Many folks think that building their own home-based business is the opportunity of a lifetime. We fall in love with the idea of being our own boss, setting our own schedule, even the idea of no longer having to wear a corporate uniform every day is a huge draw for some would-be entrepreneurs. Every day, […]
How to Start a Business In This Economy
From time to time as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts that could benefit my audience. This is excerpts from my #SmallBizChat interview on Twitter with Mike Michalowicz aka Toilet Paper Entrepreneur @TPEntrepreneur. Mike Michalowicz has a driving passion for entrepreneurialism. Michalowicz wrote The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur with the sole purpose of giving first time entrepreneurs the […]
10 Books That You Should Have in Your Small Business Library
SmallBizLady’s Recommendations: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie First published in 1936, this is one of the best self-help books ever published with 15 million copies in print. This book touches on the fundamental techniques of handling people, six ways to make people like you, and twelve ways to win people […]
How to Attract Clients as a Speaker
From time to time as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts that could benefit my audience. This is excerpts from my #smallbizchat interview on Twitter with professional speaker Marquesa Pettway @speakertalk. Marquesa speaks in approximately 10 cities or states per month elevating and transforming audiences. Marquesa is a leader in Toastmasters, Iota Phi Lambda, and the National Speaker […]
25 Small Business Experts to Follow on Twitter
Social media is a powerful tool for would-be and existing small business owners. I have used Twitter often to reach out to people that I would never be able to reach otherwise. Now I am sharing my top list of professionals on Twitter, who I believe have real value, and are generous with their expertise. […]
Podcasting for Your Small Business
From time to time as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with small business experts that could benefit my audience. This is excerpts from my #smallbizchat interview on Twitter with @podcaststeve. Steven L. Lubetkin, operates Professional Podcasts LLC, an award-winning producer of radio, TV and other multimedia content distributed over the Internet as podcasts. Steve is a Senior Fellow of the Society […]
Niche to Get Rich
From time to time as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with small business experts that could benefit my audience. This is excerpts from my #smallbizchat interview on Twitter with Isabella Murphy @nichelady. She’s a Product Creation Specialist, Niche Marketer – CEO of Staying Paid.com – making payday come everyday through strategy, not chance! She is a professional writer, and blogs […]
How to Participate in #SmallBizChat
What is #SmallBizChat? It is a weekly talk show on Twitter for small business owners. It takes place every Wednesday from 8-9 pm eastern time. Guest experts and participants type answers to questions from the host Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, using the social media site Twitter. The focus of #SmallBizChat is to help business owners succeed […]
From Sidehustle to Fulltime Entrepreneur
I was recently interviewed by the Career Makover Coach, Tai Goodwin on #BlogTalkRadio. Here’s a link to the interview on repositioning from Employee to Entrepreneur – http://tobtr.com/s/567685 – below are a few takeaway tips from the interview: Save 20-40% of every paycheck to get prepared to start your businesses Kick the naysayers to the CURB! Add potential […]
Creating Signature Customer Service in Your Small Business
From time to time as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with small business experts that could benefit my audience. This is excerpts from my #smallbizchat interview on Twitter with Glory Borgeson @GloryBorgeson about creating signature customer service in your small business. GloryBorgeson is a business coach, speaker and author of the book “Catapult Your Business to New Heights.” http://tinyurl.com/m2rzho SmallBizLady: Why […]