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Ready To Become Your Own Boss in 2011? (Part 2)

November 22, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

In Part 1 of this article, I ask the question:  Have you had it with the daily grind?  When I realized being a small business owner would be my next career, I set out on a path to ditch the job that gave me headaches on the way to work every day.  I knew I was […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, How to Start, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, small business info, smallbizlady, start a business

Small Business Writers Wanted

November 19, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 12 Comments

After two years of being the only voice on www.succeedasyourownboss.com, I have decided to bring some new voices on small business to the world to help people end small business failure. As of 2011, this blog will now become a daily blog on small business success. My mission is to end small business failure and […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Your Small Business

How to Reinvent Your Business Blog

November 18, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with Cathy Larkin @CathyWebsavvyPR & @WhyDoWeBlog. Cathy Larkin is a social media strategist and 20-year public relations pro. Founder of Web Savvy PR, her boutique firm provides traditional PR and marketing support […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: blog strategy, blogging, business blogging, business planning, cathy larkin, melinda emerson, small business info, SmallBizChat

Ready To Become Your Own Boss in 2011? (Part 1)

November 15, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Have you had it with the daily grind?  You may be ready to become your own boss.  I remember when I knew my next career would be as a small business owner. I had the job I thought I always wanted, but getting headaches on the way to work in the morning just wasn’t right. […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, small business info, start a business

How to Use PR to Give Your Small Business a Boost

November 10, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 7 Comments

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with Amanda Vega @Amanda Vega began her career at AOL as a chat moderator 17 years ago. During her tenure at AOL she helped to develop Instant Messenger and Love@AOL. Amanda has […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: Amanda Vega, marketing, melinda emerson, pr in a jar, small business, smallbizlady

Be Careful About Advice You Take as a Start-Up Entrepreneur

November 8, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

I often attend events to see what I can learn from other business owners.  At a recent panel presentation featuring five seasoned women entrepreneurs who had been in business ranging from 8 – 25 years, I was appalled by the bad and overly simplistic advice these women shared. So in that vein, I will set the […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, smallbizlady, start a business

How to Use SCORE to Get Free Small Business Help

November 4, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with Amy Larrimore @SCOREphila Amy is the Vice President of Technology for SCORE, a free business mentoring program, and nonprofit association with 364 offices across the country. Amy is a seasoned entrepreneur […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: Amy Larrimore, business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, SCORE, small business ideas, small business info, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady

Smallbizlady’s 7-Step Course Correction in Your Small Business

November 1, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

I often use real coaching situations to develop content for this blog. I recently came across three women business owners who told me that they’d been in business 10-20 years, and that they were stuck and constantly in fear of what was going to happen next in their businesses.   It occurred to me that more […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, My Recommendations, Your Small Business Tagged With: business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, planning, restart your business, small business, small business tips, smallbizlady

How to Become an Infopreneur

October 28, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Each week as @Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with entrepreneur and instructional designer, Tai Goodwin @Tai Goodwin. She leverages over 14 years of developing adult learning materials and training to help entrepreneurs, coaches, and speakers create infoproducts that sell. Tai […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: e-books, ebook, ebooks, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business info, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady

How to Increase Productivity and Get More Out of Your Day

October 21, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

I’m Melinda Emerson and 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 Allyson Lewis @allyson7minutes.  Allyson is a professional speaker and productivity coach and the author of The Seven […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: Allyson Lewis, melinda emerson, Productivity, small business, small business productivity, smallbizlady, Time management, tweetchat

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