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Cybersecurity: It’s Not Just an IT Problem, It’s an Employee Problem

June 15, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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We’re human and we all make mistakes. They say a chain is only as strong as its weakest link and when it comes to cybersecurity, the weakest link is often the people in the organization. Did you know that 95% of data breaches are caused by employee mistakes? In today’s fast-paced work environments, employees let […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business Tagged With: cybersecurity, cybersecurity best practices, cybersecurity protection, dos and don’ts of cybersecurity, human firewall, small business cybersecurity

Four Ways to Measure Profitability to Grow Your Small Business

June 14, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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The goal of any small business is to be profitable. But for the average business owner who isn’t well versed in determining the financial health of their business, how can they measure their profitability? While there are many different reports you can run, it can be difficult to know what numbers you should track.  We’ll […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Grow Your Business Tagged With: financial health of business, operating profit, Profit and profitability, profitability ratios, small business profitability

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Leveraging the Post-Pandemic Market with Eric Brown

June 10, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Eric Brown is a Serial Entrepreneur and CEO of Urbane Apartments, a fun and hip collection of living spaces in the suburbs of Detroit. He is a pioneer in digital marketing and urban housing development. Eric founded Urbane Apartments in 2000 and has built and developed over 16,000 market-rate apartments on a national scale. He […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: building profitable businesses, digital marketing, effects of the pandemic, labor market, small companies in America

How Zero-Based Budgeting Can Drive Growth in Your Business

June 8, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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A zero-based budgeting method includes building a new budget from the initial stage each time, beginning from “zero”. This budgeting method is different from traditional Budgeting, which involves looking at the past session’s budget and altering it as required. With the guidance from technological advancements, a reduction in manual labor is experienced with enhanced transparency, due to […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance Tagged With: budgeting process, expenses, generate revenue, revenue, zero-based budgeting

Creating an Effective Sales Process for Your Small Business

June 7, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Developing a sales process is a simple thing that you can do that provides countless benefits for your small business. A sales process includes a series of steps that you repeat whenever you’re closing a deal or turning a potential lead into a buying customer. Another term for it is a sales cycle. Creating a […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: creating a sales process, good sales cadence, growing your business, prospective customers, sales activities

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Building an Innovation Ecosystem with Felecia Hatcher

June 3, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Felecia Hatcher is an Innovation Powerhouse, Personal Transformation Speaker, Entrepreneur, and Author. Following a successful career in experiential marketing working with tech companies such as Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony, she started a gourmet popsicle company with her husband. While building a hugely successful catering company and working with strategic partners like Paypal, Google, and Airbnb, […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: becoming a successful entrepreneur, Center for Black Innovation, digital marketing, innovation deserts, monetize a business idea, startup success for black entrepreneurs, technology industry

5 Digital Marketing Strategies to Drive Your Sales

June 1, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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The eagerness to increase sales stimulates online retailers to resort to various tools. They do their best to ensure that their precious time and resources are not wasted; this involves more than writing a few blog posts and occasional social media publications. Professionals can speed up their website performance, improve product lines, make the most […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: chatbot, digital marketing tips, Internet retailers, marketing strategy, online retailers

5 Steps to Hiring Your First Salesperson the Right Way

May 31, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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As a small business owner, there is a lot on your plate. You are the marketing person, the salesperson, the bookkeeper, and the overall strategist and planner. Whew… it’s a lot! But as you begin to grow your business, you want to think about outsourcing or hiring to fill some of those duties to move […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: Customer Relationship Management, developing your sales process, hire your first salesperson, professional salesperson, sales cycle

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Building a Sales Funnel with Ryan McCrary

May 27, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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  Ryan McCrary, also known as “The Funnel Doctor,” is a Speaker, Chief Executive Officer of McCrary Financial Solutions, and the co-creator of the Funnels Done Right system. Following a successful career as an investment broker and running his own financial company, Ryan found his passion for helping entrepreneurs get their message to more people. […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: building a sales funnel, effective sales process, email nurture sequence, sales funnel success, sales offer, strong sales funnel system, what a sales funnel is

How to Use Email Marketing as a Guerrilla Tactic to Boost Your Small Business

May 25, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Guerilla marketing is a marketer’s ace in the hole. When it’s done right, it has the potential to elevate your brand into the stratosphere.  When we think of guerrilla marketing, we think of big, splashy campaigns – but what happens when you marry guerrilla marketing with an email? If you can believe it, it is […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: email content, email marketing, guerrilla marketing, guerrilla marketing campaign, guerrilla marketing email

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