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Who is on #SmallBizChat April 2016

April 1, 2016 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.   Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and click here for directions on how to join the conversation.   In April, each #SmallBizChat will be focused on marketing […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: @apptpros, @jaistone, @jaybean, @LinkedInExpert, @ryandeiss, smalllbizchat

How To Create Time From Thin Air to Grow Your Business

March 31, 2016 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 Mladen Ryhard @mladenryhard. Mladen is the Owner and Chief Trainer of IX Productions Technology Training and is at the forefront of […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @bladenryhard, management, Time management

How to Plan a Successful Move to Office 365

March 29, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Cloud 365 is a major transitioning step for a small business in moving from a land-based to a cloud-based system. This allows all the workers in an office continuous access to data, apps, and tools. The deciding advantages of migrating to a cloud system like Office 365 include: Free integration to other Microsoft techs tools […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles Tagged With: become your own boss, business plan, business planning, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, Featured Post, marketing, melinda emerson, small business tips

7 Ways to Promote Your Small Business Using Video

March 28, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

There’s no denying the power of video when it comes to marketing your business. After all, people can consume videos while they’re working, walking, or commuting, and many people prefer to get information this way over reading a blog post.   If you’re not yet using video to promote your small business, I encourage you […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, blog strategy, branding, business planning, Customer Service, customers, entrepreneur, facebook, Featured Post, Google, how to participate in smallbizchat, interview, linkedin, melinda emerson, networking, small business, small business success tips, small business tips, smallbizlady, success tips, twitter

How To Write a Book That Grows Your Business

March 24, 2016 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 Christine Kloser, @christinekloser. Christine is the founder of TransformationalAuthor.com where she has taught nearly 70,000 entrepreneurs, messengers, and leaders from more […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @christinekloser

How to Write an Excellent Product Description

March 22, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Most people find writing a product description extremely challenging. And they are right. Fail at that and your sales will suffer big time. Your merchandise may be brilliant. But if you don’t make that description compelling and clear to potential buyers, who is going to know? So, you have two options: You can hire an […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles Tagged With: @nicolestans, product desciption

How to Find the Perfect Business to Start

March 21, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

I get asked a lot by wannabe entrepreneurs: what business should I start? Often people really want to go into business, but they don’t know which direction to go. Some people want an instant formula for small business success, but the answer is:   It depends. Entrepreneurship is as different as the people who run […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: entrepreneur, passion, restart your business, small business, small business startup, smallbizlady, start a small business

How to Pick the Right Marketing Tools from the Thousands Available for Your Small Business

March 17, 2016 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 Jay Bean @jayrbean and @freshlime_inc. Jay is founder and CEO of FreshLime. Heis a focused and innovative entrepreneur with over […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @freshlime_inc, @jayrbean

5 Ways to Launch Your Startup with a Bang

March 15, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

When you launch your startup, you want it to land in the marketplace with the biggest bang possible. That start with knowing who is your best target customer. Then studying how and when they buy to make sure you are marketing in the right places. Getting your business noticed can be a challenge, but there […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles Tagged With: @YourChicGeek81

Top Concerns for Millennial Entrepreneurs in 2016

March 14, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every business owner has issues, no matter what their age, but I wondered: what are millennial entrepreneurs worried about this year? There are certainly a large number of business owners born between 1980 and the mid-2000s, which would make them between 18-34 years old. When you launch a business, there are many things to worry […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Your Small Business Tagged With: entrepreneurs, Millennial Entrepreneurs, Millennials

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