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How to Prepare Your Small Business for Sale

August 10, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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There is a lot of reason why business owners sell their business. Some of them are retiring and no longer want to run their business. Or some have been in a tight situation, and they need money. While a few soloprenuers have grown their business to the size, they can no longer manage it on […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: assess your business’ worth, building your credit score, Earnings Before Depreciation and Amortization, selling your small business, small business up for sale

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Make Room for Your Next Level with Delatorro McNeal

August 6, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Delatorro McNeal is a world-renowned, CSP-designated keynote speaker, the CEO of Platinum Performance Global, LLC, and the founder of The Full Throttle Experience. Delatorro is a member of the National Speakers Association and the Global Speakers Federation and offers powerful motivational messages to audiences around the globe, including organizations such as Johnson & Johnson, New […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: consistency, daily routine, developing better motivation, goal setting, small business motivation, Solopreneurs, the power of accountability

A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Winning Business Proposal

August 4, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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If you’re involved in the sales process in your company, you probably know about the value of business proposals. They let you show what you do, how you can help the client, and how much it’s all going to cost them. The problem is, business proposals aren’t that fun, at least not the process of […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: business proposals, conversions, high-converting business proposal, pricing methods, social proof

10 Keys to Achieving Small Business Success

August 3, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Having spent the last two decades fully engulfed in the small business environment, I tend to see some of the same factors that play a part in the ability to achieve small business success. While some of these are personality traits, many are just simply ways of doing things. Here are the ten common keys […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: achieving small business success, grow your business, set deadlines, small business environment, successful business owners

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