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How to Promote your Business to the Media

September 13, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every brand has a story to tell, but is your story newsworthy? How does an appearance on Good Morning America sound? What about making the front page of your city’s newspaper? Every business owner wants great public relations and TV appearances, but two things hold them back from pulling the trigger – understanding of the […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Guest Articles, Your Small Business

10 Myths Digital Marketers Should Stop Believing

September 6, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

As a digital marketer, it is common for you to come across various myths related to the dos and don’ts of social media marketing. Many people are in the dark about online marketing and the actual truth could effect to the success of an online campaign. There’s a lot of hype surrounding SEO and SEM. […]

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Is Passion Enough To Launch Your Dream Business?

August 2, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

The saying goes like this, “Follow your passion and you will never have to work a day in life.”  Those who take this phrase too seriously and find courage to leave their stable job for a passion business idea soon understand that’s it’s not as simple as it sounds. There are various situations that crop […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Guest Articles, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: dream business, start your business

The Pros of Launching A Business While in College

July 5, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Congratulations! You made it. You‘re in college. But it’s not all fun and games while you’re in school. At some point you will soon realize being out cash with limited funds to hang out with your friends, struggling pay your tuition fees or rent make cause you to looks for ways to make money. You […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles Tagged With: @barneywhistanc1

7 Business Ideas For The Shoestring Budget

June 28, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

In the past couple of years we’ve witnessed the growth of literally hundreds of businesses that started with a few guys in their college dorm or in their parents’ garage. Tune in to Shark Tank any night and you’ll see at least one group of kids who took some idea they funded with the money […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles Tagged With: @anttooley, ebay, handmade entrepreneur, SEO copywriting, smallbusiness, social media, tutor

How Using a CRM Can Grow Your Small Business

June 7, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

 Sponsored Post Customer relationship management (CRM) has been growing steadily for years, and by next year, the industry is expected to hit $36.5 billion worldwide. Sharing information is critical to business operations. Silos of information create loss—both in knowledge sharing and in bottom line profits—because they create gaps in your business that your customers feel. CRMs […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Guest Articles Tagged With: @insightlyapp, CRM, crm system, every small business

How to Attract More Clients in 5 Easy Stages

June 14, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Even if business is booming and your sales are on the rise, you should always be thinking about attracting new clients. Continually sending out the same old marketing email to your existing client base isn’t going to cut it; you need to be thinking about long term growth. So if you haven’t got a plan […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles Tagged With: @DayTranslations

4 Ways to Avoid Financial Challenges in a Small Business

May 17, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

The most critical component of every small business is their finances. It informs every business decision and is crucial for business survival. Keeping finances in order not only saves a lot of time, but it will reduce stress and help you evaluate new business opportunities more clearly for your business. Timely bookkeeping can save businesses […]

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10 Things NOT To Do When Interviewing Potential New Hires

May 24, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Interviewing for new staff is something that some enjoy but other business owners really loathe this process. Whilst it excites some employers to grill potential new hires and imagine how they can drive the company forward, others see it as nothing more than a necessary evil that takes up too much of their time. If […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles Tagged With: @Iammy_pie, interview, Interview For Your First Employee, interviewing, new hire

How to Never Run Out of Cash

May 3, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

In the age of easy credit, having cash on hand can often seem old-fashioned. I say beware of such an attitude. The old saying “cash is king” is as relevant today as it ever was, and as an entrepreneur, it’s imperative that you always have a significant cash reserve to keep your business afloat.   […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles Tagged With: @AlanCFox, cash flow, cash flow and profits, cash management

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