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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

How to Run a Successful Food Truck Business

August 14, 2017 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

No matter where you live, you’ve likely seen or eaten at a food truck. There are some great reasons why savvy entrepreneurs are opening restaurants on wheels: the overhead is low, and they can go where their customers are. Operating a food truck is also a great way to test out a restaurant concept or […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, How to Start Tagged With: food service, food truck

How the SBA Can Help Your Small Business

May 1, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

It’s once again my favorite time of year, National Small Business Week! For the entire week, there are a ton of free resources, webinars, and events both on the web and in your town. I’ll be celebrating National Small Business Week with #Smallbizchat LIVE from New York. It’s a video broadcast, on Facebook Live sponsored […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, How to Start, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: national small business week, Small Business Administration

What I’ve learned after 18 years in business

March 13, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

To my true amazement, this week marks my 18th year in business, and I must say it’s been a wild ride. In 1999, I was scared to death, I had a laptop, a fax machine and a dream and set up shop in the basement of my house. My neighbor, who was a contractor, came […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business, How to Start Tagged With: advice from smallbizlady, business advice, business freedom

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