 20:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
  437. <category><![CDATA[Jacksonville Women's Business Center News]]></category>
  438. <guid isPermaLink="false">http://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/?p=1348</guid>
  439.  
  440. <description><![CDATA[Felicia Wright, MyGani Design Studio How do you balance business and motherhood? Ask Felicia. She&#8217;s building her business with the help of a peer-to-peer mentoring group she founded for women entrepreneurs like her. READ MORE&#8230; &#160;]]></description>
  441. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><a href="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/wrightsocial.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1349" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/10/20/jwbc-client-finds-entrepreneurial-balance/wrightsocial/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/wrightsocial.jpg" data-orig-size="300,300" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1412157701&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;60&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="wrightsocial" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/wrightsocial.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/wrightsocial.jpg?w=300" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1349" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/wrightsocial.jpg?w=150&#038;h=150" alt="wrightsocial" width="150" height="150" srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/wrightsocial.jpg?w=150 150w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/wrightsocial.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>Felicia Wright, MyGani Design Studio</h3>
  442. <p>How do you balance business and motherhood? Ask Felicia. She&#8217;s building her business with the help of a peer-to-peer mentoring group she founded for women entrepreneurs like her.</p>
  443. <p><a title="Mentoring Mommas" href="http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=544098" target="_blank"><strong>READ MORE&#8230;</strong></a></p>
  444. <p>&nbsp;</p>
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  461. <title>Breaking News: Rethreaded Trending Again</title>
  462. <link>https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/10/13/breaking-news-rethreaded-trending-again/</link>
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  465. <dc:creator><![CDATA[candacemoody]]></dc:creator>
  466. <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
  467. <category><![CDATA[Business owner profiles]]></category>
  468. <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category>
  469. <category><![CDATA[Involvement]]></category>
  470. <category><![CDATA[Jacksonville Women's Business Center News]]></category>
  471. <category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
  472. <category><![CDATA[entrepreneur]]></category>
  473. <category><![CDATA[Jacksonville Women's Business Center]]></category>
  474. <category><![CDATA[Kristin Keen]]></category>
  475. <category><![CDATA[lucinda]]></category>
  476. <category><![CDATA[women-owned business]]></category>
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  478.  
  479. <description><![CDATA[JWBC client Kristin Keen is once again making news – and you can help. Rethreaded, a local nonprofit that seeks to unravel the effects of the sex trade by providing safe, viable, and dignity-giving work to survivors who are building new lives, is currently #4 in Martha Stewart’s Made in America contest. Vote today to help her make the top 3! <a href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/10/13/breaking-news-rethreaded-trending-again/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
  480. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright" src="https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/s960x960/1097931_501107903326214_7087528962041068262_o.jpg" alt="" width="304" height="393" /></p>
  481. <p>JWBC client Kristin Keen is once again making news – and you can help. Rethreaded, a local nonprofit that seeks to unravel the effects of the sex trade by providing safe, viable, and dignity-giving work to survivors who are building new lives, is <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/americanmade/trending" target="_blank">currently #4 in Martha Stewart’s Made in America contest. </a>Vote today to help her make the top 3!</p>
  482. <p>ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT! Vote 6x/day until Oct. 13th (TODAY) <a href="//goo.gl/YbSIsc" target="_blank">here&gt;&gt;</a></p>
  483. <p>Grace scarves are produced by Rethreaded, a local nonprofit that seeks to unravel the effects of the sex trade by providing safe, viable, and dignity-giving work to survivors who are building new lives. Kristin Keen, Rethreaded’s founder, is a social entrepreneur and winner of the 2013 One Spark competition.</p>
  484. <p>The Grace scarf is a one of a kind scarf, made from up-cycled t-shirts, and is the perfect accessory for any season. Each scarf is unique in size, color, and style, creating a matchless piece of art for you to wear.</p>
  485. <p><strong>Get one of your own at the <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jwbc-10th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-12800668143" target="_blank">JWBC 10 Year Celebration Thursday October 16</a></strong></p>
  486. <p>Grace scarves are available for a $50 donation to Rethreaded, and part of the proceeds will support the JWBC. The Grace scarves selected for the JWBC 10th anniversary celebration are designed to coordinate with our special Lucinda pins.</p>
  487. <p><strong>Lucinda Pins Also Available at the <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jwbc-10th-anniversary-celebration-tickets-12800668143" target="_blank">Event</a></strong></p>
  488. <p><a href="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/wbdc-4-pins.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1337" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/10/13/breaking-news-rethreaded-trending-again/wbdc-4-pins/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/wbdc-4-pins.jpg" data-orig-size="2400,3000" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="WBDC 4 Pins" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/wbdc-4-pins.jpg?w=240" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/wbdc-4-pins.jpg?w=640" class="alignright wp-image-1337 size-medium" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/wbdc-4-pins.jpg?w=240&#038;h=300" alt="WBDC 4 Pins" width="240" height="300" srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/wbdc-4-pins.jpg?w=240 240w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/wbdc-4-pins.jpg?w=480 480w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/wbdc-4-pins.jpg?w=120 120w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></a><br />
