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4 Things All Entrepreneurs Should Do On LinkedIn

Melinda Emerson — Tue, 31 May 2011 08:00:35 +0000

LinkedIn is important! 75% of all professionals in the US have a LinkedIn profile, which means if you want to do business you must have one too. LinkedIn is powerful tool that you can use to promote yourself if you are an individual consultant or a company with 2 or more employees. Here are [...]

Should I put my picture on my business card?

Melinda Emerson — Fri, 20 May 2011 10:06:13 +0000

Ask @SmallBizLady: Should I put my picture on my business card? Every Friday, I answer your small business questions in a video blog segment called Ask Small Biz Lady. This week, we are taking on the question: “Should I put my picture on my business card?” Here’s the answer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKXIfQM-Kn4 If you are a solopreneur [...]

Is Your Small Business The Most Important Thing To You?

Melinda Emerson — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:06:46 +0000

When I started my first company, I made a vow to myself that no one would be able to “outwork” me. I believed that if I put more time into my business than my competition, it would make me successful. I became the worst workaholic you could imagine. I would actually leave church on Sunday—and [...]

8 Tips to Become Your Own Boss

Melinda Emerson — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:03:06 +0000

It’s more than a notion to launch your own business. Nowadays it’s common for folks to leave a job via layoff or early retirement and jump right into starting a small business.

On The Road To Oprah’s Own Network

Melinda Emerson — Mon, 31 May 2010 09:55:18 +0000

Many of you may not know this but Oprah Winfrey is who inspired me to become an entrepreneur. When I was in college she opened Harpo Studios. That planted the seed and really gave me the confidence that one day I could own my own production company. I will never forget that time. I was [...]

How to Become A Wealthy Freelancer

Melinda Emerson — Thu, 27 May 2010 11:09:56 +0000

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. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Pete Savage Co-Author The Wealthy Freelancer:12 Secrets to a Great Income and an Enviable Lifestyle (Penguin)., and co-founder of the popular website [...]

5 Common Myths About Starting a Small Business

Melinda Emerson — Mon, 24 May 2010 09:17:13 +0000

Starting a small business is not a 9 to 5 job. In the beginning your business owns you---you do not own it or your time.

Winners of the $25,000 Entrepreneur’s Challenge

Melinda Emerson — Mon, 10 May 2010 09:07:18 +0000

In celebration of her first book, Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months: A Month-by-Month Guide to a Business That Works (Adams Media, March 2010), Melinda Emerson is annoucning contest winners featuring a prize of weekly small-business coaching sessions. “The contest brought so many worthy applicants that I found it impossible to choose one winner,” [...]

Small Business SEO Basics

Melinda Emerson — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:00:56 +0000

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wed on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @WayneHurlbert. Wayne is a well known SEO and internet marketing consultant. He is also a highly regarded speaker and business book reviewer. [...]

#SmallBizChat Celebrates 1 Year of Ending Small Business Failure

Melinda Emerson — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:02:57 +0000

This week marks the one-year anniversary of #SmallBizChat. For the past year, every Wednesday at 8pm ET, I have had a standing appointment on Twitter with small business owners — to answer their small business questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping business owners with issues and challenges as [...]