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Where to Find Support as a Veteran-Owned Business

November 13, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you’re one of the 2.5 million veterans who own a business, or is a vet thinking about starting a business, you should know that there are resources that will help make your journey easier. There are programs specifically designed for veteran-owned businesses. Whether you need financing, a mentor, or just small business training, here […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: support in business, veteran-owned business, veterans

What is a Business Microloan and How Can it Boost Your Start-up

January 8, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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With more and more small businesses launching every day, many entrepreneurs and business owners are finding it increasingly hard to secure financing. This is where microloans come in handy; they are typically provided by non-profits and CDFIs (Community Development Financial Institutions) to provide an efficient, flexible, and fast source of capital to help you get […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Cash Flow & Finance, Featured Post, Grow Your Business, Guest Articles, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: business loan, Business Microloan, loans, microloan, small business loans, startup loan

The Top 5 Things You HAVE to Do Before You Hire a Salesperson

January 1, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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As a business owner, my guess is that you spend too much time working in the business and not doing the strategic, thoughtful, meaningful things you thought you would do when you started your business. Maybe you’ve outsourced small things: hired an assistant to help with the day-to-day, hired someone to help with social media, […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Grow Your Business, Guest Articles, Starting A Small Business, Teams Tagged With: hire a salesperson, Hiring, hiring a salesperson, hiring practices, hiring staff, hiring tips for small business

How to leverage your retirement funds to start a business

October 29, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If your ready to transition for employee to entrepreneurship, once you decide what you want out of life the next thing you need to do is figure out how your going to pay for it. If you have significant money in your 401(k) or IRA and now your ready to turn your side hustle into […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, How to Start, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: funding for your business, leverage funds, using retirement funds

Is Your Small Business Ready for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday?

October 22, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

You might feel like a real underdog with all the major retailers slashing pricing and offering FREE shopping this holiday, but fear not. There are numerous ways that small businesses can maximize their profits during the holiday shopping season too, you just need to be prepared. In this article, we’ll talk everything Black Friday, Small […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Solopreneurs, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: Black Friday, cyber Monday, Promote your business, small business Saturday

How to Establish Business Credit

October 15, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you are in business most likely your personal credit has been your business credit, but did you know that you can establish business credit. Cash challenges are real. We have all been there, needing cash flow to make payroll, purchase inventory, hire new employees and expand but can’t because the capital isn’t available without […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, How to Start, Solopreneurs, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: Bank financing, borrow funds, business credit, establish business credit, manage cash flow

My best advice for Millennial Business Owners

October 8, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

I was recently invited to appear as a featured guest on the Tweetchat  #MillennialTalk hosted by social media Influencer Chelsea Krost on Tuesday at 8pm ET. She asked me to talk about growth strategies for millennial business owners. They were a lively bunch. I thought this information might be helpful for all my loyal readers, so here […]

Filed Under: Ask Smallbizlady, Fix Your Business, How to Start, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: #MillennialTalk, growth strategies, millennial business owners

Get the map to quit your corporate job and build a business and life you love

September 27, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Lori Hildebrand @mycoachlori.  Lori is the authority in helping female entrepreneurs turn their side hustle into their full-time gig. She teaches motivated […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, How to Start, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: @mycoachlori, build a business, leaving corporate, love your work, SmallBizChat

Blogging for Business Part III – How to Blog for Money

August 20, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you treat your blog like a business, you could one day blog for money. This is Part III of my series on the blogging for business. In Part I we talked about how to develop a content strategy. In Part II, we discussed how to promote your business blog. This blog is focused on […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: blog, blog for money, business blog

How to Avoid a Holiday Disaster

September 11, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Sponsored Post We’re just a few weeks away from putting up the Halloween decorations, now is the ideal time to make sure your small business is set up for holiday sales. If you make the bulk of your revenue during the biggest shopping season of the year, it’s time to get started with what you […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Guest Articles, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: @AveryProducts, Holiday preparation, holiday sales, planning

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