How to Use Facebook to Grow Your Small Business

How to Use Facebook to Grow Your Small Business

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 AK Stout @akstout18. AK has been working with social media for the past 6 years,  as one of the first group introduced [...]

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5 Steps to Take Online Before Launching Your Small Business

The fast-moving flow of information in social media  can be intimidating to even the most computer-savvy among us. To a budding small business owner, it can be daunting. Yet if you want your business to succeed, you can’t afford to ignore that world. Fortunately, there is a way to conquer that world and make it [...]

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Developing a Mobile Marketing Strategy with Kent Lewis

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 Kent Lewis @KentLewis is President and Founder of Anvil Media and Formic Media, sister search engine and social media marketing agencies based [...]

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Budgeting Tips for Small Business Owners

If your fiscal year parallels your wall calendar, then you made it through Q-1 or as you may formally call it, the first quarter. Perhaps you’re feeling optimistic about the goals you’ll accomplish this year, or are concerned about your revenue goals for the second quarter. It’s best to look at where you’ve been to [...]

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12 Bible Verses Every Small Business Owner Needs For 2012

I normally do this post at the top of the year, but I was inspired to wait until now.  With Easter upon us, I though this post would be particularly meaningful at this time of year.   My religious theme for 2012 is, “Either I win or I learn, but with God’s help I never lose.” [...]

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How to Grow An Online Business QA with Andrew Davis

How to Grow An Online Business QA with Andrew Davis

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 Andrew Davis @CPC_Andrew .  Andrew is Author of the Merchant Comparison Shopping Handbook and the Director of Marketing for CPC Strategy, an online retail [...]

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How to Get New Customers Part II

There are numerous ways of getting new customers but not all methods are applicable to all businesses. I also need to remind you that getting repeat business from your existing customers is far easier than attracting new customers, but it is important to have a strategy for getting new customers in the door. In Part [...]

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Who’s on #SmallBizChat this Month – April 2012

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. Here are the upcoming guests for April 2012… 4/4 Andrew Davis @CPC_Andrew Director of Marketing of CPC Strategy teaches How to Grow an Online Business 4/11 Kent Lewis @kentlewis Founder, Anvil Media Inc. teaches How to Use Mobile Web Advertising [...]

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How Do I Get New Customers Part 1

So often I am asked about how to get new customers that I decided to develop a two part series on the topic.   No customers, no business. A simple and obvious fact, which leads new business owners to ask the question “How do I get customers to see and buy from my business?” The [...]

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How to be a Finance Rock Star in Your Business with Nicole A. Fende

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 @NicoleAFende. Nicole is The Numbers Whisperer™ and President of Small Business Finance Forum.  As a credentialed actuary with experience as a Chief [...]

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5 Tips to Help Your Website to Load Faster

5 Tips to Help Your Website to Load Faster

In building our website, oftentimes, we’d like to put as much content in it to make it informative. It is for promotion. It’s also to get people engaged in what your business is all about. The more detailed the better. One striking factor of a good website is having a good design together with a [...]

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Grow Your Business

How to Grow Your Small Business

For those small business owners who survived the startup phase and are now ready to grow your business, there are numerous possibilities. Keep in mind, growing your business will depend on what business you are in and how much money, time and sweat equity you’re willing to invest all over again. Here are four ways to [...]

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How to Be Successful as a Franchise Owner with Dina Dwyer-Owens

How to Be Successful as a Franchise Owner with Dina Dwyer-Owens

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 @DinaDwyerOwens.  She’s the Chairwoman and CEO of The Dwyer Group www.dwyergroup.com over such well-known service brands as Mr. Rooter, Aire Serv Heating [...]

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