Guest Article Small business is challenging and adventurous, but sometimes it requires help from experienced entrepreneurs to get off the ground. The best mentors in any field are the professionals with proven track records in their industries. In other words, a small business mentor needs to be someone who has successfully run a company and […]
How to Succeed in Life and in Business
Melinda Emerson, Twitter’s @SmallBizLady offers business advice and encouragement to more than three million entrepreneurs every week online. Forbes magazine named her the top woman for entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter. She’s a successful businesswoman, a social media expert, a best-selling author and journalist, and a dynamic and stimulating speaker. We decided to turn the […]
SmallBizLady’s 7 Favorite Blog Posts of 2014
I write so much content, that sometimes I forget what I’ve written about! I like to look back at the end of the year and highlight the blog posts that I feel were the most useful and poignant for small business owners. Here are my seven favorite posts from 2014. 15 Things I’ve Learned in […]
Is 2015 the Year You Become Your Own Boss?
If you’ve been thinking about starting a small business for months or even years, I have one question for you: Is 2015 the year you’ll FINALLY Become Your Own Boss? You’ve been reading blogs, stalking potential competitors online and dreaming about signing your own paycheck, but you haven’t taken the plunge into entrepreneurship just yet. […]
Finding The Money To Start Your Small Business
The following is an excerpt from my forthcoming book: Become Your Own Boss in 12 months or Less! A Month-by-Month Guide to Start a Business that Works! Scheduled to be released by Adams Media in February 2010. If you are ready to take the leap into entrepreneurship, you must get really focused on your finances. […]
Honest Guide to Help Every Entrepreneur Rise to Riches
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Janet Shapiro Janet@smithpublicity.com 856-489-8654 x320 Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months: A Month-by-Month Guide to a Business That Works (2nd Edition) By Melinda F. Emerson – From America’s #1 Small Business Expert, @SmallBizLady who Forbes named their #1 woman for entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter “Melinda Emerson provides a complete—and breezy—road map to make your […]
6 Things Oprah Winfrey Taught Us About Business
Oprah Winfrey is my hero. I never thought about being an entrepreneur until she got on my radar when I was in college in the early 90’s. It was around that time that she opened Harpo Studios in Chicago, making her the third woman in the American entertainment industry (after Mary Pickford and Lucille Ball) […]
Ask SmallBizLady: How to Transition From Employee to Entrepreneur
How should small business owners prepare to transition from employee to becoming their own boss? SmallBizLady: Inside my book Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, I created the Emerson Planning System, which is a six step system to transition from having a job to starting a business. It starts with developing a life plan. […]
SmallBizLady’s 5 Favorite Posts of 2012
I blog for the people. I have wanted to be a professional writer since the 8th grade, and I feel blessed and privileged that I am able to live my dream. I love telling great stories about small business owners who work hard every day. My mission is to end small business failure so am […]
January is the Perfect Time to Become Your Own Boss!
Have you had it with the daily grind? A New Year is the perfect time to start planning your new life as your own boss. But don’t start drafting your resignation letter just yet. Take some time to make sure that the entrepreneurial life style is for you before you cut your paycheck off. On […]
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