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10 Bible Verses Every Small Business Owner Needs for 2016

February 1, 2016 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

As we embark on a new year, I am struck by two things: Faith is an essential ingredient in success and that the more we love, the more we are given. The common name for what we all do is called business, but it’s bigger than exchanging good and services for money, it’s our calling. […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Featured Post, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: Bible verses for Entrepreneurs

12 Bible Verses Every Small Business Owner Needs For 2012

April 9, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 78 Comments

I normally do this post at the top of the year, but I was inspired to wait until now.  With Easter upon us, I though this post would be particularly meaningful at this time of year.   My religious theme for 2012 is, “Either I win or I learn, but with God’s help I never lose.” […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business, My Recommendations, Women in Business Tagged With: 12 bible verses, business bible verses, christian entrepreneurs, every small business, God, Lord, melinda emerson, small business owner, smallbizlady

New Year, New Motivation to Support Small Businesses

December 21, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Though things have gotten better in regard to the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the U.S. economy, many of your favorite small businesses are still trying to recover from the last two years while facing new pressures like inflation, increasing fuel costs, and endless supply chain issues. And now, there’s a new variant […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Your Small Business Tagged With: buying products from small businesses, how to sell on Amazon, small business selling on Etsy, small businesses on Instagram, supporting Black-owned businesses

The 9 Best Ways to Make a Living As An Entrepreneur

October 12, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Starting a new business can be an exhilarating yet terrifying prospect. There are many ways to get started; picking the perfect one for your skills and interests is almost impossible. But that doesn’t mean you can’t dive right in! With startup costs lower than ever before, more people choose the road less traveled by conventional […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, How to Start Tagged With: Affiliate marketing, Amazon FBA, dropshipping, freelancing, make money as an entrepreneur, writing gigs

22 Essential Business Books Every Small Business Owners Should Read

December 28, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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

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

The Ultimate Side Hustle Success Formula

November 4, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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

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

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

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