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What Whitney Houston Can Teach Us All About Business

February 13, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 19 Comments

Over the last few days the world has been reeling over the untimely death of pop icon Whitney Houston.  As a teenager I grew up on a steady diet the late singer’s hits.  My favorites  among them are Greatest Love of All, Saving All My Love For You, I Have Nothing and I Will Always […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration Tagged With: business inspiration, love, melinda emerson, Whitney Houston

When You’ve Done All You Can, Get Up!

March 12, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 8 Comments

There comes a time in every entrepreneur’s life when you just catch a bad break.  You work really hard on a deal. You thought it was yours. Then at the last minute, after nearly a year-long sales process, you loose the contract. This especially stings when you’ve spent hours studying the customer and cultivating an […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business Tagged With: bad break, Bonnie St. John, challenges, melinda emerson, small business

How to Communicate Your Business Vision

March 19, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 9 Comments

As a business leader, it’s your job to craft a vision for your business. Once you know what that is, you need to be able to communicate it to a wide audience including your customers and your employees. Even the interns need to know. Why? Because your need to share a vision that everyone understands, […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Business Inspiration, How to Start Tagged With: business vision, calls to action, communicate, melinda emerson, Pitney Bowes, share your vision, small business, smallbizlady

Are You Doing Your #1 Job as an Entrepreneur

April 23, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Your skills as an entrepreneur can make the difference between a booming enterprise and closing your doors far too soon. Your #1 job as a small business owner is to sell. Your job is to motivate, inspire and convince customers, potential investors, and often family that your business idea is worthwhile. It typically requires passion […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: entrepreneur, sales, small business, small business tips

Smallbizchat Celebrates 3 Years of Helping Thousands of Entrepreneurs

April 25, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Today marks the third anniversary of my Twitter talk show #Smallbizchat. We launched the weekly #Smallbizchat, in April of 2009, as a peer-to-peer mentoring program to help early stage entrepreneurs get answers to their small business questions. The goal was to provide information to help end small business failure.  With 82% of small businesses going […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, SmallBizChat Tagged With: become your own boss, entrepreneur, small business, SmallBizChat, twitter

7 Businesses to Start For Under $500

April 30, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 14 Comments

When you see a friend’s kitchen clutter, do you dive right in to bring order it?  Are you the go-to girl for hair and makeup advice? Are you “that guy” who can fix anything technical or mechanical? If you’ve ever considered becoming your own boss, this could be the right time to turn your talent […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, How to Start Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneurs, hobby to business

Are You Focused on the What’s New Part of Your Business?

June 4, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

The ads have been run, the banners placed (either at your brick-and mortar store or online), the emails have been sent and the tweets have been written, it’s now time to launch your business. All the months of preparation, anxiety, and expectations have coalesced around this pivotal point – creating an enterprise to sell something. […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Your Small Business Tagged With: entrepreneur, small business info, success tips

Help SmallBizlady: How do you Find Time to Start a Business if you are a Wife, Mother and Full-time Worker?

July 23, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 10 Comments

In order for a working mother to be successful in business they have to have a great support team behind them, particularly if the children are under 5 years old.  It takes teamwork to make the dream work is not a cliché, it’s really the truth. The team should start with your spouse. You need […]

Filed Under: Ask Smallbizlady, Business Inspiration, How to Start Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, family, side business, side hustle, working moms

3 Words to Remove From Your Business Strategy

August 28, 2012 By Melinda Emerson

It’s exhilarating to start a business. You’ve dreamed about how you’ll help others and look forward to being your own boss.  You’re excited to sell the product or service you’ve been so diligently perfecting.  People are starting to ask you when you plan to open your doors.  The hype is intoxicating.  But there are times […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Guest Articles Tagged With: @Morgan_LP, business planning, Featured Post, Morgan Leu Parkhurst, small business tips

How Can Your Small Business Stay Innovative?

July 30, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Are you struggling to stay innovative in your small business? In order to stay relevant in a noisy marketplace, the most successful startups boldly embrace a culture of innovation. They consistently roll out blockbuster ideas to stay out in front of potential, new and current customers. Small businesses with their limited resources can hit a […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business Tagged With: business planning, entrepreneur, Innovate Like Edison, Michael Gelb, Sarah Caldicott, small business

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