All businesses start with a dream. Sometimes it’s a dream to be wealthy beyond your wildest dreams or a dream of one day seeing your name on the door. It could even be the dream to be able to take your family on the vacation of a lifetime or to start your own business so […]
How to Reinvent a Small Business
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wed on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Karyn Greenstreet @Kgreenstreet. She is the President of Passion For Business, LLC. Karyn is an internationally-known speaker, author, and self-employment expert who has […]
Smallbizlady’s 12 Step Program To Cure Work Addiction
Starting a small business is a great way to become a raging workaholic. As a reformed workaholic, I have developed a 12 Step program so that you can run your business and have a life. If you start your business with the knowledge of how it can easily become all consuming–hopefully you will make a […]
Could a Franchise Be the Right Model for Your Business?
I’m Melinda Emerson and each week as the Small Biz Lady (AKA @SmallBizLady on Twitter), I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my interview with Mary Tomzack (AKA @FranchiseHelp on Twitter), Mary is author of “Tips & Traps When Buying a Franchise,” and one […]
Top 5 Business Plan Mistakes
Successful businesses run based on an up-to-date business plan, particularly if you have a need to secure outside funding to launch or grow your business. In order to make your business plan turn into a document that you can actually use to run your business, it’s best to avoid these 5 common mistakes when writing […]
How to Choose a Business Partner
I’m Melinda Emerson and each week as Small Biz Lady (AKA @SmallBizLady), I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from Nina Kaufman (AKA @ NinaKaufman on Twitter), an award-winning business attorney, columnist and blogger for Entrepreneur online, and author of The Entrepreneurs Prenup: How to […]
Now Read This: Be Your Own Lobbyist by Amy H. Handlin
Studies show that independent business owners attribute six of their ten most pressing problems in business problems to government, especially tax and regulatory policies. But only a small number of small business owners even try to fight back. Amy H. Handlin, Author of Be Your Own Lobbyist: How to Give Your Small Business Big Clout […]
How to Hire the Right Employees for Your Small Business
I’m Melinda Emerson (AKA “Small Biz Lady”). Each week as @SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with Dr. Janice Presser (@Dr.Janice on Twitter) the Chief Executive Officer of The Gabriel Institute, and (with Dr. Jack Gerber) an originator of Role-Based Assessment […]
Is Your Small Business The Most Important Thing To You?
When I started my first company, I made a vow to myself that no one would be able to “outwork” me. I believed that if I put more time into my business than my competition, it would make me successful. I became the worst workaholic you could imagine. I would actually leave church on Sunday–and […]
How To Develop a Marketing Plan for Your Small Business
Each week as @Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with @KindraCotton Kindra Cotton owns SSS for Success (EASY Brand Marketing Specialists), a company that promotes Small Business Survival through EASY Sales using the specially designed EASY Brand Marketing Program. She is […]
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