Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. Every Thursday, I always publish a more detailed Q&A interview from my guest so that anyone who missed it or isn’t a Twitter user can still benefit from the information. My co-host Tai Goodwin and I had an amazing year this year with #Smallbizchat and I am excited to share the best 10 interviews of this year with you all. Happy new year!
1. Guy Kawasaki @guykawasaki How to Build Successful Business Relationships
2. Nicole Fende @BizFinanceForum How to Set Your Price to Achieve Your Profit Goals
3.Tai Goodwin @employedpreneur How to Launch Your Business While Working Full Time
4. Anita Campbell @Smallbiztrends How to Use Visual Marketing to Grow Your Business Brand?
5. Raj Malik @kikscore How to Make Your Business Look Credible and Trustworthy Online
6. Pierre Debois @ZimanaAnalytics How to use google analytics to grow your small business
7. John Warrillow @johnwarrillow How to Create a Business Your Can Sell
8. Alyssa Gregory: @Smallbizbonfire How to Teach Yourself the Art of Delegation for Business Success
9. Anisha Robinson Keyes: @anisharkeyes How to Generate Corporate Sponsorship For Your Small Business
10. Matt S. Mansfield @mattsmansfield How to Use QR Codes in Your Small Business
If you found these interviews helpful, join us on Wednesdays 8-9pm ET follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter. Here’s how to participate in #SmallBizChat: http://bit.ly/S797e
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Melinda F. Emerson, known to many as SmallBizLady is one of America’s leading small business experts. As a seasoned entrepreneur, professional speaker, and small
business coach, she develops audio, video and written content to fulfill her mission to end small business failure. As CEO of MFE Consulting LLC, Melinda educates entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies on subjects including small business start-up, business development and social media marketing. Forbes Magazine recently named her the #1 woman for entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter. She hosts #SmallBizChat Wednesdays on Twitter 8-9pm ET for emerging entrepreneurs. She also publishes a resource blog www.succeedasyourownboss.com Melinda is also the author of the national bestseller Become Your Own Boss in 12 months; A Month-by-Month Guide to a Business That Works. (Adams Media 2010)


Every week I publish articles on this blog to help small business owners start and grow their entrepreneurial ventures. My mission is simple: to end small business failure. There are times when I write things based on questions I am frequently asked and then there are other times when I wake up in the middle of the night with an idea I simply must get down on paper. I write this blog for all the people who I never get to meet or mentor. I want you to succeed as your own boss, and I write faithfully so that you can have a roadmap to achieve your small business goals. Over the past year, I have grown as a writer and business consultant, and I shared what I have learned with all of you. Happy New Year everybody. Lets make 2012 is year to remember!
For those of you who follow this blog, you know that I love books. One of the most important things you must be as a small business owner is a lifelong learner. Reading a key way to learn more to run your business better. You may be counting down to your family vacation, (even if it’s a staycation) I wanted to provide you with some suggestions for great reading material for the beach. These book will all help you start or run your business, and that could make all the difference in your business in the last half of this year. Here are my picks for SmallBizLady’s Summer Reading List 2011.

