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The SmallBizChat Podcast: Hit It and Quit It with Brynne Tillman and Michelle Snow

September 15, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Two of my amazing guests – Brynne Tillman and Michelle Snow – join me at the same time for a fun, lighthearted, rapid-fire round of my favorite business questions. We get their opinions on a few business tools, some old-school marketing tips, and some great books for aspiring business owners. If you want to get […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: best small business advice, boost sales, business leadership, leverage LinkedIn, old-school marketing tip

7 Steps to Prepare for Holiday Season Sales

September 12, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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It’s only September, but the time is NOW to prepare your small business for holiday season sales. One thing I’ve learned in my decades-long career helping small businesses is that you can never start too early for the holidays. Q4 sales can massively increase your bottom line, but to maximize your results, you’ll need time. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: email marketing, gift guide, holiday sales strategy, holiday season marketing plan, holiday season sales, Thanksgiving Day

The SmallBizChat Podcast: How to Create Unbreakable Leadership with Michelle Snow

September 8, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Michelle Snow is a seasoned business coach who helps small business owners achieve “championship-like” success. She is a Philanthropist, Award Winning Trainer, Speaker, and Executive Consultant who helps her clients grow their leadership to grow their businesses.  She is CEO of Grow with Snow, a Professional & Leadership Development firm based in Philadephia. PA. After […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: business leadership, coaches, effective leaders, flexible, unbreakable leader

How to Better Manage Your Small Business Finances

September 5, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Chances are you started your business because you have a passion for a particular product or service…not because you love managing the financial aspect of a business. Yet every business owner must learn how to manage their small business finances if they want to grow and thrive. Today I’m sharing three tips that will help […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Grow Your Business Tagged With: business credit, business finances, cash flow, cash management, manage your small business finances

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Turning LinkedIn Connections into Conversations with Brynne Tillman

September 1, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Brynne Tillman is the LinkedIn Whisperer and CEO of Social Sales Link. For over a decade she has been teaching Entrepreneurs, sales teams, and business leaders how to leverage LinkedIn for social selling.  As a former sales trainer and personal producer, Brynne adopted all of the traditional sales techniques and adapted them to the new […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: cold calling, generating leads on Linkedin, how to leverage LinkedIn, qualified buyers, social selling

A 5×5 Plan for Fixing Your Business and Regaining Control of Your Life

August 29, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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I talk with small business owners every day, and the surprising thing is that although they may operate in different markets and industries, they tend to struggle with the same issues. The problem? Most have great business ideas but don’t know how to run a business. Can you relate? Fixing your business – identifying the […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business Tagged With: fixing your small business, growing your business, hiring tips, profitable business, run a business

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Mastering Marketing and Sales with Darren Moffatt

August 25, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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  Darren Moffatt is the founder and Chief Nerd at Nerdsofbusiness.com and the Host of The Nerds of Business Podcast. An award-winning entrepreneur with a proven track record of online success, he is an insightful digital strategist, an in-demand speaker at business events on the topic of online marketing and digital disruption, and regularly features […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: advantage of retargeting ads, b2b vs b2c, building a sales funnel, making a good pitch, Tips for lead generation

10 Dos and Don’ts of Working with Micro-Influencers

August 22, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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In my last article, I started a two-part series on working with micro-influencers and why it’s so beneficial for small business owners to do so. We learned that: Micro-influencers are people with 1,000 to 100,000 followers on a social media platform who create content for a targeted niche audience. If your niche audience aligns, micro-influencers […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: micro-influencer, no-nos in working with micro-influencers, personalization, social channels, Working with micro-influencers

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Hit It and Quit It with Laurie Barkman, Zachary Green, and Rebecca Monet

August 18, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Three of my favorite guest experts – Laurie Barkman, Zachary Green, and Rebecca Monet – join me all at once for a fun, lighthearted, rapid-fire round of my favorite business questions. We get their opinions on a few business tools, some old-school marketing tips, and some great books for aspiring business owners. Listen to the […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: adversity, business app, business transition, favorite podcast, old-school marketing tip, tips for success for franchisees

August 2022 #SmallBizChat: Converting LinkedIn Connections to Conversations

August 18, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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#Smallbizchat Podcast LIVE is a monthly video interview show where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss. Please join us live every third Wednesday of the month from 8-9 pm ET Live on my SmallBizLady Facebook […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: elements of business success, leverage LinkedIn, LinkedIn branding, power of faith, Unbreakable Leadership, use LinkedIn to sell

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