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#SmallBizChat Live Comes to NYC for National Small Business Week

May 12, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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I’m so excited to celebrate the Small Business Administration’s 2014 National Small Business Week. It starts today and continues virtually and in cities around the country. At part of the festivities, I’m hosting a special webcast event.  I’m bringing my weekly Tweetchat #SmallBizChat to New York City as a live video interview talk show. During my […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, SmallBizChat Tagged With: Heidi Messer, Jen Groover, Mario armstrong, national small business week, Peter Rothberg

National Small Business Week is Here!

May 21, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

America’s #1 Small Business Expert Joins the New York Times. I am excited to announce that I am joining the writing team at the You’re the Boss section of The New York Times. Premiering this May, my column on social media and small businesses will run weekly on the blog centered on small business ownership […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, SmallBizChat, Your Small Business Tagged With: FedEx, Jennifer Abernethy, national small business week, New York Times, SmallBizChat, social media marketing, Verizon Small Business

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

How to Build a Social Media Brand

May 4, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 28 Comments

Sponsored Post Social media has leveled the playing field for small business owners in today’s marketing environment. It’s all about two-way communication with customers. Building a social media brand is a major factor in small business success, but the key is being niche focused. Beyond having a website, you need to make sure that you […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Social Media Tagged With: #fedexoffice, facebook, Google, linkedin, pinterest, social media, tumblr, tweetchat, twitter

How to Grow Your Small Business

March 26, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

For those small business owners who survived the startup phase and are now ready to grow your business, there are numerous possibilities. Keep in mind, growing your business will depend on what business you are in and how much money, time and sweat equity you’re willing to invest all over again. Here are four ways to […]

Filed Under: Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: another location, expand globally, expand on the internet, franchise, grow your business, melinda emerson, small business, smallbizlady

10 Best How to Start a Small Business Websites

October 3, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 36 Comments

Let’s face it– starting a small business is hard.  There are lots of ways out here to fail in business. The secret weapon that I use for keeping my business strong is being a life-long learner.  One of the ways I grow myself and keep my mind sharp is being a veracious reader.  I read […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Featured Post, How to Start, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, My Recommendations Tagged With: best small business websites, Black Enterprise, bplans.com, Businessinsider.com, entrepreneur, Forbes, how to start a small business, Inc.com, Launchwhileworking.com, New York Times, Score.org, SecondAct.com, Small Business Administration, SmallBizChat, smallbiztrends.com, starting a business, Succeedasyourownboss.com, TheWorkatHomeWoman.com, You're the Boss Blog

7 Great Digital Tools to Help Your Small Business

February 27, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 12 Comments

Most small business owners have a to do list that is way too long. Let’s face it, running a business has become more difficult than ever. The good news is that technology is now making some things about running a business a lot easier. There are a number of free and low-cost digital tools that […]

Filed Under: Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, My Recommendations Tagged With: small business info, small business technology, small business tips

How to Be More Tax Savvy in Your Small Business with Eva Rosenberg @TaxMama

February 24, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interviewwith Eva Rosenberg, the TaxMama® @TaxMama is passionate about helping your business pay the least taxes legally possible.She’s the author the award-winning book Small Business Taxes Made Easy, as an practicing […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @taxmama, Eva Rosenberg, small business taxes

Developing an Effective Sales Strategy: Q&A with Jennifer Abernethy

May 26, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with Jennifer Abernethy @saleslounge. Jennifer is America’s Sales Stylist for The Sales Lounge and author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Social Media Marketing. Small Biz Lady: Why is important for small […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: Featured Post, marketing tips, sales, sales strategy, SmallBizChat

How to Monetize Your Message – #SmallBizChat QA with Darnyelle A. Jervey

February 16, 2012 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 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @darnyellejervey Darnyelle A. Jervey, MBA, is a small business expert founder of IncredibleOneEnterprises.com. She is committed to showing entrepreneurs the mindset, marketing […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Telesummit Tagged With: branding, interview, marketing, SmallBizChat

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