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How to Get Your Small Business Organized for 2013

January 3, 2013 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Debbie Lillard @Debbielillard Debbie is an internationally recognized expert on Home Organizing, featured on A&E’s Hoarders and HGTV’s Mission: Organization. Debbie runs Space to Spare, […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @debbielillard, business planning, Debbie Lillard, staying organized

How Small Business Owners Can Make Big Money with a Small Email List

January 10, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 8 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @YvonneBynoe. Yvonne Bynoe, J.D. started her first company, a direct order book business, in the early 1990s, pre-Amazon.com.  After law school, […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @YvonneBynoe, email marketing, SmallBizChat, Yvonne Bynoe

How to Secure Funding for Your Small Business

January 24, 2013 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 Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Ami Kassar @akassar. Ami is CEO and Founder of MultiFunding, and a nationally renowned small business advocate and leader. He’s committed to ensuring […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @kassar, Ami Kassar, small business funding, small business loans

How to Build a Niche Brand Online

January 31, 2013 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 Warren Bobrow, @warrenbobrow1. Warren is the Food and Drink Editor of the 501c3 non-profit Wild Table on Wild River Review located […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @warrenbowbrow1, branding, SmallBizChat, Warren Bowbrow

When She Makes More: 10 Rules for Breadwinning Women

October 9, 2014 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 @farnoosh. Farnoosh Torabi is a personal finance expert, bestselling author, TV personality, and sought-after speaker. Her mission is to help people take control […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @FARNOOSH, Farnoosh Torabi, small business money matters

How to Make Your Business Look Credible and Trustworthy Online

July 28, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 13 Comments

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from our #SmallBizChat interview with Raj Malik @rajmalikdc.  Raj Malik is CEO & Co-Founder of KikScore (@KikScore), a service that enables small businesses to demonstrate trust by displaying verified, interactive and dynamic trust-related data […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: ecommerce, online business, small business, SmallBizChat

How to Launch a Successful Start-up Business

June 5, 2014 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 @EbongEka. Ebong gives real life-practical money solutions tailored to the everyday person, the aspiring entrepreneur and the existing small business owner. […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @ebongeka, Ebong Eka, how to start a business, how to start a small business

How to Improve your Small Business Website

August 5, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

  Each week as @Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This post is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with @ramonray. Ramon Ray is technology evangelist at smallbiztechnology.com; a former tech consultant; hands on tech expert; frequent speaker including Inc. 500 and SmallBizTrends; a frequent writer of more than […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: melinda emerson, Ramon Ray, smal business websites, small business blogs, SmallBizChat

How to Get Started with e-Commerce

April 14, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 3 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 Matt Mansfield @mattsmansfield. He’s been helping businesses both large and small accomplish business goals using technology since 1993. He blogs at MattAboutBusiness where the story is not about technology; it’s about […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Technology Tagged With: ecommerce, products, sales, selling, SmallBizChat

Podcasting for Your Small Business

July 23, 2009 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

From time to time as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with small business experts that could benefit my audience. This is excerpts from my #smallbizchat interview on Twitter with @podcaststeve. Steven L. Lubetkin, operates Professional Podcasts LLC, an award-winning producer of radio, TV and other multimedia content distributed over the Internet as podcasts. Steve is a Senior Fellow of the Society […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: how to create a podcast, podcast, podcasting, podcasting for small business, Skype, word press

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