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How To Be A Pregnant Entrepreneur – #Smallbizchat QA with Darla DeMorrow

January 19, 2012 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 professional organizer Darla DeMorrow @DarlaDeMorrow  Darla helps people find their desktops, keys, time, money, and sanity as a certified professional organizer, but […]

Filed Under: Mompreneurs, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Women in Business Tagged With: business planning, family, SmallBizChat

How to Have Smarter E-Mail Management

January 17, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 8 Comments

E-mail is here to stay.  And the amount of the e-mail we all receive is steadily increasing.  With the average professional receiving between 80 and 100 e-mails every day, it can be a real challenge to not only manage all those e-mails, but to stay current.  It is an even bigger challenge to be able […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business Tagged With: check new email, control your email, email, email inbox, email management, email sorting, marsha egan

How to Grow Your Small Business Using Google+

January 12, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 2 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@KimBeasley. Kim Beasley is a speaker, author, educator and web developer who knows first-hand the trials and tribulations of starting a small business. […]

Filed Under: My Recommendations, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: SmallBizChat, social networking

How Using A Vision Board Can Help You Achieve Small Business Success

January 10, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 9 Comments

If you look at personal or small business success, in retrospect, it all started with a goal.  And depending on the size of a goal, there can be a wide spectrum between that goal and what can be defined as “success.”  So how can that gap be bridged so it is manageable and your goal […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Guest Articles Tagged With: act towards you goal, develop a strategy, have a goal, vision board

In Just 365 Days You Can Become Your Own Boss

January 9, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 7 Comments

If you have always wanted to become your own boss, now is a great time. I realize that you are probably saying to yourself a year, Really? But trust me, 12 months is a reasonable and realistic timeframe to make your transition from employee to entrepreneur. You will want to take the time to plan […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business plan, Emerson planning system, examine your personal finances, Life Plan, Marketing Plan, melinda emerson, smallbizlady

How to Simplify Your Life in 2012- Q/A with Allyson Lewis

January 5, 2012 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 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Allyson Lewis @Allyson7Minutes Allyson has spent the last 29 years developing and teaching concrete, actionable business ideas all over the country. As a […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Women in Business Tagged With: #Just7, Allyson Lewis, The 7 Minute Life, The 7 MInute Solution, Time management

Ready to dream big in 2012?

January 4, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Are you ready to dream big in 2012? This is the perfect time to get a clear sense of what you need to do better in your business.  Setting annual sales goals is fine, but you know me. I am all about the 30-day sales goal. As in, how much money do you need to […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, My Recommendations, Your Small Business Tagged With: 2012, clarifying questions, melinda emerson, planning, ready to dream big, smallbizlady, success plan

Who’s On #SmallBizChat – January 2012

January 1, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. Here are the upcoming guests for January 2012… 1/4 Allyson Lewis @Allyson7Minutes Prioritize, Organize and Simplify Your Life for 2012 1/11 Kim Beasley @KimBeasley –  How To Use Google + The Grow Your Small Business 1/18 Darla DeMarrco  @DarlaDeMarrco– How To […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat

2011 Best of Smallbizchat Q&A interviews

December 29, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 1 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.  Every Thursday, I always publish a more detailed Q&A interview from my guest so that anyone who missed it or isn’t a Twitter user can still benefit from the […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, My Recommendations, SmallBizChat

2011 Best of SmallBizLady Blogs

December 28, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Every week I publish articles on this blog to help small business owners start and grow their entrepreneurial ventures.  My mission is simple: to end small business failure. There are times when I write things based on questions I am frequently asked and then there are other times when I wake up in the middle of […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, My Recommendations Tagged With: best of, bible versus, How to write a business plan, melinda emerson, recession proof, small business, smallbizlady, social media, Technology tools, twitter, Under 30 Entrepreneurs, websites

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