  489. Limited edition commemorative pins that were commissioned for the JWBC 10th anniversary will be on sale while supplies last. You can own one or give them as gifts for a donation of $25 or more.<br />
  490. “It was an honor and privilege to participate in the JWBC 10th year anniversary celebration. The pin design was a collaborative effort with the staff and board of Jacksonville Women’s Business Center.</p>
  491. <p>Incorporating the skyline into the pin personalizes it and commemorates the JWBC and the great work that it does. The diversity of the women sitting at the table recognizes the great diversity we see in the women entrepreneurs who are part of the organization.” Lucinda Yates</p>
  492. <p><em>About Lucinda</em><br />
  493. Lucinda Yates, the founder and CEO of Designs by Lucinda was born with the heart and passion of a true entrepreneur. In the early 1980’s due to unforeseen circumstances, Lucinda and her young daughter found themselves homeless.<br />
  494. Lucinda used her creativity and drive to launch a successful line of fashion jewelry. One day she designed a simple pin in the shape of a house; that was the moment Lucinda knew she could help others. The first House Pins would become the perfect fundraiser for a local shelter. The idea behind the pin was to raise money for the homeless, and at the same time, create a greater awareness of homelessness in her community.<br />
  495. Given her natural instinct to be a successful entrepreneur, coupled with her desire to help others, it is no surprise that she founded a company built on helping non-profits. Lucinda’s experience of homelessness would come full circle and a company with a conscience was born… Designs by Lucinda.<br />
  496. Find her pins at <a href="http://www.lucinda.com" target="_blank">www.lucinda.com</a></p>
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  505. <media:title type="html">Candace Moody</media:title>
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  515. <title>HOPE Gets a Makeover</title>
  516. <link>https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/hope-gets-a-makeover/</link>
  517. <comments>https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/hope-gets-a-makeover/#respond</comments>
  519. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy Calfee]]></dc:creator>
  520. <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2014 17:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
  521. <category><![CDATA[Business owner profiles]]></category>
  522. <category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category>
  523. <category><![CDATA[Jacksonville Women's Business Center News]]></category>
  524. <category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
  525. <category><![CDATA[10th Anniversary]]></category>
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  527.  
  528. <description><![CDATA[Meet Jeanine Ferguson of HOPE Greetings by Candace Moody     Jeanine Ferguson got the idea for HOPE Greetings in the middle of a large crowd at her uncle’s funeral. Her bereaved aunt was seated a few rows ahead of &#8230; <a href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/hope-gets-a-makeover/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
  529. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><a href="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/jeanine-ferguson.jpg"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1307" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/hope-gets-a-makeover/jeanine-ferguson/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/jeanine-ferguson.jpg" data-orig-size="288,248" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Scott Sumner&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1412584010&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;62&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Jeanine Ferguson" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/jeanine-ferguson.jpg?w=288" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/jeanine-ferguson.jpg?w=288" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1307" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/jeanine-ferguson.jpg?w=150&#038;h=129" alt="Jeanine Ferguson" width="150" height="129" srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/jeanine-ferguson.jpg?w=150 150w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/jeanine-ferguson.jpg 288w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a><strong>Meet Jeanine Ferguson of HOPE Greetings<br />
  530. </strong></h3>
  531. <address>by Candace Moody</address>
  532. <address> </address>
  533. <address> </address>
  534. <p>Jeanine Ferguson got the idea for HOPE Greetings in the middle of a large crowd at her uncle’s funeral. Her bereaved aunt was seated a few rows ahead of Jeanine, distraught and without a tissue to wipe her tears. Jeanine couldn’t help at the time, but she conceived a clear vision of what she wished she could offer: a fresh handkerchief with a message of hope and comfort.</p>
  535. <p>In 2008, she launched HOPE Greetings, a venture that sells products wholesale to the funeral home industry and online to individuals. The company produces handkerchiefs and individually packaged paper tissues designed with inspirational scriptures and other encouraging quotations. The products can also be customized with the funeral home brand or an image of the deceased. Jeanine balanced her fledgling business with a young family and her fast-paced marketing career in medical device sales until a career change gave her some time in 2014 to invest in branding and creating a marketing strategy.</p>
