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What No One Tells You About Starting a Small Business

August 30, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Keenya Kelly @keenyakelly. Keenya is the CEO of Keenyakelly.com and ifyoubrandit.com where she strategically helps individuals determine who they are […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: @keenyakelly, SmallBizChat, start a business

How to Address #MeToo Issues in Your Small Business

August 23, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Deb Muller @hracuity Deb Muller is the founder and CEO of HR Acuity,  the employee relations case management solution that […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @hracuity, #metoo, SmallBizChat

How to Bring Minimalism Into Your Small Business

August 21, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Ever visited a home designed around the simple principles of minimalism? From the moment you enter the space, it’s obvious that something is different. Clutter is nearly nonexistent. The few knick knacks that made the cut actually have purpose. The space somehow seems bigger. When you’re in a place like this, you feel […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Guest Articles, Solopreneurs, Uncategorized Tagged With: business tips, declutter, efficiency, Productivity, Team

Learn How to Leverage Your Network to Increase Your Business

August 16, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

This week on #Smallbizchat LIVE our show featured three guests, LinkedIn Sales Expert Brynne Tillman @BrynneTillman, international speaker and relationship expert Charreah Jackson @charreah and Business Expert Mike Macholowicz @mikemacholowicz. I pulled three of the best questions from each of them to share with you. Every third Wed of the month, Smallbizchat LIVE is broadcast […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: @BrynneTillman, @charreah, @mikemacholowicz, business networking, leverage referrals, networking, SmallBizChat

Blogging for Business Part II – How to Promote Your Business Blog

August 13, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

When building your brand online, it’s all about great content that engages potential and existing customers to keep your brand top of mind. Blogging has become very common, and there’s so much noise online. People are being bombarded with content and images on all their devices making it more challenging than ever to drive traffic […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: blogging for business, business blog, content promotion

How to Innovate and Grow Your Business

August 9, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Michael Haynes who is a B2B Strategist that helps small businesses grow using customer-driven strategies.  He is also the author […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @2Excellyourbiz, business strategy, collaboration, innovation, SmallBizChat

Blogging for Business Part I – How to Develop a Content Strategy

August 6, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

I’ve been blogging for 10 years, and I will tell you that it’s no small thing to build a brand online using content. To develop a blog, you need to define the purpose for your blog, a specific target audience, an engaging content strategy, and build up a significant following in social media, if you […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business Tagged With: blogging for business, content strategy, developing content

How to Turn Your Business Venture into an Admired Brand

August 2, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Fabian Geyrhalter.  He is a renowned Brand Strategist and the Founder and Principal of FINIEN. He is the author of […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @finieninsights, brand, SmallBizChat

10 Most Costly Mistakes for Small Business Owners

July 30, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Running a business is tough. When you put out your shingle that says open for business you take on at least 12 jobs at once including CEO, CFO, Social media manager and Secretary, any of which could cause you to go out of business quickly if you make a significant mistake. Below are a few […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Grow Your Business Tagged With: 10 things, costly mistakes, mistakes in business

How to Develop a Plan to Pursue Government Contracts!

July 26, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Gloria Larkin.  She is the President and CEO of TargetGov. Gloria is the creator of the FAST™ Process, and KickStart […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @TargetGov, government contracts, SmallBizChat

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