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How To Make Big Money the Last Two Months of 2013

October 14, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

So many small business owners slack off over the holidays, but you should not be one of them. If you get your grind on now, you’ll have plenty of money to invest in your small business in 2014. Proper planning can result in super high-growth over the next 60 days. With just a little effort, […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Business Inspiration Tagged With: small business tips, small business websites

October is National Women in Business Month

October 1, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

October is national women in business month. There are 8.6 million women business owners in the US, but sadly we lag behind men in business in terms of revenue and hiring. The vast majority of women business owners make less than $100,000 in gross revenue. New research from American Express reports that the three main […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Women in Business Tagged With: @angieslist, @ginab, @jeanchatzky, @mallybeauty, @Rmchase, Angie Hicks, CEO Bootcamp, Gina Bianchini, Jean Chatzky, Mally Roncal, national women in business month, Open forum, Robin Chase

How to Decide What Office Furniture You Need for Your Small Business

September 24, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Guest Article Planning your office space can be a little bit brain boggling at times. It might seem a simple enough task, but there are plenty of things that could be on or off your list of essentials. With so much choice in today’s commercial world, how do you know what you really need? Everyone […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Guest Articles Tagged With: office environment, office furniture, Tom Reynolds

How to Grow a Small Business

September 16, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

This summer, I have been really getting back into working out; in fact I’ve been trying to turn myself into a runner. My entire life I’ve had a limiting belief that I could not run. I actually have convinced myself that I am a situational asthmatic at the mere attempt to run. Let’s just say, […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business Tagged With: grow your business, pace yourself in business

How a Small Business Can Sell to Corporate America

September 2, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

I recently had a story shared with me by a mentor of mine on his experience as a business-to-business salesman. He was a corporate type that sold telephone systems and services to major retailers. The telecommunications industry has always been a rapidly moving and competitive industry, especially since deregulation came along. Many of his transactions […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, How to Start Tagged With: corporate selling, selling to corporations, small business tips

How to Become a Brand in Demand

August 26, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

I recently did a live interview on Twitter for the Women Speakers Association on how to become a brand in demand to grow your small business.  I thought the information would be helpful to all of you, my loyal blog readers, so here is the complete Q+A from the live conversation. What does it mean […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Business Inspiration Tagged With: @WomenSpeakAssoc, HELP mantra, SmallBizChat, social media

How Much More Productive Could You Be in Your Small Business?

April 30, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Guest Article We all know the importance of working out and keeping our bodies in tip-top shape. The recommended amount of exercise per week is 30 minutes, three times per week. Easy, right? Wrong. As a small business owner, we wear so many hats, have way too many demands and time is money. Those 90 […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Guest Articles Tagged With: Danetha Doe, exercise, small business tips, working out

How to Make Sure You Take a Vacation From Your Small Business in 2013

December 30, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

For most of you who have any kind of entrepreneurial spirit, you are a driven individual. You are driven by your dream, your goals, your heart’s desire, perhaps by proving yourself to yourself or to someone else, and moved by what you will be able to provide for those you care about. As you have […]

Filed Under: 31 Ways to Boost Your Small Business, Business Inspiration, Guest Articles Tagged With: @martinamcgowan, #Boost2013, entrepreneur, Martina McGowan, small business success

How to Go from Employee to Entrepreneur in 2013

December 24, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 8 Comments

Wouldn’t it be great if Oprah showed up at your door tomorrow with a check for $100,000 to use to quit your job and start your business tomorrow? If that’s your master plan for going from employee to entrepreneur, in the words of Aerosmith “Dream On!” Unless you have a brilliant tech start-up idea and […]

Filed Under: 31 Ways to Boost Your Small Business, Business Inspiration, Guest Articles Tagged With: @TaiGoodwin, #Boost2013, employee to entrepreneur, entrepreneur, Tai Goodwin

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