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Who is on #SmallBizChat January 2017

December 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 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and click here for directions on how to join […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @andrena_sawyer, @barbaragiamanco, @mlauha, @SentzC, SmallBizChat

Top Marketing Mistakes in the Tech World

December 27, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Post Technological innovation has significantly expanded marketing technique and reach. However, misconceptions about how tech has changed traditional marketing can limit the effectiveness of your campaign. Too often, tech marketers get swept up in trends and buzzwords without stopping to think about what actually works. Avoiding some of the most common tech marketing mistakes […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles Tagged With: @searchbloom, digital marketing, technology mistakes

Best of SucceedAsYourOwnBoss.com Blog 2016

December 26, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

I can’t believe another great year is about to be over.  My team and I work tirelessly to bring you quality content on this blog. Our mission is the end small business failure, and everything published on this blog is designed to do to help you learn the business of running a business. I wanted […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: best of, Best Of 2016

SmallBizLady’s #12DaysofGiveaways 2016 Winners List

December 23, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

As we wind down for the Christmas holidays, I wanted to take some time out to congratulate the winners from our 2016 #12daysofgiveaways contest. These entrepreneurs entered our third annual holiday giveaway, and many of them entered faithfully each day for the chance to win. Special thanks again to our generous sponsors including ADP, App […]

Filed Under: Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: #12daysofgiveaways, holiday gift #12DaysofGiveaways

Best of #SmallBizChat 2016

December 22, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

One of the really special things about Twitter for me, is the weekly interview show I have hosted for the last seven years #Smallbizchat. Every Wednesday from 8-9pm Eastern Time, I have the honor to talk with some of the most brilliant and successful small business experts in the country. We have even hosted experts […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Tagged With: SmallBizChat

The New King of Advertising Spending: Digital Media

December 20, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Post As 2017 arrives, the new type of marketing finally has taken over the top spot in ad spending, digital media. Traditionally, TV ad spending has been the type of marketing companies have focused on the most. The future of ad spending has digital media on top and that trend will continue to make […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles Tagged With: @searchbloom, digital marketing

IRS Tax Alert: The Deadline for W-2s and 1099s Has Moved Up

December 19, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

As if we weren’t already scrambling to get our paperwork ready in time for tax season, the government has moved up an important deadline that you need to know about as a small business owner. If you have payroll employees or contractors, you are required by law to file either a W-2 form (for full-time […]

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

How To Avoid Sales Management Mistakes in Your Small Business

December 15, 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 Suzanne Paling of Sales Management Services has over 25 years of experience in sales management consulting and coaching, helping companies […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @SuzannePaling, Sales management

Get Your Creative Juices Flowing: New Year Creative Team Inspiration

December 13, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Sponsored Post Image Credit As we to enter a new year, you might feel renewed, refreshed and ready to hit the ground running! Maybe you’re chock full of inspiration, new ideas and resolutions to make this year great. Or, like some of us, you might feel a little burned out from holiday festivities, end of […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Guest Articles Tagged With: @insightlyapp, creativity, inspiration, motivation

10 Things To Do in Your Small Business Before 2017

December 12, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

This is the time of year when many of us are counting down the days until being off for the holidays, but I want to draw your attention to a few housekeeping issues that need to be completed before year-end that will make your new year sunny and bright. You must plan for success; it […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Your Small Business

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