This is the first of a two part blog series on how to turn a hobby into a small business. Hobbies are fun personal interests that people pursue out of love. Some use hobbies to spend quality time with loved ones, friends or themselves. Some people use hobbies to relax. Popular hobbies including scrap booking, […]
Could You Use a Boost to Get Your Small Business Back on Track?
Are you tired of feeling like you are giving your all to your business and you’re still not making the money you want? Well, my mission is to end small business failure, and I have created a special event to help you fix your mindset, your marketing and your money. We all know that profit […]
Social Contest for Tickets to SmallBizLady’s For Entrepreneurs Only Event
Melinda Emerson, SmallBizLady, will be speaking at the ESSENCE Fest Empower U series in New Orleans this year. To celebrate amazing small business owners like you, Melinda is hosting SmallBizLady’s For Entrepreneurs Only party. This is the premier, by-invitation-only party at ESSENCE Fest where small business owners can connect with each other, learn about exciting […]
SmallBizLady: Help I Need to Start My Small Business Now!
This is a call or email that I often get from people who had recently lost a job and have been thinking about starting a business, but want to get it rolling right away. If you’re ready to be your own boss, but not sure how to start, I’ve put together a cheat sheet that […]
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 Quit a Job to Start a Business
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 @SherriGarrity. Sherri is the founder of Corporate Fugitive, a company that provides business and marketing coaching to aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners who want to go from overwhelmed to extraordinary. In 2007, she […]
Do You Need to Know Your Business?
The answer is a resounding YES! If you are starting a business, your business venture should be something in which you have experience or professional training. The only exception to this rule is if you buy into a franchise, but it is especially true if you take over an existing business. Sometimes there are people […]
Are You Ready for 2010?
The economy is on the rebound, but the nature of business has changed. Is your small business repositioned for 2010? October and November is the perfect time to start planning for how you will kickoff the New Year. It’s not about making it through the recession; it’s about coming out of this recession with a […]
Do You Need A Business Plan?
Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wed. on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @TimBerry. Tim Berry is president and founder of Palo Alto Software, founder of bplans.com, and a co-founder of Borland International. He built […]
#SmallBizChat Live Telesummit Recap (Part 2)
(Dear readers: this is the second part of a two part post. Click here to see part one.) Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This past week, I presented the first annual #SmallBizChat Live Telesummit. The goal was to give the audience the information to create […]
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