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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

5 Ways to Improve Your Visibility on Search Engines in 2019

February 21, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Whatever business you’re doing today, a considerable number of your potential customers use search engines. They use them to find the right businesses to provide solutions to their problems. How would you rate your visibility on search engines? Does your business appear for the right search terms? If it doesn’t, you’ve been losing many potential […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Business Inspiration, Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: search engine optimization, SEO, visibility on search engines

Best Ways to Avoid Common Cash Flow Problems in 2019

January 28, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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We’ve all heard it a million times “Cash is KING!” But proper financial management is the difference between surviving in business and being put out of business. You must understand the time value of money and manage your finances carefully. Just like you should have an emergency fund for your household, you need one for […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Cash Flow & Finance Tagged With: Avoid Cash Flow Problems, cash flow, cash flow problems, Common Cash Flow Problems, Financial Performance

How to Generate Business Leads on Autopilot With Cold Emails

February 12, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Cold emailing is one of the most popular methods of generating new leads, and it’s easy to see why, with low costs and the ability to rapidly scale your efforts. However, although anyone can send a cold email, sending one that consistently generates new business is a skill that—judging from my inbox—few have mastered. At […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Business Inspiration, Guest Articles Tagged With: build leads, cold email, create a lead magnet, digital marketing, email marketing, internet marketing

How to Stand Out in 2019: Business Awards, Facebook Ads, and Market Disruption

January 17, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Business Awards

This week on #Smallbizchat LIVE our show featured three guests: Enhance the Visibility, Reputation and Branding of Your Business via Awards Programs with Becky Wilson, @WDSPRMaven, 3 Questions About Facebook Ads with A. Fitzgerald Hardnett, @FitzSpeak, and How Can You Disrupt Your Competition—and Maybe Even an Entire Industry with Shep Hyken, @hyken. I pulled three of […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: business awards, Facebook ads, small business, SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat LIVE

4 Ways Your Inbox is Inhibiting Business Growth (& How to Fix It)

January 8, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Sponsored Post The email inbox. It’s still one of the most important tools in your sales process, especially for your sales team’s toolbox. That being said, inefficient use of email and the inbox can cause costly bottlenecks and inhibit long-term business growth. What’s worse, many business owners don’t even realize that they have a problem. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Business Inspiration, Featured Post, Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business, How to Start, Technology Tagged With: CRM, email, inbox management, mixmax, Productivity

10 E-commerce Best Practices for Small Businesses

January 29, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

E-commerce Best Practices

You have a small business now, and you know you want it to grow. Growth means more customers, more revenue, more inventory, and more success. Before you can get to this space, however, you have to set some practices in motion that will foster natural and lasting growth. Check out these 10 e-commerce best practices […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Featured Post, Guest Articles, Uncategorized, Your Small Business Tagged With: best small business websites, e-commerce, E-commerce Best Practices, small business, small business website

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