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25 Small Business Experts to Follow on Twitter

July 27, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

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Social media is a powerful tool for would-be and existing small business owners. I have used Twitter often to reach out to people that I would never be able to reach otherwise. Now I am sharing my top list of professionals on Twitter, who I believe have real value, and are generous with their expertise.

If you’re serious about starting your own business, you’ll need first-hand advice from successful entrepreneurs.  Twitter is a great resource for making contact and learning critical business information, from small business experts, branding professionals and finance experts, so check out our list of 25 small business experts you should follow and learn from on Twitter.

1.      @smallbiztrends: Anita Campbell is one of the top smallbiz experts as CEO of a Smallbiztrends.com an online community with business blog posts, marketing news, and industry trends.

2. @kgreenstreetKaryn Greenstreet is a business coach and mastermind group expert.

3.      @mashable: Pete Cashmore is the CEO at Mashable who frequently tweets really useful articles about business tools and technology.

4.      @zimblermilleris a social media strategist and branding coach.

5.      @chrisbrogan: teaches people how to use social media to grow  your small business.

6. @richelleshaw: small business expert for women

7. @sidehustlecoach: Lawrence McClutchen help you transition from moonlighting to fulltime entrepreneur

8. @Typeamom:is a great social media strategist, momblogger and expert work at home mom.

9. @Merylkevans: is known as the content maven and professional blogger since 2000.

10.  @copyblogger: Brian Clark is writer turned professional blogger.  He’s great on having freelance success.

11.  @cathywebsavvyPR: She’s a pro at social media strategy, web marketing, PR and more.

12.  @FranchiseKing: Joel Libava is a marketing and business consultant.

13.  @smallbiztweets: Alex Bellinger’s small business podcast is full of information for entrepreneurs.

14.  @dmscott: David Meerman Scott has written ground breaking books including The New Rules of Marketing & PR and World Wide Rave.

15.  @problogger: Darren Rowse teaches how to use Twitter and blogging to grow your business

16.  @deniseoberry: Denise O’Berry of justforsmallbusiness.com is author of cash flow management

17.  @getresults John Reddish is the succession planner, he helps you plan what comes next.

18.  @DIYMarketers: Learn Do It Yourself marketing tips from Ivana Taylor.

19. @taigoodwin The career makeover coach help you develop your entrepreneurial mindset as you transition for worker to business owner.

20.  @startupprincess: Kelly King Anderson helps women entrepreneurs grow their businesses.

21.  @shelisrael: Shel Israel has written books like Twitterville: How Businesses Can Survive in the New Global Neighborhoods.

22.  @StefanW: Great links to articles about starting a business, managing your money, using budget-friendly marketing techniques, etc.

23.  @lenawest: Social media maven and successful entrepreneur

24.  @absolutelytrue: This entrepreneurial mom shares tips for web design, content development, and more.

25.@TPEntrepreneur Mike Michalowicz, “Mr. TPE” gives great advice for first time entrepreneurs.

If this list has helped you, please Tweet it and help spread the word on what I am all about at www.succeedasyourownboss.com

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Filed Under: Social Media, Women in Business Tagged With: small business, small business experts, small business owners, social media, twitter

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Melinda F. Emerson, “SmallBizLady” is America’s #1 Small Business Expert. She is an internationally renowned keynote speaker on small business development, social selling, and online marketing strategy. As CEO of Quintessence Group, her Philadelphia-based marketing consulting firm serves Fortune 500 brands that target the small business market. Clients include Amazon, Adobe, Verizon, VISA, Google, FedEx, Chase, American Express, The Hartford, and Pitney Bowes. She also has an online school, www.smallbizladyuniversity.com, that teaches people online marketing and how to start and grow a successful small business and publishes a blog SucceedAsYourOwnBoss.com. Her advice is widely read, reaching more than 3 million entrepreneurs each week online. She hosts The Smallbizchat Podcast and is the bestselling author of Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, Revised and Expanded, and Fix Your Business, a 90 Day Plan to Get Back Your Life and Reduce Chaos in Your Business.

Comments

  1. drjimsellner PhD.,DipC. says

    July 28, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    Fascinating list. lots of help out there.
    jim sellner

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  2. Sherri Garrity says

    July 29, 2009 at 9:24 pm

    Awesome, it amazes me how many of us are out there working to support the small business owner. As a corporate fugitive I say YAYY!!!! So many good peeps so little time…

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    • Melinda Emerson says

      July 30, 2009 at 7:58 pm

      Thank you so much for sharing your enthusiasm for my blog post. With 23 million small business owners in the US, they need as much help as they can get if they are going to collectively bring back this global economy by creating jobs.

      My best–
      Melinda Emerson
      @smallbizlady

      Reply

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