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How to Use Lean Planning to Grow Your Business

December 17, 2015 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 Tim Berry (@TimBerry) is the world’s leading business plan expert. Google “business plan expert” to see. Check out his latest book […]

Filed Under: Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: business plan, business planning, How to write a business plan, small business planning

How Can Direct Mail Help Your New Product Launch?

December 15, 2015 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Direct mail has been the chosen marketing technique for millions of companies across the globe for several decades. With businesses over using email, direct mail offers a means of clear communication with a target audience that can help your business stand out. Direct mail campaigns can also be cost effective, especially if you know your […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, How to Start Tagged With: direct mail

Is it Time to Update Your Visual Brand?

December 14, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Every fall, I have a few traditions. I update my business plan, conduct a two–day strategic planning session with my team, develop my sales targets and revenue goals for the next year, and I do a photo shoot to update my visual brand.  Now you might wonder why hiring a photographer is on my must-do […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing Tagged With: headshots, visual branding

How to Save Time and Money In Your Small Business

December 11, 2015 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Time is the most valuable thing you can give anyone especially for entrepreneurs.  Last week, I spoke with Sage CEO Stephen Kelly, about how to help entrepreneurs save time and money, because time is money in business, Right?  Here’s a link to our Youtube chat.  New research commissioned by Sage shows that entrepreneurs worldwide put […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance Tagged With: save money, small business

How to See Beyond the Vision Board in 2016

December 10, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

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 with Asa Leveaux (@MrLeveaux),Chief Strategy & Revenue Officer Leveaux Group, Inc. Asa is fiercely committed to guiding entrepreneurs to achieve result-based […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: Asa Leveaux, SmallBizChat, vision board

How to Achieve Great Things in Your Small Business

December 8, 2015 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Not long ago, I was watching a golf tournament on television and saw something I had never really noticed before. The leader of the tournament had just hit a beautiful 330-yard drive down the middle of the fairway, and he was preparing to hit his approach shot to the green. As he stood there, discussing […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Your Small Business Tagged With: dave martin, small business success

10 Things to Do in Your Business Before 2016

December 7, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

It’s December, and often that means people start mentally shutting down, waiting on Christmas to get here. But you’re an entrepreneur, and there’s no such thing as taking time off! Use December as your planning month. Jump on this right now so that you can set the course for what’s going to happen in your […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists Tagged With: end of year, marketing

How to Develop a Simple Strategic Plan for Your Small Business

December 3, 2015 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 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Laura Posey, @dancingelephant. Laura brings much passion to her work as Chief Instigator of Dancing Elephants Achievement Group. She is a “firecracker” […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview Tagged With: Laura Posey, SmallBizChat, strategic plan

It’s Giving Tuesday, and I’m Giving Back to You!

December 1, 2015 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Today is #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving. It’s the annual tradition of giving to your favorite charities or causes that you care about. After all your holiday shopping supporting your fellow small businesses on Small Business Saturday, local charities are hoping you have a few coins left to show them some love too. I have […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: #12daysofgiveaways, giving tuesday

How to Write a Business Plan Part IV

November 30, 2015 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

This is the final post in my four-part series on how to write a business plan. We have walked through Part I: How to develop a Business Model, Part II: Your Marketing Plan and Part III: Operations and Cash Flow Projections. Part IV will focus on developing your executive summary and is the last step […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Starting A Small Business

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