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5 Tips for the Entrepreneur Seeking Funding

January 21, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Guest Article These are heady days for entrepreneurs and founders. Economic indicators look positive and the taper is happening. Unemployment is down, housing starts are up and so is the stock market. If there is any downside to this news, it has to be that interest rates may begin to rise, fractionally of course, but […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Grow Your Business, Guest Articles Tagged With: @CBACFunding, Andrew Cravenho, angel investor, funding a small business, venture capital

14 Bible Verses Every Small Business Owner Needs for 2014

January 20, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 43 Comments

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At the top of each year, I pull together my favorite Bible verses to encourage you along your journey as a small business owner. As you run your small business, situations will arise where you will be frustrated, pushed and your faith will be tested. At those times, these words from the Bible will encourage […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration Tagged With: Bible verses for Entrepreneurs, business bible verses

Why Small Business Websites Fail

January 16, 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @LynnWhite.  Lynn White, a sucker for gadgets since middle school, now has an MBA and is the Principal Designer of Lynn […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Technology Tagged With: @lynnwhite, Lynn White, small business website

Are You Ready to Start Your Dream Business in 2014?

January 14, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

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A New Year is the perfect time to start planning your new life as a small business owner. But don’t quit your job just yet! You need to make sure that the entrepreneurial lifestyle is for you.  It takes on average 12-18 months for a small business to break even, let alone replace your corporate […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, How to Start Tagged With: Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, Emerson planning system, mastermind group

Top 10 Myths About Your Small Business Taxes

January 13, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Sponsored Post It’s tax time. This might not be your favorite time of the year, but not doing proper tax reporting is a problem you do not need in your small business. With the ever-changing requirements for businesses, it is easy to make a mistake or get caught up in tax myths. Greatland Corporation, one […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Featured Post Tagged With: small business taxes

Getting Your Product to the National Market

January 9, 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @rachelhoffy. Rachel Hofstetter is a food entrepreneur groupie and the author of Cooking up a Business, which focuses on what it’s […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @rachelhoffy, Rachel Hofstetter, selling to national market

What Kind of Insurance Do I Need For My Start Up?

January 7, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Guest Article Small businesses need insurance protection just as larger companies do, but when your margins are thin or sales are sluggish, you have to cut costs, which often means forgoing small business insurance. This is doubly true for start-ups that are often short on operating capital. No matter how appealing skipping business insurance may […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: @HiscoxSmallBiz, small business info, small business insurance, starting a small business

How Do You Know You Are Ready to Become Your Own Boss?

January 6, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

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Have you wondered if you could succeed as your own boss? According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), the small business sector is growing rapidly, but still many people fail in business in the first two years. While corporate America has been downsizing, the rate of small business start-ups has grown, and the rate for […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Business Inspiration Tagged With: become your own boss, entrepreneur

Who is on #SmallBizChat January 2014?

January 3, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

#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 […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: @lynnwhite, @nikastewart, @rachelhoffy, @sweetprocess, Lynn White, Nika Stewart, Owen McGab Enaohwo, Rachel Hofstetter

SmallBizLady’s Best Blog Posts of 2013

January 2, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Every week I publish articles on this blog because I want you to succeed as your own boss.  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 recall a hard learned lesson in my […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, My Recommendations Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, small business

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