  536. <div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_1306" style="width: 296px" class="wp-caption alignright"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1306" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1306" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/hope-gets-a-makeover/hopegreetingsteam73014web-2/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hopegreetingsteam73014web.jpg" data-orig-size="600,628" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1406714903&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="HOPEGreetingsTeam73014web" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;L-R: Jeanine Ferguson of Hope Greetings, Program Presenter Amy Calfee, Pat Blanchard, Director, of the Jacksonville Women’s Business Center, mentor Jamie Thomas&lt;br /&gt;
  537. (photo credit: Carlee Calfee)&lt;/p&gt;
  538. " data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hopegreetingsteam73014web.jpg?w=287" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hopegreetingsteam73014web.jpg?w=600" class="wp-image-1306 size-medium" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hopegreetingsteam73014web.jpg?w=286&#038;h=300" alt="Hope Greetings Marketing Matters Team" width="286" height="300" srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hopegreetingsteam73014web.jpg?w=286 286w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hopegreetingsteam73014web.jpg?w=572 572w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hopegreetingsteam73014web.jpg?w=143 143w" sizes="(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px" /><p id="caption-attachment-1306" class="wp-caption-text">L-R: Jeanine Ferguson of Hope Greetings, Program Presenter Amy Calfee, Pat Blanchard, JWBC Director, mentor Jamie Thomas (photo by Carlee Calfee)</p></div>
  539. <p>She enrolled in <a title="Marketing Matters" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/" target="_blank">Marketing Matters</a>, a mentoring program offered by the Jacksonville Women’s Business Center (JWBC), in January of 2014. <a title="Marketing Matters" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/" target="_blank">Marketing Matters </a>is an intensive, six-month program that pairs a woman business owner with two marketing professionals. The business owner attends several strategy workshops with other owners, and creates a comprehensive brand strategy with the help of her mentors. Volunteer presenter Amy Calfee, owner of Temerity Creative, LLC, designed the program to lead business owners through the process of defining their brand and understanding their customers to design a marketing plan that is manageable, sustainable and measurable. “This program is designed to meet the woman business owner where she is. Current revenue, number of employees, customer base – we can help a business of any size.  It’s all about setting a goal and creating a plan to reach it.”</p>
  540. <p>“Jeanine came in with the right attitude,” says Calfee. “Wide open and ready to learn.” Together with Pat Blanchard, JWBC Director and program administrator, Calfee paired Jeanine with two strong mentors: Janell Conner, who owns Public Design Unit, a full service marketing design firm, and Jamie Thomas, an experienced marketing professional and partner at The LBA Group, a Jacksonville CPA firm. Thomas has been recognized as the 2013 Accounting Marketer of the Year by the CPA Practice Management Forum and as one of the Top 100 Most Influential in the Accounting Profession by Accounting Today Magazine. The mentoring team met at least once a month (the commitment is for two hours a month for each mentor) and provided support, advice and encouragement through dozens of emails and phone calls. Amy Calfee spent time on the phone with Jeanine the night before she left to attend a funeral home trade show, giving her “the best advice ever,” according to Jeanine: “Don’t spend one minute behind your exhibit table; stand in front, where you can really connect.”</p>
  541. <p><a href="http://www.hopegreetings.com/" target="_blank"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1311" data-permalink="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/2014/10/08/hope-gets-a-makeover/hopegreetings/" data-orig-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hopegreetings.png" data-orig-size="334,80" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="hopegreetings" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hopegreetings.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hopegreetings.png?w=334" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-1311" src="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hopegreetings.png?w=300&#038;h=71" alt="hopegreetings" width="300" height="71" srcset="https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hopegreetings.png?w=300 300w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hopegreetings.png?w=296 296w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hopegreetings.png?w=150 150w, https://jaxwbc.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hopegreetings.png 334w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a>The mentoring team first helped Jeanine reimagine her identity, which featured dark and funereal images. “Not only was it in contrast to her message of hope,” says Thomas, “but it was also in jarring contrast to Jeanine’s personality, which is sunny and warm. We knew we needed to develop a whole new look.” Thomas researched the psychology of colors and the team decided on a vibrant green logo that combines the look of a blossom and sunshine.</p>
  542. <p>HOPE Greetings’ online e-commerce site got a makeover with new colors and photos that balanced the sad images with images of hope and joy. Based on her mentors’ advice, Jeanine is poised to expand her product line to include secular messaging on her products in addition to scriptures and market them for joyful occasions such as births, anniversaries and graduations.</p>
  543. <p>Jeanine gained more than a marketing plan from the program; she and Jamie Thomas have become fast friends and plan to stay in touch. “We’re both busy professionals trying to balance family and career, and that made Jamie the perfect mentor for me,” Jeanine says. HOPE Greetings is still a part-time business, since Jeanine has taken on a marketing and business development role in a medical practice, but Jeanine believes she’ll still be able to achieve her HOPE Greetings revenue goal by the end of the year.</p>
  544. <p>Thanks to <a title="Marketing Matters" href="https://jaxwbc.wordpress.com/start-or-grow-a-business-2/mentoring/marketing-matters/" target="_blank">Marketing Matters</a>, she has a plan and the support to make it happen.</p>
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