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How to Enjoy Your Life More as a Woman Entrepreneur

January 11, 2018 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 8-9 pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Dr. Sharon Porter, who is an Educator, Author, and Speaker.  She is also the owner of Perfect Time SHP LLC, […]

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Top Strategies to Make 2018 Your Most Productive Year Yet

January 9, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article The New Year brings fresh hopes, a clean slate, and a renewed commitment to increase our impact. It is also a time to look back on the past year and think about what habits, practices, attitudes, and relationships are serving us and which ones are holding us back. Ready to make 2018 the […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business, Guest Articles Tagged With: flow of business, mindset, Productivity, time is money

How to Use Pinterest to Grow Your Small Business

January 8, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you have on your new years resolution list to expand your social media marketing efforts, consider using Pinterest. This image-based social media site can to help you reach even more customers. If you have great visuals and if you want to appeal to a highly female audience, this is a valuable resource online. Pinterest […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Social Media Tagged With: pinterest, social media marketing

How to Brand Your Small Business in 2018

January 4, 2018 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 8-9 pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Yali Saar, who is the is the CEO of Tailor Brands, an automated branding agency. He is a former creative […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @tailorbrands, branding, small business branding, SmallBizChat

Who’s on #Smallbizchat January 2018

January 2, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

#Smallbizchat is a weekly conversation 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 on Twitter every Wednesday 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and follow the hashtag #Smallbizchat […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @bjoanwilson, @IamDrSharon, @KarynSchoenbart, @Kreative_Eye, @tailorbrands, SmallBizChat

Are You Ready To Start Your Dream Business in 2018?

January 1, 2018 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Have you been dreaming about starting a business in 2018? Are you over your paycheck job and ready to invest in your own idea? January is a perfect time to start moving towards becoming a business owner.  If you think you are ready, I’ve developed the perfect system to plan your dream business. I remember […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: business dreams, get started, starting a business

The Importance of Vision for Your Business

December 26, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article What if for a few minutes you were living your mountaintop experience? You envisioned a time when everything was going great. A time you left all your limiting thoughts behind; about not having enough money, time or not enough experience. Imagine yourself at the end of the journey celebrating your success. Coming from […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Guest Articles Tagged With: business vision, vision

Best of SucceedAsYourOwnBoss.com for 2017

December 25, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Since 2009, I have been a small business blogger. My mission with my writing is to end small business failure.  I wanted to be a journalist since I was in eighth grade. I started out my career as a TV producer, but then I started a business in 1999. And after 8 years in business […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: best of, Best of 2017

Top E-Commerce Trends for 2018

December 19, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Did you know that e-commerce has been around for more than 40 years? The first spam message was sent in 1978! Amazon began in 1995, during the days of dial-up and hearing “Welcome! You’ve got mail!”. Now, 65 million customers visit the Amazon website each month. Many companies now have apps that allow […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: ecommerce trends, online business

Best of #SmallBizChat 2017

December 18, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Each week, I interview guest experts on #Smallbizchat from all over the world to help you learn how to run your business better. Our show is the longest running chat for small business owners on Twitter. The mission of #Smallbizchat is the end small business failure. Come by and join us on Wed from 8-9pm […]

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