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How to Establish Business Credit

October 15, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you are in business most likely your personal credit has been your business credit, but did you know that you can establish business credit. Cash challenges are real. We have all been there, needing cash flow to make payroll, purchase inventory, hire new employees and expand but can’t because the capital isn’t available without […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, How to Start, Solopreneurs, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: Bank financing, borrow funds, business credit, establish business credit, manage cash flow

My best advice for Millennial Business Owners

October 8, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

I was recently invited to appear as a featured guest on the Tweetchat  #MillennialTalk hosted by social media Influencer Chelsea Krost on Tuesday at 8pm ET. She asked me to talk about growth strategies for millennial business owners. They were a lively bunch. I thought this information might be helpful for all my loyal readers, so here […]

Filed Under: Ask Smallbizlady, Fix Your Business, How to Start, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: #MillennialTalk, growth strategies, millennial business owners

Get the map to quit your corporate job and build a business and life you love

September 27, 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 Lori Hildebrand @mycoachlori.  Lori is the authority in helping female entrepreneurs turn their side hustle into their full-time gig. She teaches motivated […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, How to Start, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: @mycoachlori, build a business, leaving corporate, love your work, SmallBizChat

How to Survive the First Year of Small Business Ownership

September 4, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article You’ve taken the leap into the rough waters of small business ownership, beaming with the excitement of a new chapter in your life and the possible success of your idea. However, getting started is only the beginning. The first year of running a small business can be the hardest times any owner will […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, How to Start, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: business plan, small business success, small business survival

7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Business

July 9, 2018 By Melinda Emerson

I’ve been in business nearly 20 years and in that time many people have called me asking for advice about what they need to know to start a business. After being about asked how to transition from employee to entrepreneur over a hundred times, I was inspired to write my bestselling book, Become Your Own […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: start your business

How to Get Started with a Podcast

June 18, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you are going to start doing a podcast to create content to promote your business, there are a few things that you need to know. Doing a podcast is hard work, so in order to leverage it to drive brand awareness and sales in your business you need a refined topic, a regular schedule, […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, How to Start, Technology Tagged With: getting started with podcast, podcast, podcasting

What is the Best Way to Get Your Product Into Whole Foods?

May 28, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Whole Foods is perceived as the “Holy Grail” in the natural foods business. But the chain had exceptional high quality standards for suppliers of organic and natural food products and a very picky and affluent customers base. Being in Whole Foods Is the big time, but can slow growth, even if your brand and products […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, How to Start Tagged With: natural foods business, product placement, whole foods

How To Become a Best-Selling Author in 90 Days

May 8, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article These days, “best-selling” is a term that people throw around pretty loosely. But bottom-line, there has to be a lot of sales somewhere for the title to hold true. So how many sales does it take? My answer is 10,000. That is a respectable number, no matter what your angle. Some argue that […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, How to Start Tagged With: authors, become an author, write a book

How to start a private medical practice

December 5, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Starting a private medical practice can seem overwhelming, especially if up to now you’ve been on staff at a large healthcare institution as an employee. But the rewards of running your own private practice and becoming your own boss and can give you an opportunity to help more people and reap significant financial […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, How to Start Tagged With: private medical practice, start a business

7 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Entrepreneur

October 17, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Working for someone comes with a lot of challenges, but it is even more challenging to be an entrepreneur than to work in corporate America. I didn’t know this until I took the step to become a small business owner myself. Here’s my best attempt to save you some expensive lessons. Here are […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, How to Start Tagged With: entrepreneur, entrepreneurship

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