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How to Create Your Millionaire Mindset

December 30, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Guest Article The first step to creating your millionaire mindset is writing down the lessons you’ve learned on your journey. If you’re like most of us, you’re probably not too happy with some of the financial decisions you’ve made in your life thus far.  As Dave Ramsey says, “That makes you over the age of […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Guest Articles Tagged With: @blessedandrich, Melissa Cappleman, millionaire mindset

How to Set Your Small Business Resolutions for 2015

December 29, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

I just love setting New Year’s resolutions for myself personally and for my business each year. But many people think resolutions are a waste of time. Why is that? Likely because they’re going about it all wrong. Here, we look at tips for setting the right kinds of resolutions so you can actually accomplish them! […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business Tagged With: new year planning, sales planning

Who is on #SmallBizChat January 2015

December 26, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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#SmallBizChat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #SmallBizChat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss.  Join me live every Wednesday, 8PM EST for #SmallBizChat on Twitter.  Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and click here for directions on how to join […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: @brianmoran, @MichelFalcon, @motivationmama, @taxmama, Brian Moran, Denise J. Hart, Eva Rosenberg, Michel Falcon

Best of #SmallBizChat 2014

December 24, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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As many of you know, every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter chat #SmallBizChat. Over the year, our chats with a variety of professionals who share their insight and experience generate a lot of great discussion. Each of those chats creates abundant value for my readers, so I encourage you […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: best of #smallbizchat

Is It Time to Polish Your Personal Brand for Greater Business Success?

December 23, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Guest Article There’s a reason personal branding is a priority of the most successful businesspeople you know, whether they operate as freelancers, independent consultants, small business owners, corporate executives, executives in well-branded businesses or organizations, or leaders of every stripe. Those who achieve their goals and ascend to the top of their fields benefit from […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles Tagged With: @Bizstrong, Barbara Findlay Schenck, Branding for Dummies, personal branding

SmallBizLady’s 7 Favorite Blog Posts of 2014

December 22, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

I write so much content, that sometimes I forget what I’ve written about! I like to look back at the end of the year and highlight the blog posts that I feel were the most useful and poignant for small business owners. Here are my seven favorite posts from 2014. 15 Things I’ve Learned in […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips Tagged With: SmallBizLady's Favorites

How to Succeed in Life and in Business

December 18, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Melinda Emerson, Twitter’s @SmallBizLady offers business advice and encouragement to more than three million entrepreneurs every week online. Forbes magazine named her the top woman for entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter. She’s a successful businesswoman, a social media expert, a best-selling author and journalist, and a dynamic and stimulating speaker. We decided to turn the […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: 2nd Edition, 7 Essential Principles of Small Business Success, Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, SmallBizChat

How To Use Budgeting To Save Your Business

December 16, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article As this year nears closer and closer to the end, you have to start thinking about your budget for next year.   It continues to amaze me how many businesses don’t want to create a budget.  They would rather operate their business blindly than to create a profitable plan so they can prosper in […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Guest Articles Tagged With: @Empower2Thrive, budget planning, Sherrell T Martin, small business budgeting

10 Ways to Usher Your Small Business Into the New Year

December 15, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Most businesses don’t realize that success in January starts long before the first of the New Year. It takes plenty of work and planning to set your year up right. Here are several items you should start checking off your list starting today. Don’t miss these 10 Ways to Usher Your Small Business Into the […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business Tagged With: business plan, crowdfunding, New Year

How to Develop a Successful Online Business

December 11, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

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 week’s guest is Steven Power @StevenRPower. Steven is the President of Bigcommerce. Previously he was the founder and CEO of ReachLocal Australia. Steve brings extensive leadership experience in […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Technology Tagged With: @bigcommerce, @StevenRPower, ecommerce, Steve R. Power

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