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9 Reasons Why Boomer Businesses Fail

June 13, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

I know a woman (let’s call her Sarah) who was a vice president at a major Fortune 500 company. She was a sassy 48-year-old single MBA who was very successful climbing the corporate ladder. She worked in marketing, managing a brand at her company and making a handsome six-figure income. Then one day she decided […]

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10 Things to Grow Your Business This Summer

June 22, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

Summer is here!  Now that the kids are out of school, you might be thinking about how to reduce your work schedule, but that’s the worst thing you could do.  It’s time to turn up the heat in your business. Third and fourth quarters are critical times in business. You may have customers who are […]

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SmallBizLady’s Summer Reading List 2011

June 27, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

For those of you who follow this blog, you know that I love books. One of the most important  things you must be as a small business owner is a lifelong learner. Reading a key way to learn  more to run your business better. You may be counting down to your family vacation, (even  if […]

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6 Business Lessons for Under 30 Entrepreneurs

July 5, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 12 Comments

I recently had the opportunity to do a live Q & A call with a group called Under30CEO.com. They were a terrific bunch of young people many of whom were still college students. I wanted to share with all of you the advice I shared with them, because I think it could be useful for […]

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Are You Ready To Finish the Year With a Bang?

October 31, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 7 Comments

This past weekend I conducted my last BYOB2011 Workshop in my national tour. I held the last one in Philadelphia, my hometown.  The focus of  the tour was  on three things; How to Become Your Own Boss, How to Develop a Killer Marketing Plan and How to build a Social Media Brand.   For the last […]

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Are You on the Path to Reinventing Your Small Business?

November 15, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Small biz owners are reinventing their businesses all the time, especially in this economy. Old ways of doing business just aren’t working anymore. I’d love to be able to tell you that there are set of linear phases that every small business owner goes through while you’re reinventing your business and marketing models… …but if […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business, Women in Business Tagged With: Business reinvention, Finding clarity on goals, Karyn Greetstreet, making a roadmap, managing change, marketing model, new business model, small business

12 Things To Do Before 2012

November 28, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 23 Comments

Today, kicks off the last three work weeks of the year. In addition to landing those key contracts and commitments and getting those holiday cards in the mail, it’s time to get your house in order in your small business. You want to be organized and  ready to do business heading to the new year. […]

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SmallBizLady 2011 Year in Review

December 21, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Wow, it has been an amazing year. The SmallBizLady Team has worked hard providing information to end small business failure. I feel so blessed to have had an opportunity to travel the country and talk directly with small business owners about how to start and stay in business. There are so many big things to […]

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Ready to dream big in 2012?

January 4, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Are you ready to dream big in 2012? This is the perfect time to get a clear sense of what you need to do better in your business.  Setting annual sales goals is fine, but you know me. I am all about the 30-day sales goal. As in, how much money do you need to […]

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How Using A Vision Board Can Help You Achieve Small Business Success

January 10, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 9 Comments

If you look at personal or small business success, in retrospect, it all started with a goal.  And depending on the size of a goal, there can be a wide spectrum between that goal and what can be defined as “success.”  So how can that gap be bridged so it is manageable and your goal […]

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