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10 Bible Verses Small Business Owners Needs to Know for 2021

January 18, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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My theme for this year is, “It’s a New Year, Time to Renew Your Faith.” Last year, and so far this year, life has thrown us all some curveballs and some direct hits. Loved ones lost, businesses destroyed, finances stressed; it’s been a really tough time for some.  As if entrepreneurship isn’t lonely enough, then […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Business Inspiration Tagged With: 10 bible verses, bible verses for 2021, bible verses for small business owner, God's word, Time to Renew Your Faith

22 Essential Business Books Every Small Business Owners Should Read

December 28, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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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

How to Overcome Personal Challenges to Build a Successful Business

September 7, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Small business owners tend to be some of the toughest and most resilient people you’ll ever meet, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have personal challenges to overcome. But is there a secret to overcoming challenges in a small business?  I had the opportunity to chat with  Barbara Corcoran, Real Estate Mogul, Entrepreneur, and Shark […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business Tagged With: overcome, overcoming personal challenges, personal challenges, resilience, successful business owners

How Can Brands Support Black Businesses

July 22, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Black businesses have been hit hard by the Pandemic, a recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research reported that 41% of Black businesses have shut down since March. I think it’s important to break down the history of the climate of systemic racism that exists for Black America and how it has impacted […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business, Leadership, Women in Business Tagged With: diversity in business, inclusivity, racial wealth gap, support black owned business

11 Bible Verses for Uncertain Times

May 18, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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The global pandemic has caused the world to shut down and has been especially hard on small businesses. But there is always a silver lining in every dark cloud. Pain always leaves a gift. Today I want to share some bible verses for uncertain times that may help you see the gifts you have been […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Your Small Business Tagged With: bible verses, global pandemic, God's word, uncertain times, words from the Bible

10 Bible Verses Small Business Owners Need For 2020

January 20, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Happy 2020 my faithful readers. On this MLK Day, oh taste and see what God has in store for you in this new year. I am blessed that this is the 10th year that I have published a blog post on business bible verses. When you carry God in your heart, how can you be […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Business Inspiration Tagged With: 10 bible verses, bible verses, Bible verses for Entrepreneurs, business bible verses, business success

The Ultimate Side Hustle Success Formula

November 4, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Are you thinking about launching your own side hustle? Or maybe you already have one, and you are starting to feel the pinch of your competing to-do lists. Lots of people out there have side gigs, and it’s a good thing with all the talk of recession coming in 2020.  You can turn a hobby […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: 9-5 job, employee to entrepreneur, full-time entrepreneurship, run your small business, side gigs, side hustle, side hustle success formula

11 Things You Need to Know About Securing Corporate Sponsorship

August 26, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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A corporate sponsorship is a mutual business proposition that offers something in exchange for a financial commitment from a corporation. These relationships have been growing significantly throughout the years. So how can your small business tap into corporate sponsorships? Let’s look at 6 steps to securing corporate sponsorship and the 5 reasons why sponsorships fail. How […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Cash Flow & Finance Tagged With: corporate sponsorship, entrepreneurs, mutual business proposition, small business, sponsorship. funding

SmallBizLady’s Summer Small Business Reading List 2019

June 3, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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It’s the beginning of June, and I find that summer is a great time to read books that I’ve been meaning to read, but just haven’t gotten around to. You know, books like Story Brand by Donald Miller that everyone keeps talking about. There are some brilliant books that have been released in the last […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Business Inspiration, My Recommendations, SmallBizLady Recommends Tagged With: books, business books, business reading, business reading list, reading, small business reading list

How to Start a Business After 50

March 11, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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If you are at or beyond the age of 50 and are ready to think about what’s next, the question is should you retire or could you pivot and start a small business. If you took care of your money and have an expertise that is highly valuable, you might be a great consultant. Or, […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, How to Start, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: Retirement, start a business, start a business over 50, start your business, start-up businesses

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