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Do Small Businesses Still Need Merchant Services?

June 12, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 13 Comments

There’s been a lot of buzz lately about mobile payment processing services like Square, and some suggest they could render traditional merchant accounts obsolete. While doing a credit card off a mobile device may work just fine for personal use and some niche markets within the retail space, a traditional merchant account might still be […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: credit cards, merchant services, Sarah Levy, Square

7 Ways to Attract New Customers

June 11, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 10 Comments

If you are in business you are probably always looking for ways to attract new customers. If not, shame on you. Don’t be so busy doing business that you are not busy looking for business.  If you do not have an updated marketing plan, here are a few ideas that you can use to start […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: networking, sales, small business info, small business marketing

How to Expand a Small Business with Candace Nelson

June 7, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

[Sponsored Post]   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 withCandace Nelson @SprinklesCandac Candace is the founder of the world’s first cupcake bakery, Sprinkles Cupcakes. She opened her first […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Your Small Business Tagged With: branding, Candace Nelson, cupcake wars, SmallBizChat, Sprinkles Cupcakes

Look Who’s Going to be on #SmallBizChat June 2012

June 5, 2012 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Join me live every Wednesday, 8PM EST for #SmallBizChat on Twitter. Here’s how: follow @smallbizchat on Twitter and click here for directions on how to join the conversation. June 6 – Entrepreneur Candace Nelson @SprinklesCandac from the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars on How to Expand a Small Business. June 13 – Joel Bush @LeverageBox VP of Business […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: Barry Moltz, Brent Leary, Candace Nelson, Joel Bush, SmallBizChat, tweetchat, twitter

Are Your Poor Management Skills Holding Back Your Business?

June 5, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

You run a small business and you can’t help but notice that you are not getting the most out of some of your employees. Are they not motivated? Do they just not seem to get the required work? Have you found them to be different from when you first hired them? Do you suspect that […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Your Small Business Tagged With: employee management, management skills, relationship management

Are You Focused on the What’s New Part of Your Business?

June 4, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

The ads have been run, the banners placed (either at your brick-and mortar store or online), the emails have been sent and the tweets have been written, it’s now time to launch your business. All the months of preparation, anxiety, and expectations have coalesced around this pivotal point – creating an enterprise to sell something. […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Your Small Business Tagged With: entrepreneur, small business info, success tips

New York Times “You’re the Boss” Blogger

June 1, 2012 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Join Melinda at The New York Times You’re the Boss Blog each Friday as she blogs on social media and small business. Today is the debut article on how Melinda Emerson became @SmallBizLady! Click the picture to see the article!

Filed Under: Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Women in Business Tagged With: New York Times, You're the Boss Blog NYT

How to Get Your Spouse to Support Your Small Business

May 31, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 4 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 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Jacquette M. Timmons @jacqmtimmons. Jacquette is in the business of helping people create a healthy relationship with their money. As a behavioral […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: couples, Jacquette Timmons, SmallBizChat, starting a business, working with spouse

Pros and Cons of Running a Small Business with Your Spouse

May 29, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

What can be better than having your most trusted ally working with you while you are trying to navigate the challenging route to small business ownership? You can rely on him / her to face whatever challenge comes along the way. Your spouse also understands your strengths and weaknesses better than anyone else and can […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: couples in business, Harry Vaishnav, small business info, working with spouse

Dear SmallBizLady, I am working around the clock in my business. Help?

May 28, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

Dear SmallBizLady, I am a Mompreneur working around the clock in my business and I feel like I am getting nowhere fast.  Can you help me? Many of us running our small businesses are working hard, real hard. We are doing more with less and trying to figure out how to get it done smarter, cheaper […]

Filed Under: Ask Smallbizlady, Mompreneurs, Women in Business Tagged With: managing stress, small business success, smallbizlady, success tips

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