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How a Social CRM System Can Help You Achieve More Sales in Your Small Business

June 28, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 2 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 Brent Leary @BrentLeary. Brent is Co-founder and Partner of CRM Essentials LLC, a CRM consulting and advisory firm focused on small and […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: Brent Leary, CRM, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Service

5 Ways to Boost Your Small Business Success

June 24, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Successfully running a small business is an art. You are a visionary, a manager, a finance operator and a marketer. So often I hear about people who come up with a great idea, but don’t know how to put it in action. They may be nervous to take the leap of faith, or […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: Dora Donovan, small business success tips

How to Tame Your Email

January 28, 2010 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Small Business Taxes 101

February 25, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 10 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 @lauricehewitt.  Laurice Hewitt is the owner of Hewitt Business Consultants.  She is a small business bookkeeper and tax preparer. The goal […]

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Niche to Get Rich

March 1, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

What the heck is a niche? Webster’s Business Dictionary defines a niche as a “particular market or specialty area where a company finds it profitable to concentrate its efforts. Niche marketing offers a concentration of clients in an area of limited competition.” This blog post is excerpted from my new book Become Your Own Boss in […]

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Winners of the $25,000 Entrepreneur’s Challenge

May 10, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

In celebration of her first book, Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months: A Month-by-Month Guide to a Business That Works (Adams Media, March 2010), Melinda Emerson is annoucning contest winners featuring a prize of weekly small-business coaching sessions. “The contest brought so many worthy applicants that I found it impossible to choose one winner,” […]

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Is Your Small Business The Most Important Thing To You?

September 13, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

When I started my first company, I made a vow to myself that no one would be able to “outwork” me.  I believed that if I put more time into my business than my competition, it would make me successful.  I became the worst workaholic you could imagine.  I would actually leave church on Sunday–and […]

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7 Keys to Power Networking

May 16, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

7 Keys to Power Networking May 16th kicks off National Small Business Week and for the next seven to 14 days there are tons of events and awards ceremonies for small business owners which is a fantastic opportunity to meet and greet potential contacts.  I keynote and speak at many conferences and small business events, […]

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Enchantment by Guy Kawasaki is Worth the Read

May 18, 2011 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Enchantment by Guy Kawasaki is a great book for emerging small business owners. I like that Guy gives readers every trick and good idea that he knows from how to make a great impression, get customers behind your cause, and even how to resist enchantment. He says that enchantment is a process, not an event. […]

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4 Business Financing No-Nos

May 25, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Four Business Financing No-Nos, by Morgan Leu Parkhurst You have plans to open a business. Or maybe you can see a business expansion on the horizon. If only you had the money to do it. On the quest to market your business like crazy it’s tempting to go great lengths to obtain the cash you need to […]

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