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Three Ways to Increase Ecommerce Customer Engagement

January 20, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Guest Article Since its inception, online shopping has been steadily gaining market share. Analysts credit a better overall online shopping experience and savvy promotions for the steady increase in sales for ecommerce sites. While the upswing in online shopping is good news for ecommerce merchants, it’s also true that competition levels are increasing, both from […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Guest Articles Tagged With: @davidvarnai, customer engagement, David Varnai, ecommerce

A 12-Month Plan for Starting a Business in 2015

January 19, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Starting a business takes time, and that’s something newbie entrepreneurs don’t realize. In fact, in my newly updated book, Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, I give you a full year to get everything lined up in your new business endeavor so you’re set up for success. Here, let’s develop an easy plan so […]

Filed Under: How to Start Tagged With: small business success tips, start a business, starting a business

What You Need to Know About Your Small Business Taxes

January 15, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 1 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 @taxmama. Eva Rosenberg, BA, EA, known as the Internet’s TaxMama®, publishes the popular TaxMama.com® website, cited by Consumer Reports magazine as a […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @taxmama, Eva Rosenberg, small business health care, small business taxes

When is it Time to Move out of Your Home Office?

January 13, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Guest Article Unless you have attracted a large amount of funding prior to launch, the chances are that your new business will be taking its first few steps on the cheap. And, more often than not, this means working from home while you start to generate some income. There are numerous reasons why working from […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Guest Articles Tagged With: @ChristianAbbas, Christian Abbas, hiring employees, home office

7 Signs You’ve Got the Right Entrepreneurial Mindset to Start a Business

January 12, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

If you’ve asked yourself whether you’re cut out to be an entrepreneur, good for you. It’s a question I encourage everyone to really explore before starting a business. You see it’s more than a notion to start a business from scratch, so you need to make sure you know why you are doing it. But […]

Filed Under: How to Start Tagged With: #SmallBizLadyBYOB, become your own boss in 12 months 2nd edition, entrepreneur

How to Create an Effective Vision Board

January 8, 2015 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 @motivationmama. Denise J. Hart, the Revenue Reinvention Strategist, is the CEO of the Momentum Institute for Women. However, this wasn’t always the case. […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @motivationmama, Denise J. Hart, small business planning, vision board

Honest Guide to Help Every Entrepreneur Rise to Riches

January 6, 2015 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Janet Shapiro Janet@smithpublicity.com 856-489-8654 x320 Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months: A Month-by-Month Guide to a Business That Works (2nd Edition) By Melinda F. Emerson – From America’s #1 Small Business Expert, @SmallBizLady who Forbes named their #1 woman for entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter “Melinda Emerson provides a complete—and breezy—road map to make your […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, How to Start Tagged With: become your own boss in 12 months 2nd edition

How to Develop a Life Plan for Your Small Business

January 5, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

So you’ve got your business plan. You’ve got your marketing plan. Heck, you’ve even got a blogging plan. But, what your business needs first, before all of these, is a life plan. No, you won’t see “life plan” on most small business sites, because it’s of my own invention. What I mean when I say […]

Filed Under: How to Start Tagged With: blogging plan, business plan, Life Plan, setting goals

Do You Have Resolutions or Resolve in 2015?

January 2, 2015 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

It’s now January, and rather than spend your time make resolutions that you may or may not keep, how about you resolve to do something different in 2015? You are one idea away from being able to do anything you want, but you need to make the decision to do it.  I rarely hear bad […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, How to Start Tagged With: become your own boss, social media ninja, win a vip coaching day with Melinda, Youtube video contest

Is 2015 the Year You Become Your Own Boss?

January 1, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

If you’ve been thinking about starting a small business for months or even years, I have one question for you: Is 2015 the year you’ll FINALLY Become Your Own Boss? You’ve been reading blogs, stalking potential competitors online and dreaming about signing your own paycheck, but you haven’t taken the plunge into entrepreneurship just yet. […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Business Inspiration Tagged With: become your own boss in 12 months 2nd edition, launch a business, start a business

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