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December 2019 #SmallBizChat: How to Improve Your Customer Experience in 2020, How to Start an Affiliate Marketing Program, And Tax Planning Moves Before 2020

December 19, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Once a month as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on #SmallBizChat LIVE. The show takes place on the 4th Wednesday of every month from 8-9 pm ET and is streamed live on my Facebook fan page, my YouTube channel, and Twitter page.  This is excerpted from my recent December 2019 #SmallBizChat LIVE interview with […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: Affiliate marketing, