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How to Build a Business You Can Sell

January 5, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Starting a new business is exciting! And while most people focus in on the immediate needs of starting a business, one thing all business owners should think about is how to build a business they can sell. Let’s look at four essential steps to ensuring your business could be sold, should you choose. Create the […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: build your business, business broker, business model, sell your business, selling businesses

12 Things to Boost Your Business in 2021

January 4, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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2021 is finally here. I never was big on resolutions. I think they are a waste of time. Developing a strategic plan for the year and SMART goals is a much more valuable exercise. If I learned anything from last year, it’s that tomorrow is not promised. So, I don’t get excited about the new […]

Filed Under: 12 Things, Grow Your Business Tagged With: customer experience, expand social media, leverage marketing technology, online entrepreneurs, outsource marketing, recession proof your business

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Support is Sexy with Elayne Fluker

December 31, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Elayne Fluker is the host of the Support is Sexy podcast, a show with more than 800,000 downloads and listeners worldwide. She is the founder of SiS academy, an online learning platform for black women entrepreneurs. Through her consulting agency Chich Rebellion, Elayne and her team help black female business leaders elevate their brand and […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: mentorship, right support framework, self-care in business, successful female business leaders, support is sexy

Top 10 Small Business Guest Posts from 2020

December 29, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

In 2020, I was blessed with so many excellent guest blog writers who wanted to contribute to Succeed as Your Own Boss. Writing from a range of experiences and on a wide variety of topics, these articles give small business readers additional perspectives and ideas to consider. As I look forward to the new year […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Grow Your Business Tagged With: essential tool for content marketing, getting online reviews, learn the art of automation, LinkedIn Marketing strategy, online entrepreneurs, real-time meetings, recession proof your business

22 Essential Business Books Every Small Business Owners Should Read

December 28, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

22 Essential Business Books Every Small Business Owners Should Read OG

Amazon has countless book listings, but have you ever wondered what are the essential business books you should be reading in 2021? If you’re like most small business owners, your free time is limited, so you can’t waste it on dated information and things you already know. Let me make it simple for you, with […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business Tagged With: 12 Ps of Running a successful Business, Amazon, business books for small business owners, fix your business, small business owners

Top 10 Small Business Podcasts from 2020

December 24, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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I started my #SmallBizChat podcast in the fall of 2019, so in 2020 – in the middle of all the craziness of the pandemic – I was happy to celebrate the 1-year mark. And I am even happier that the podcast became tremendous support to my small business readers as they faced uncertain times and […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Grow Your Business Tagged With: business finances strong, mastering money mindset, online sale success, resilient, side hustle

How to Maintain the Workplace Culture When Working Remotely

December 22, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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In the age of remote work where teams are dispersed across several geographical peripheries, staying connected, and sharing the same purpose is vital to empower teams and ensure success. Sharing this same purpose is the result of believing and living the same core values. The question is, how can a team work towards it? How […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Teams Tagged With: diverse workplace, manage remote team, remote employees, remote team, workplace culture

Top 10 Small Business Blog Posts from 2020

December 21, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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2021 is around the corner, so it is time to look back and reflect as I share my annual list of the top 10 small business blog posts from 2020.  2020 was certainly a year for the history books! A global pandemic struck and completely changed the way we worked (and lived) – changes that […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Grow Your Business Tagged With: digital marketing strategy, monetize your blog, revenue revolution in your small business, side hustle businesses, work from home apps

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Developing your Business Strategy for 2021 with Martin Harshberger

December 17, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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  Martin Harshberger is a small business consultant and business advisor. Following his role as a General Manager for a Fortune 500 company, he founded his own company in value-added logistics in Memphis. After growing the organization to a multimillion-dollar company, Martin started another business and had the same successful growth. He moved away from […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: business growth strategy, business strategy for 2021, create your strategy, developing a business strategy, execute your business strategy, save your business, small business strategy

December 2020 #SmallBizChat: Managing People and Finances Going into 2021

December 17, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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#Smallbizchat LIVE is a monthly video chat where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat LIVE is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss. Please join us live every third Wednesday of the month from 8-9 pm ET Live on my SmallBizLady Facebook Page, […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: “Back Office” Support Team, back-office structure, deferred compensation plans, DISC model, money moves in the pandemic, people problem in your small business

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