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Who is on #SmallBizChat August 2016

July 29, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a 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.  Please join us live on Twitter every Wednesday 8-9pm ET. Be sure to follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and click here for directions on how to join […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @BarryMoltz, @Bloominari, @PhilGerb, @SmallBizWhisper, @WendyYBailey, small business, SmallBizChat

How To Find the Right Social Media Partner for Your Small Business @BeeSmartSocial

July 28, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a 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 Julie Bee, @BeeSmartSocial. Julie Bee is the owner and operator of BeeSmart Social Media. Since 2010 BeeSmart has provided affordable […]

Filed Under: Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Uncategorized Tagged With: small business, social media

How to Survive in Small Business with Limited Capital

July 26, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

It’s not easy running a small business with limited capital. If you are just starting out a new business venture, the challenges are even greater. Limited capital is the single biggest factor in determining how much you can, and cannot do to meet the needs of your customers. Having limited funds does not need to […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Guest Articles Tagged With: cash flow, small business

How to Better Manage Your Money in Your Small Business

July 25, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

When it comes to running a small business, it’s all about how you manage the money.  Even profitable companies can be doomed by poor cash flow, and it’s not a rare phenomenon. Struggling to collect payments from clients, and having invoices that linger for more than 90 days are shockingly common problems for small business […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Your Small Business Tagged With: money management, small business tips

The Golf Course for Small Business Owners: How to Use Networking to Your Advantage

July 21, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a 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 Stacey A Gordon @StaceyAGordon. Stacey is an entrepreneur, speaker, and diversity & inclusion trainer. She is the author of LinkedIn’s top rated resume course with […]

Filed Under: Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat

How To Go From Social to Closing a Sale

July 19, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

There can be a tendency as a small business to feel the need to jump on ALL of the social media platforms and start creating accounts. This is one strategy to get your slice of the social engagement pie. While it’s smart to connect with your customers on social media, biting off more than you […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Social Media Tagged With: @insightlyapp, social media

10 Ways to Use Pinterest to Grow Your Small Business

July 18, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you’re looking to expand your efforts on social media, consider Pinterest.  With over 100 million active users, this image-based social networking site has the potential to help you reach even more customers. Since it’s all about the visuals, you want to appeal to your readers senses to eat, shop or learn. Use these tips […]

Filed Under: Social Media, Your Small Business Tagged With: pinterest, social media

How to Stay Motivated in Your Small Business

July 14, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a 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 Jason and Jodi Womack, @JasonWomack and @JodiWomack. JASON and JODI WOMACK are the founders of The Womack Company, an international training firm […]

Filed Under: Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: gain momentum, motivation, small business

How to Build Your Business Website in Seven Days

July 12, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Sponsored Post One of the things that should be at the top of your to-do list when starting a business is getting a professional-looking website up and running. It might seem like an overwhelming task, but we can break down everything you need to do in just seven days (and even then, it’ll take just […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Featured Post, Your Small Business Tagged With: build your business, website

Taking Employees from Engagement to Loyalty

July 11, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Today’s small businesses are increasingly focused on culture as one of their competitive differentiators. That’s because research points to the many ways developing a great culture can engage and attract great employees, eventually resulting in a healthier bottom line. Recognition and appreciation are two simple ways of building employee loyalty, but alone they’re not sufficient. […]

Filed Under: Your Small Business Tagged With: employee engagement, job culture, loyalty

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