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How to Increase Productivity and Get More Out of Your Day

October 21, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

I’m Melinda Emerson and every week as @SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts  on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wed on Twitter from 8-  9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Allyson Lewis @allyson7minutes.  Allyson is a professional speaker and productivity coach and the author of The Seven […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: Allyson Lewis, melinda emerson, Productivity, small business, small business productivity, smallbizlady, Time management, tweetchat

How To Build a Social Media Brand

October 18, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

One of the topics I regularly speak about as I tour the country helping small business owners is how to build a social media brand. I am often inspired by questions I’m asked to write blog posts to further answer business questions. In this case, I realized that I have already written many articles on […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: business planning, linkedin, melinda emerson, online brand, small business, smallbizlady, social media, twitter

Using Facebook to Promote your Small Business

October 13, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

I’m Melinda Emerson (AKA “Small Biz Lady”). 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 Paul Mosenson (@NuSparkMktg on Twitter). Paul is the founder of NuSPark Marketing, a team of independent experts from the Philadelphia area. He […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: become your own boss, facebook, melinda emerson, NuSpark Marketing, Paul Mosenson, smallbizlady, social media

4 Keys to Small Business Success: Dream, Plan, Pray and Hard Work

October 11, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 8 Comments

All businesses start with a dream. Sometimes it’s a dream to be wealthy beyond your wildest dreams or a dream of one day seeing your name on the door.  It could even be the dream to be able to take your family on the vacation of a lifetime or to start your own business so […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Business Inspiration, My Recommendations, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, melinda emerson, small business, smallbizlady

How to Reinvent a Small Business

October 7, 2010 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 Wed on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Karyn Greenstreet @Kgreenstreet. She is the President of Passion For Business, LLC.  Karyn is an internationally-known speaker, author, and self-employment expert who has […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: business planning, Karyn Greetstreet, melinda emerson, small business, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady

Smallbizlady’s 12 Step Program To Cure Work Addiction

October 4, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

Starting a small business is a great way to become a raging workaholic. As a reformed workaholic, I have developed a 12 Step program so that you can run your business and have a life. If you start your business with the knowledge of how it can easily become all consuming–hopefully you will make a […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, My Recommendations, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, small business tips, smallbizlady

Could a Franchise Be the Right Model for Your Business?

September 30, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

I’m Melinda Emerson and each week as the Small Biz Lady (AKA @SmallBizLady on Twitter), I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my interview with Mary Tomzack (AKA @FranchiseHelp on Twitter), Mary is author of “Tips & Traps When Buying a Franchise,” and one […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: become your own boss, franchise, Franchise help, franchising, is a franchise right for me, Mary Tomzack, melinda emerson, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady

Top 5 Business Plan Mistakes

September 27, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Successful businesses run based on an up-to-date business plan, particularly if you have a need to secure outside funding to launch or grow your business.  In order to make your business plan turn into a document that you can actually use to run your business, it’s best to avoid these 5 common mistakes when writing […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Grow Your Business, How to Start, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, Business Plan Pro, business planning, melinda emerson, small business, small business info

How to Choose a Business Partner

September 23, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

I’m Melinda Emerson and each week as Small Biz Lady (AKA @SmallBizLady), I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from Nina Kaufman (AKA @ NinaKaufman on Twitter), an award-winning business attorney, columnist and blogger for Entrepreneur online, and author of The Entrepreneurs Prenup: How to […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: become your own boss, choose a business partner, melinda emerson, Nina Kaufman, small business, small business info, SmallBizChat

Now Read This: Be Your Own Lobbyist by Amy H. Handlin

September 20, 2010 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Studies show that independent business owners attribute six of their ten most pressing problems in business problems to government, especially tax and regulatory policies. But only a small number of small business owners even try to fight back. Amy H. Handlin, Author of Be Your Own Lobbyist: How to Give Your Small Business Big Clout […]

Filed Under: SmallBizRadio Tagged With: Assemblywoman Amy H. Handlin, lobbyist, melinda emerson, small business success, smallbizlady

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