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Newsflash–Nobody Cares About Your Business!

January 3, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

This may seem harsh, but if you do not take the time to build and maintain relationships with your customers your direct mail, emails, brochures, and that voicemail you left at 4pm on Friday is all headed for file zero or the delete button. All your customers care about is WIIFM or What’s in it […]

Filed Under: How to Start Tagged With: CRM, Customer Service, employee engagement, melinda emerson, relationship management, small business, smallbizlady

From Product Idea to Business Owner

February 11, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 7 Comments

MelindaEmerson’s SmallBizChat Interviews with Sandy Abrams, author of Your Idea, Inc. on how to turn a product into a business.

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, How to Start, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: product-based business, small business, small business tips, smallbizlady, start a small business

How to Transition From Corporate to Small Business Ownership

April 1, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

Mike Michalowicz @TPEntrepreneur Author, Toilet Paper Entrepreneur interviews Melinda Emerson @Smallbizlady Author, Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months. She also has great start-up tips at www.becomeyourownbossbook.com Q: What makes your book different from all the other start-up business books? Melinda Emerson: Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months provides a realistic, month-by-month planning guide to start […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, How to Start, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, start a business

How to Have a Successful Work at Home Business

June 24, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wed on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Holly Reisem Hanna @Holly_Hanna. She is the Founder & Publisher of The Work at Home Woman; an online business resource dedicated to […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: how to start a business, smallbizlady, WAHM, work at home

How to Get Your Spouse to Support Your Small Business

May 31, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Jacquette M. Timmons @jacqmtimmons. Jacquette is in the business of helping people create a healthy relationship with their money. As a behavioral […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: couples, Jacquette Timmons, SmallBizChat, starting a business, working with spouse

Do You Have What it Takes to Be a Successful Entrepreneur?

August 23, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 1 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 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Martin Zwilling @StartupPro. He is the Founder and CEO of Startup Professionals, a company that provides services to startup founders around the […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @startuppro, entrepreneur, Featured Post, Martin Zwilling, small business success

How to Kickstart Your Small Business Success

September 13, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 1 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 Maria Stevens, @smallbizchatter. Maria is a seasoned entrepreneur, business strategy coach and professional speaker. Her areas of expertise include small […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @smallbizchatter, Maria Stevens, small business info, SmallBizChat

6 Hiring Tips for Your Startup

September 23, 2014 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Guest Article If you recently launched a startup, congratulations – it’s a bold decision that deserves to be praised. While it’s true that an entrepreneurial venture can survive in any economic environment, today’s rocky landscape is going to put yours to the test. Apart from a solid business plan, the one thing that’s absolutely essential to […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, How to Start Tagged With: hiring employees, human resources, small business startup

5 Questions Every Business Owner Should Ask Themselves

September 22, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

When you are coming up with ideas for a small business, often your mind can go wild with business concepts, but the key is to come up with an idea that has a profit center and a niche target customer because you need to turn that idea into a sustainable business. In my bestselling book, […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, How to Start Tagged With: how to start a small business, small business success tips

How to Turn a Hobby Into a Small Business

June 7, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

This is the first of a two part blog series on how to turn a hobby into a small business. Hobbies are fun personal interests that people pursue out of love. Some use hobbies to spend quality time with loved ones, friends or themselves. Some people use hobbies to relax. Popular hobbies including scrap booking, […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, How to Start, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, entrepreneur, hobby to business, melinda emerson, Pete Savage, small business, smallbizlady, start a business

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