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How to Get Your Small Business Organized for 2013

January 3, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

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 Debbie Lillard @Debbielillard Debbie is an internationally recognized expert on Home Organizing, featured on A&E’s Hoarders and HGTV’s Mission: Organization. Debbie runs Space to Spare, […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @debbielillard, business planning, Debbie Lillard, staying organized

Chronicles of Being a Start-up: Bootstrap Baptism Part 1

January 2, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

    You did it! You’ve just hit the lottery!  No, you may not have won the Powerball, but you’ve got this thing in your head; this glorious thing called an idea and you are ready to change the world with a click of a button, the stroke of a pen, or words that will move people all over […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, How to Start Tagged With: @Launch_Table, business plan, Ian Jones

SmallBizLady’s 5 Favorite Posts of 2012

January 1, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

I blog for the people. I have wanted to be a professional writer since the 8th grade, and I feel blessed and privileged that I am able to live my dream. I love telling great stories about small business owners who work hard every day. My mission is to end small business failure so am […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Business Inspiration Tagged With: business planning, small business

5 Marketing Tips to Keep More Customers in 2013

December 31, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

I’m a customer relationship management (CRM) guy and have been for the better part of the last ten years. These systems help small businesses automate marketing processes to more efficiently close deals, and do a better job of building customer relationships. With more small businesses turning to CRM apps and services to help with marketing […]

Filed Under: 31 Ways to Boost Your Small Business, Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles Tagged With: @BrentLeary, #Boost2013, Brent Leary, CRM

How to Make Sure You Take a Vacation From Your Small Business in 2013

December 30, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

For most of you who have any kind of entrepreneurial spirit, you are a driven individual. You are driven by your dream, your goals, your heart’s desire, perhaps by proving yourself to yourself or to someone else, and moved by what you will be able to provide for those you care about. As you have […]

Filed Under: 31 Ways to Boost Your Small Business, Business Inspiration, Guest Articles Tagged With: @martinamcgowan, #Boost2013, entrepreneur, Martina McGowan, small business success

How to Refresh Your Small Business Elevator Pitch for 2013

December 29, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 12 Comments

When you are in business, you are selling yourself as much as you are selling your products and services.  One of things that you might want to update as you head into the New Year is how you introduce yourself. Some call it your 30 second commercial; some call it a value proposition or your […]

Filed Under: 31 Ways to Boost Your Small Business, Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles Tagged With: @BlueprintSMS, #Boost2013, elevator pitch, Karin Bellantoni, small business tips

How to Become a Small Business Catalyst in 2013

December 28, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

It’s always best to be someone who makes good things happen. This creates energy, activity, goodwill and ultimately, results and success. When you are a catalyst, you live by the code “Give to Get.” You draw so much opportunity to you because of what you do. So, are you a catalyst? A catalyst is a “person whose talk, […]

Filed Under: 31 Ways to Boost Your Small Business, Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles Tagged With: @DeborahShane, #Boost2013, Deborah Shane, entrepreneur, small business info

8 Best WordPress Plugins For Your Small Business Website

December 27, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 30 Comments

Whenever I build a WordPress website for my small business clients, I always include my personal list of the eight best WordPress plugins as part of the package. That’s because an “out-of-the-box” WordPress site is missing some key pieces of functionality; pieces that need to be there for your small business website to succeed. That’s […]

Filed Under: 31 Ways to Boost Your Small Business, Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: @MattSMansfield, #Boost2013, best wordpress plugins, Matt Mansfield, premium wordpress plugins, top wordpress plugins, wordpress plugin

7 Things You Need to Know to Attract Corporate Sponsorship in 2013

December 26, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Poet Edith Lovejoy Pierce said “We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day”. The New Year represents a new opportunity to increase the visibility and income of your small business. No matter what you […]

Filed Under: 31 Ways to Boost Your Small Business, Grow Your Business, Guest Articles Tagged With: @AnishaRKeeys, #Boost2013, Anisha Robinson Keeys, business planning, sponsorship. funding

A Gift For You For Christmas

December 25, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

This is Christmas Day, and to all my loyal readers — I have a gift for you.  My three most popular ebooks I offer you today for free. 20 Tips to Jumpstart Twitter. You all know that Twitter is my favorite social networking site, and now I’m giving you a helpful tool to dive into […]

Filed Under: 31 Ways to Boost Your Small Business, Grow Your Business Tagged With: #Boost2013, business planning, small business info

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