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6 Tips For Time Management At A Startup

May 12, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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 In contrast to the popular saying – Time is money, time is a lot more valuable than money; it is life itself. One of the major challenges business owners, especially startups, face is how to efficiently utilize their time to maximize productivity and move to the next level. When you are trying to build an […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Uncategorized, Your Small Business Tagged With: manage your time, maximize productivity, startups, Time management, time tracking software

Do You Need to Reinvent Your Business in These Uncertain Times?

May 11, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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If your business was on shaky ground before COVID-19, you are probably sitting back trying to figure out if your business is worth trying to save or if you need to blow it up and reinvent. No matter what decision you make, you will need a framework to evaluate what you even have, so you […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: new business approach, recession, reinventing your business., SCAMPER formula, SCAMPER process

How to Build Business Credit

May 5, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Building good business credit is an essential step for every new business because it allows you to keep your business and personal credit separate, and it gives you the purchasing power you need to grow your business. If you’re a small business owner, we’re going to look at how you can build your business credit […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Grow Your Business Tagged With: build good business credit, building business credit, business credit file, credit scores, federal tax identification number, good credit

How to Generate B2B Leads in 2020

April 28, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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New leads are the lifeblood of your company. When you’re running a B2B company, each new lead could represent a huge amount of revenue. Because of the disproportionately large amount of work that usually goes into finding new B2B leads, lead generation is one of the most frustrating activities you can do! It’s time to […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: B2B lead generation ideas, B2B new leads, generate more leads, lead generation strategy, running a B2B company

32 Ways to Save Your Business from Recession

April 6, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Coronavirus has shaken up the world, and experts say that even as we make progress with the disease, there will be huge economic aftermath to deal with in the long term. I know that nobody really wants to talk ‘recession,’ but knowing it is coming can allow you to think strategically in your small business […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: company culture, money management, onboarding process, recession, save your business

8 Growth Hacks For Your Small Business You Can Try Today

April 14, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Looking to grow your small business? Here are some growth hacks that you can try today! A vast majority of small business giants have admittedly succeeded, thanks to growth hacks. Just take look at companies like Airbnb, Quora, and Evernote. Smart and successful growth hacking relies on clever software used to implement lead acquisition and […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: content media strategy, Email list-building growth-hacks, growth hacks, Retargeting Strategy, ultimate growth hack

3 Tools Your Small Business Needs to Have More Clients

April 7, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

3 Tools Your Small Business Needs to Have More Clients OG

There’s no doubt that every company, either an enterprise or a solopreneur, is in constant need of clients. Clients drive your business, help you succeed, and grow the revenue. Thus, your aim is to grab as many clients as possible.  Yet, finding clients may be a stunning and time-consuming task. Firstly, you cannot find ready-made […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: a clean email list, email verifier, finding clients, generate leads, Saas platforms, sender reputation, sending emails right

5 Steps to Becoming an Employer People Want to Work For

March 31, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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These days, the idea of a loyal employee who will stay with you for more than three months, let alone 1 or 5 years, seems blue-sky thinking. This is even more highlighted with today’s millennial mindset that has caused huge shifts in the working world. To overcome this and build a loyal staff, you want […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: employee feedback, employees onboarding, great employer, loyal employees, open door policy

10 Ways to Develop a Sales Process in a Service Business

March 9, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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For the last year, I’ve been teaching my Fix Your Business Book Curriculum to entrepreneurs in the construction industry in Philadelphia. One of the biggest challenges they needed help with was sales and marketing. That made me think that what I shared with them could be helpful to any service business. In any business, you […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business Tagged With: effective sales plan, fix your business, running your small business, sales process, winning proposal

How to Improve Your Site’s User Experience and Boost Conversions

March 10, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Studies have shown that 55% of consumers spend around 15 seconds on a website before they decide to click away. Why? Well, because people have options. With just under 200 million active websites, if your potential customer doesn’t get what they’re looking for on your site, they can easily turn to any one of your […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: call to action, conversion rates, landing pages, user experience, website, website design

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