I can’t believe another great year is about to be over. My team and I work tirelessly to bring you quality content on this blog. Our mission is the end small business failure, and everything published on this blog is designed to do to help you learn the business of running a business. I wanted […]
It’s Thankful Thursday; Happy Thanksgiving
Running is business is really hard work. They are many long days, sleepless nights and some customers that you will never please, but think really hard about this – would you rather be a corporate slave, working for the man? Would you rather answer to someone who may not appreciate all your gifts? Or how […]
Vision: You Can’t Lead Without It
Some of the best small business ideas don’t have to do with inventory, profit margins, or break-even points. Rather, they’re about having a big picture vision for your business. It’s needed to provide clarity and focus what you do every day. As a small business owner, you’re automatically a leader, so not only must you […]
How To Be the Smartest Person In the Room by the Time You Leave
You may have heard some recent small business advice saying “Don’t be the smartest person in the room.” The point of that statement is that it’s important to surround yourself with smart people, which makes sense. But the idea that “If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room,” is overly […]
What Kind of Boss Should You Be?
Most people mulling small business ideas has thought about what kind of boss they want to be. Most of us have had both friendly bosses and more formal ones, and both can be remarkably effective. Whether friendly or aloof, outstanding bosses demonstrate leadership. They’re not about using rewards and punishments to get things done, but […]
Is it Time to Reinvent Your Small Business?
It’s easy to keep chugging along in your business, not really paying attention to the state of things, until something big happens. Maybe your biggest client leaves, creating a hole in your income. Or you get sick, and there’s no one else to run your business. Sometimes it’s something less catastrophic that gives you reason […]
How To Turn Pain Into Purpose, Then Profit!
Guest Article Pain. It’s a taboo subject that one rarely wants to discuss, let alone dwell on. As we go along our life journey, at some point along the way, we all will inevitably have to confront it, deal with it, get through it and learn from it. As a two-time, stage four breast cancer […]
What to be Aware of When Starting a Family Business
Guest Article Starting a family business is a pretty ambitious endeavor. You have to focus on beating the competition, struggling to become profitable, and scaling the business. Sometimes, it’s hard to stay in the game if your competitors have corporate-sized tools and solutions which a small family enterprise can’t really afford. What are you do […]
Best of Melinda Emerson™’s #SmallBizChat Interviews in 2009
My interview with Sherri Garrity on how to quit a job to start a business: Sherri is the founder of Corporate Fugitive. Her company provides business coaching to aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners who want to go from overwhelmed to extraordinary. In 2007, she walked away from a successful marketing career to start her own […]
SmallBizLady’s Summer Reading List 2015: 11 Must-Read Books to Grow Your Business
It’s just about summertime, and vacation is fast approaching with the kids just about out of school. There’s no time I enjoy reading a good book — business or otherwise, than in the summer. I love that I can bone up on how to run my business under the shade of a tree in my […]
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