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Make This May The Month You Become Your Own Boss

May 11, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Contact: Sonia Schenker (E): sonia@melindaemerson.com (P): 347-766-4289 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   PHILADELPHIA, PA (May 9, 2011) — Melinda F. Emerson, SmallBizLady is a small business expert and bestselling author who has been featured in The Washington Post, Forbes, Fortune, Essence and Black Enterprise magazines.  Known for her savvy approach to ending small business failure, she […]

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Blogging, & Handling Corporate Inquires & Monetizing your Online Brand.

June 3, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Check out  this quick video from the Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference. Fellow blogger Jewel Figueras of http://www.JewelsFabLife.com was interviewed by LaShanda Henry creator of SistaSense blogs for entrepreneurs and the Black Business Women Online Social Network. http://www.sistasense.tv/smallbizlady-and-jewelsfablife-talk-blogging-and-working-with-brands-part1/ We discussed blogging, handling corporate inquires and monetizing your online brand.  Enjoy! I’m always here as a resource. […]

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The Minority Entrepreneur Accelerator Program Could Be Your Answer

June 8, 2011 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Comcast Interactive Capital, the venture capital affiliate of Comcast Corporation, one of the world’s leading media, entertainment and communications companies, today announced that is has partnered with DreamIt Ventures (“DreamIt”), the leading technology accelerator for entrepreneurs, to provide seed funding, training, mentoring and other benefits to five minority-led startups through DreamIt’s accelerator program. The partnership […]

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