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Where will Social Media Lead You in 2011?

January 18, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Where will Social Media Lead You in 2011?  By Barbara Pender Mobile marketing will be among the hottest trends.  Are you ready?  Here is a checklist of the basic items you need to have and to hold as you begin to marry into this next rampant stage of Social Media.  I promise to leave you […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Social Media Tagged With: Barbara Pender, location based services, mobile marketing, social media marketing

How To Write A Business Plan – Part 1

January 17, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

Every small business needs a plan for success. Simply stated, a business plan is your strategy for bringing your product or service to the marketplace. I am so fed up with people starting businesses without a road map for reaching their business destination. That said, I am going to walk you step by step through […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: business planning, melinda emerson, small business, smallbizlady

Finding and Keeping Clients Using Social Customer Relationship Management

January 14, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 7 Comments

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with Howard Yermish @hyermish. Howard has worked professionally in Internet development since 1993. Howard has consulted on projects for clients such as AOL, Commerce Bank, Disney, Kaiser Permanente, Mattel and Microsoft, as well […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: CRM, customer profiles, customers, Howard Yermish, relationship management, small business, SmallBizChat, social crm, social monitoring

Could Your Self Confidence Be Holding Back Your Small Business?

January 12, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 9 Comments

Could Your Self Confidence Be Holding Back Your Small Business? by Kelly Morrison Have a business plan.  Know your target market.  Research your competition.  Have funds set aside for rainy days. These are all things I heard when, at the age of 22, I decided that I wanted to start my own business as a […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles Tagged With: become your own boss, Kelly Morrison, small business, small business tips, success tips

How to Write an Executive Summary

January 10, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

An executive summary provides a snapshot of the business. It is essentially a sales document that highlights the main points of an in-depth business plan and is written for people who want to understand quickly whether or not your business idea is worth their time.  The executive summary should contain enough information for the reader […]

Filed Under: My Recommendations, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: business plan, business planning, entrepreneur, executive summary, melinda emerson, small business info, smallbizlady

How to Have Balance in Your Life as a Small Business Owner

January 6, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with Debi Silber @themojocoach.  Debi is a Registered Dietitian with a Master’s in Nutrition, a Personal Trainer, Whole Health Coach, author, speaker and founder of www.TheMojoCoach.com . Debi’s branded The Mojo Coach® […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Mompreneurs, My Recommendations, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: debi silber, exercise, healthier life, life balance, melinda emerson, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, themojocoach

There’s No Better Time to Start a Small Business

January 4, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

January is my favorite time of year. The start of a new year is always exciting. There are new year’s resolutions to lose weight, save more money, get more sleep and to make it your best year yet–and I am for all of that. Well, this year you should work toward accomplishing your financial resolutions. […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business info, smallbizlady

Who’s on #SmallBizChat – January 2011

January 3, 2011 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 2011… January 5th – How to Have Balance in Your Life as a Small Business Owner with Debi Silber @theMojoCoach January 12th — Finding and Keeping Customers Using Social Customer Relationship Management […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, tweetchat, twitter

Best of How To Succeed As Your Own Boss 2010

December 27, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Many of you who follow this blog are aware that I believe that the best thing you can do for your small business is pray over it every day.  The most popular post on my blog this year was this one I wrote last January on the top 10 Bible verses that I thought could […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business, My Recommendations, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, small business info, smallbizlady, start a business

Big Things to Come From SmallBizLady in 2011

December 24, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

I am so excited to announce Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months has won a Reader’s Choice Award in 2010 Small Business Book Awards by Smallbiztrends.com.  If you still haven’t grabbed a copy click to order an autographed edition. I am writing a new book in 2011 which focuses on the “cardinal sins” of […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business, How to Start, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, small business info, smallbizlady

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