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The SmallBizChat Podcast: On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker with A’Lelia Bundles

July 16, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C. J. Walker with A’Lelia Bundles Featured Image

A’Lelia Bundles is a journalist with over thirty years of experience working at NBC News and ABC News as an Emmy-award winning producer and executive. A’Lelia, who graduated from Harvard and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, is the author of multiple biographies about her notable female ancestors, including Madam C. J. Walker and A’Lelia […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: black female entrepreneur, build your business empire, business empire, Madam C. J. Walker, Self Made Netflix Series, small business, women empowerment

July 2020 #SmallBizChat: How to Be Resilient in Your Small Business in a Post-Pandemic World

July 16, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

#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: entrepreneurs, keeping team motivated, multi-directional conversations, Patriot Boot Camp, uncover resilience, Veteran Entrepreneurs

Overcoming Burnout: Solopreneurs Need to Learn the Art of Automation

July 14, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Overcoming Burnout: Solopreneurs Need to Learn the Art of Automation Open Graph

The life of a solopreneur is a constant juggling act. There’s only one person running the show, so everything falls on you—from creating the product itself to marketing and advertising it. If you want your business to succeed, you need to jump at every opportunity to grow. But there are only so many hours in […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Solopreneurs Tagged With: business workflow, monotonous tasks, simple automations, Solopreneurs, the art of automation

How to Use Instagram Stories for Small Business

July 13, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Small business owners have been using social media platforms to promote their businesses not only because they are free but because they are also super effective. The fact is social media is constantly evolving. I’m not just pertaining to the ever-changing algorithms but to the features being added regularly.  And as social media sites add […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: benefits of Instagram Stories, engage your audience, find your story, instagram marketing, instagram stories

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Living a Life of MORE with Michelle Washington

July 9, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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  Dedicated to motivating, empowering, and uplifting women to live a life of MORE, Michelle Washington is the CEO of Women of MORE Organization, LLC, and the author of Women of MORE Magazine, which was featured by Harper’s Bazaar. In addition to hosting inspiring events and highlighting women at the top of their game through […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: build your brand, business mindset, commitments, female business owners, female entrepreneur, live a life of more, staying relevant

The 5 Things Your Online Business Needs to Focus on During the Coronavirus Pandemic

July 7, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

The 5 Things Your Online Business Needs to Focus on During the Coronavirus Pandemic Open Graph

If you worked from home before this novel coronavirus hit the world hard, a lot of people assume you got off lucky. After all, you are just doing what you did before, right? With blogs and online businesses being lucrative money-makers for thousands of people, no one seems to notice that we are being affected […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: collaboration, investing some money, online bloggers, online business owners, robust communication systems

Developing the Optimal Sales Mindset

July 6, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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In order to be effective at selling anything, you need to know what you are selling, have a focused target, and a heart for your customer. But what really separates the best salespeople from the pack? Their sales mindset. They are motivated to sell. They fundamentally identify with the product or service they are selling, […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Branding & Marketing Tagged With: clients best interest, optimal sales mindset, qualify your customers, salespeople, scarcity mindset

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Small Business Taxes Made Easy with Eva Rosenberg

July 2, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Tax expert Eva Rosenberg is a certified public accountant, reputed tax writer, and the founder of TaxMama.com, with over thirty years of experience in the financial sector. Eva is the author of multiple books on taxes, including The Tax Anxiety Xperience – a T.A.X. Planning Guide, Deduct Everything!, and Small Business Taxes Made Easy, which […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: latest tax reform, managing your business taxes, small business taxes, tax benefits for gig workers or freelancers, tax deductions, tax expert, tax professionals

5 of the Best eCommerce Marketing Strategies to Explode Your Sales

June 30, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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eCommerce marketing is one of the best ways to increase sales for any company. This is because these strategies raise knowledge about the brand online, and potential customers –or existing ones- get to know about the products offered.  eCommerce is a combination of traditional marketing strategies applied in the modern data-driven world, which involves multiple […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: eCommerce Marketing Tips, ecommerce strategy, email marketing, novel eCommerce strategies, Word-of-mouth Marketing

5 Powerful Tips to Help You Become a Successful Freelancer

June 29, 2020 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

5 Powerful Tips to Help You Become a Successful Freelancer Open Graph

Most small businesses start today as a side hustle first. While some Americans have shifted to independent temporarily, more have shifted to make it their full-time careers.  According to the Freelancing in America Survey, 35 % of U.S. workers are now freelancing. In 2019, 57 million people worked as freelancers. We can see this number […]

Filed Under: Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: freelance opportunities, freelancers, portfolio website builders, self-employed professional, side hustle

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