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How to Be More Tax Savvy in Your Small Business with Eva Rosenberg @TaxMama

February 24, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interviewwith Eva Rosenberg, the TaxMama® @TaxMama is passionate about helping your business pay the least taxes legally possible.She’s the author the award-winning book Small Business Taxes Made Easy, as an practicing […]

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

7 Must Use Social Media Platforms to Grow Your Small Business

February 21, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 7 Comments

The best way to promote your business online is through social media platforms. 78% of people trust peer recommendations, whereas only 14% trust ads. Just think about how often you’ve tried something based on someone else telling you that it’s worth checking out. Having a great online presence on the right platforms not only makes […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Social Media Tagged With: facebook, foursquare, linkedin, pinterest, tumblr, twitter, Valencio Cardoso, youtube

Are You The Right President For Your Small Business?

February 20, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

When I first started thinking about President’s Day this year, I thought it would be helpful to blog about being an effective business leader. Whenever you start a company, you have the right to be the president. After all, it is your company.  It was your idea, your seed capital, your contacts that got the […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business Tagged With: burnout, growing pains, Hiring, melinda emerson, president, small business, smallbizlady, uneducated entrepreneurs

How to Monetize Your Message – #SmallBizChat QA with Darnyelle A. Jervey

February 16, 2012 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 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @darnyellejervey Darnyelle A. Jervey, MBA, is a small business expert founder of IncredibleOneEnterprises.com. She is committed to showing entrepreneurs the mindset, marketing […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Telesummit Tagged With: branding, interview, marketing, SmallBizChat

How To Effectively Evaluate Your Next Business Venture

February 14, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Are you on your way to starting a small business in the near future? Do you already own a business and have a list of goals to take it to the next level?  Are you contemplating incorporating new revenue streams to help grow your bottom line?  Or maybe you’re thinking about tapping into a new […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, How to Start Tagged With: Dasanj Aberdeen, Evaluate your business, new venture, SWOT analysis

What Whitney Houston Can Teach Us All About Business

February 13, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 19 Comments

Over the last few days the world has been reeling over the untimely death of pop icon Whitney Houston.  As a teenager I grew up on a steady diet the late singer’s hits.  My favorites  among them are Greatest Love of All, Saving All My Love For You, I Have Nothing and I Will Always […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration Tagged With: business inspiration, love, melinda emerson, Whitney Houston

How to Reinvent Your Small Business Brand – #SmallBizChat Q&A

February 9, 2012 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 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Branding Strategist @DeborahShane. Deborah is the Author of Career Transition-make the shift and a nationally published writer and speaker.  She hosts a […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Your Small Business Tagged With: blog strategy, branding, marketing, SmallBizChat

How to search for lease space for your small business

February 7, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

In talking with countless prospective tenants working in the commercial office leasing industry since the 2000’s, I realized that there is a huge misconception of what the ultimate goal of a business is when it comes to leasing. Most people think the goal is to find a great affordable space in a desirable building located […]

Filed Under: How to Start Tagged With: commerr, Justin Lee, landlord, lease space, melinda emerson, tenant, tenant broker

How to be a Successful Freelancer

February 6, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 9 Comments

Most small businesses start today as a side hustle first. In fact, 1 in 3 Americans is a freelancer or temporary worker in the post-recession era, according to research by the Human Capital Institute (HCI). The majority of contract workers are part-timers, and their ranks are growing at more than twice the rate of full-time employees, […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, How to Start Tagged With: Become a Networking Machine, Build a Web portfolio, Focus on a Niche, melinda emerson, small business, success in business, successful freelancer, Track Your Hours

How to Be Successful in Business #SmallBizChat QA

February 2, 2012 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 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with retail and fashion pioneer Liz Lange @lizlange. In 1997, out of a one-room office, she created Liz Lange Maternity, changing forever the […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, How to Start, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, SmallBizChat Tagged With: retail. interview, small business, SmallBizChat

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