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Who’s on #Smallbizchat October 2018

October 3, 2018 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 follow the hashtag #Smallbizchat and click here for directions […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Cash Flow & Finance, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Solopreneurs Tagged With: @aliceheiman, @amandamogul, @askDeborrah, @itscherjones, @JoelBlock, @PhilGerb, branding through video, business connections, content marketing, monetize your expertise, multiple streams of income, sales processes, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady

The 5 Biggest Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Company’s Cash Flow

October 2, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Cash flow is one of the most important aspects when it comes to running a business. As a business owner, you’re always trying to balance the money coming in versus the money going out. While it is important for you to be making a profit, it’s even more crucial to determine whether your […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Guest Articles Tagged With: balancing money, cash flow, cash flow and profits

How to Fire an Employee Without Destroying Them

October 1, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

The only thing worse than firing an employee is firing one that is dear to you. The reasons for letting go of a beloved employee may vary. Perhaps you’ve outgrown them, can’t afford to keep them, or they are no longer cutting it. Whatever the reason, you don’t want to destroy this person that has […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Leadership, Teams Tagged With: employee management, firing an employee, teams

Get the map to quit your corporate job and build a business and life you love

September 27, 2018 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 Lori Hildebrand @mycoachlori.  Lori is the authority in helping female entrepreneurs turn their side hustle into their full-time gig. She teaches motivated […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, How to Start, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: @mycoachlori, build a business, leaving corporate, love your work, SmallBizChat

High-Performance Hiring Practices

September 25, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article One of the most frequent questions across this country, when I am talking to small business owners, is, “How do I hire the right person?”  Looking for the right person to hire can be the most expensive and damaging process in your business.  Your employees are the lifeblood of your organization.  They are […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business, Leadership, Teams Tagged With: @ogingacarr, employee management, Hiring, hiring practices

How to Leverage YouTube To Promote Your Business

September 24, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

When someone mentions social media as a marketing tool, most people think of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. But newsflash, YouTube is the second most searched site online. Video converts better than any other type of content right now and it’s cheaper to produce than every before so as a small business—YouTube could be a game […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Social Media, Technology Tagged With: leverage youtube, video marketing, youtube for business

How to Attract Corporate Sponsors to Your Small Business

September 20, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

This week on #Smallbizchat LIVE our show featured three guests: How to Attract Corporate Sponsorship with Linda Hollander,@wealthybaglady, How to Effectively Market Your Business with John Jantsch, @ducttape, and YouTube  Changes: How Your Small Business Can Continue to Leverage Videos for Profits with Burton Kelso, @BurtonKelso. I pulled three of the best questions from each of them to share with […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: @BurtonKelso, @ducttape, @wealthybaglady, corporate sponsorships, effective marketing, leveraging video, SmallBizChat

7 Ways IGTV Can Be Valuable for Your Small Business

September 18, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Since it’s launch in 2010, Instagram has become a global community of one billion! Recently, the photo sharing app announced their new feature IGTV, which allows users to post and watch videos that are up to one-hour long. While there’s a stand-alone IGTV app, you can also watch it from within the Instagram […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Social Media, Technology Tagged With: igtv, instagram, instagram tv, leverage social media, video marketing

How to Develop a Business Strategy – Part III

September 17, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Developing a business strategy is all about looking at where you want your company to be in the next 3-to-5 years and figuring out what you need to do now to get there. If you spend your days constantly putting out fires in your business, it’s doubtful that you have much time for developing a […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business, Solopreneurs, Your Small Business Tagged With: benefits of business strategy, business strategy, develop strategy, long-term strategy

Using Webinars to Generate Leads, Customers, and Profits

September 13, 2018 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 Thomas P. Curran @tompcurran. Thomas is a Webinar Training Expert who teaches his students how to generate leads, clients and profits […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @tompcurran, getting started with webinars, SmallBizChat, webinars, webinars in business

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