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How to Choose a Small Business Lawyer

August 19, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 4 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 @Corpnet Philip Akalp who is Founder and CEO of www.CorpNet.com. Philip is a trained lawyer who created his first business MyCorporation.com in 1997, which was acquired by Intuit after forming over […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: Corp Net, melinda emerson, small business experts, small business layer, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady

4 Social Media Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read

August 16, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 11 Comments

The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Social Media, Blogs, News Releases, Online Video, and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers Directly, 2nd Edition by David Meerman Scott ( J. Wiley & Sons, 2010)  In 2007, when it originally published, a friend suggested I read The New Rules of Marketing and PR and […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Grow Your Business, Social Media, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, Chris Brogan, David Meerman Scott, Julien Smith, Liana Evans, melinda emerson, Patrice-Ann Rutledge, small business, smallbizlady

PR for Newbie Entrepreneurs

August 12, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Each week as @Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This post is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with @ElenaVerlee Heralded as “The Passionate Publicist,” Elena Verlee can help even the most ordinary business become well-known and sought after through the power of publicity. Elena delivers high-impact, low […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: Elena Verlee, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, PR, Public Relations, publicity, small business, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, start a business

Contest for New Business Book Author

August 9, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Beth Gissinger Tel: (508) 427.6757 Email: beth.gissinger@fwmedia.com Adams Media announces book publishing opportunity for business professionals August 2, 2010; Avon, MA–Adams Media, the publisher of the bestselling Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands, Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months and the Knock ’em Dead job search series, has announced the details […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing Tagged With: Adams Media, book publishing, business professionals, Content, New Business Book Author, writing competition

How to Improve your Small Business Website

August 5, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

  Each week as @Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This post is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with @ramonray. Ramon Ray is technology evangelist at smallbiztechnology.com; a former tech consultant; hands on tech expert; frequent speaker including Inc. 500 and SmallBizTrends; a frequent writer of more than […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: melinda emerson, Ramon Ray, smal business websites, small business blogs, SmallBizChat

How to Get Your Book Done Now

August 2, 2010 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

I had such overwhelming response to my recent radio interview with Shelley Lieber @wordywoman on my monthly Smallbizradio show on #BlogTalkRadio – that I had to turn it into a blog post so that more of you could reap the benefit of this valuable information. The intention of Smallbizradio is to create a place for entrepreneurs to […]

Filed Under: SmallBizRadio, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: blogtalkradio, book publishing, melinda emerson, small business, smallbizlady

Who’s Coming Up on #SmallBizChat in August 2010?

July 30, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Hot topics and great guests for August #SmallBizChat: August 4 @ramonray Ramon Ray Topic:  How to Improve Your Small Business Website August 11th @ElenaVerlee Elena Verlee Topic: PR for Newbie Small Business Owners August 18th @CorpNet Philip Aklap CEO  Topic:  How to Select a Small Business Lawyer August 25th @DarnyelleJervey Darnyelle Jervey Topic:  How to Make Sure […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, Social Media, Your Small Business Tagged With: Darnyelle Jervey, Elena Verlee, Philip Aklap, Ramon Ray, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, twitter

How to Use LinkedIn to Grow Your Small Business

July 29, 2010 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 @PatriceRutledge.  Patrice is a bestselling author of 30 books on business technology who has been interviewed by CNN, Inc., Fox News, MSN, AOL, and other media outlets around the world. Her […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: linkedin, melinda emerson, small business, SmallBizChat, social media

25 Business Women to Follow on Twitter

July 26, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 35 Comments

As many of you know, I think Twitter is a fantastic social media tool to grow a small business brand.  There are many fabulous people who I’ve met online and these ladies are a special group of women who handle business in a way that I respect and admire.  I thought that I would share […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Mompreneurs, My Recommendations, Social Media, Women in Business Tagged With: business women, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, smallbizlady, twitter, women entrepreneurs, Women in Business

How to Become a Successful Woman Entrepreneur

July 22, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 5 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 Adrianna Gardella @AdrianaGardella who is a blogger for the NewYorkTimes on women & entrepreneurship: She Owns It. Adriana is also is a BNET.com editor. She has been a senior […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, Women in Business Tagged With: Adrianna Gardella, Melinda Emmerson, smallbusiness, women entrepreneurs, Women in Business

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