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How Do Startups Succeed and Thrive?

January 22, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Guest Article Starting a business requires equal amounts of careful research, intuitive understanding of markets and precise numbers crunching. These three facets can carry startup companies through the tentative early years and into solid establishment. Entrepreneurs must keep a clear eye on the problems that beset many startups and how to resolve them. Business Startup […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Guest Articles, How to Start Tagged With: Kent Yuen, small business financing, start a small business

The Importance of Bookkeeping For a Small Business

October 16, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 8 Comments

Accurate bookkeeping is a necessity if you run your own business. It may seem to be something of a chore but it’s vitally important that you keep track of your revenue and outgoings. Many businesses which would otherwise have been successful have been brought down by their failure to maintain proper financial records. Whether you […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Guest Articles Tagged With: bookkeeping, business planning, cash flow, financial records

Where will Social Media Lead You in 2011?

January 18, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Where will Social Media Lead You in 2011?  By Barbara Pender Mobile marketing will be among the hottest trends.  Are you ready?  Here is a checklist of the basic items you need to have and to hold as you begin to marry into this next rampant stage of Social Media.  I promise to leave you […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Social Media Tagged With: Barbara Pender, location based services, mobile marketing, social media marketing

Do You Have a Social Media Plan?

April 12, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

“Social Media” is the latest hot button topic.  It’s the buzz word on everyone’s lips, and now that there are several verified stories of how it’s being used to grow businesses and forge new era of engagement among organizations and their stakeholders, it’s now at the top of everyone’s list as they seek to improve […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Social Media, Technology Tagged With: Kindra Cotton, social media, social media planning, success tips

How To Game Google to Improve Your Search Engine Rankings

April 24, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Online, it’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times. Google seems to be a great partner one moment, and the next it makes a change that turns it into your worst enemy. That’s the challenge facing today’s online marketers. bloggers, webmasters…whatever you call us. While we all want to be at the top […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Technology Tagged With: Google, Russ Fordyce, search engine optimizaton, SEO

SEO Success Tips For Small Business

December 4, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Success with search engine optimization can seem elusive, but success does exist. Working towards that success is more crucial today than when Google, Yahoo, and MSN Search – now known as Bing – were first introduced. The secret to SEO enhancing your site – and your business – is to schedule regular checks and implementation […]

Filed Under: 31 Ways to Boost Your Small Business, Guest Articles, Technology Tagged With: @ZimanaAnalytics, #Boost2013, Pierre DeBois, search engine optimization, SEO

Smart Ideas for a Home Office for Stay-at-Home Parents

October 7, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Home offices are now more popular than ever – many jobs don’t require a full-time presence in the office and an increasing number of stay-at-home parents decide to run their own businesses. Depending on your profession, home offices can take a number of different shapes. Here are some smart ideas for all those […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Guest Articles Tagged With: furnish a home office, home office, Kelly Smith

How The Affordable Care Act Can Help Your Small Business

November 29, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Guest Article In 2007, nearly 23 million of the 45 million Americans without health insurance were small business owners, employees, or their dependents. In other words, the small business community made up about half of the uninsured. The reasons were many. Healthcare costs were soaring, insurance companies were discriminatory, and coverage was often unreliable when […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Your Small Business Tagged With: ACA, Affordable Care Act, business planning, health insurance, health insurance marketplace, small business

How to Attract and Keep Customers for a Small Business

September 30, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article In this article, we’ll focus on some of the effective ways to tap new customers and never lose them. Here are my six best tips to attract and keep customers for a small business. Make time for Networking Let people in your community know that your business has a face. Don’t just spend […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Guest Articles Tagged With: @ellarich15, customer attraction, customer retention, Ella Rich

5 Things Business Owners Should Know To Avoid Expensive Mistakes

September 16, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Do you have your own small business? One of the toughest things to do is run a business, especially if you have never done it before. Whether you are a veteran at your business or starting something new, here are a few things that you need to know to avoid expensive mistakes: 1)   No one […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Guest Articles Tagged With: @HollySignorelli, Holly Nicholas Signorelli, small business success tips

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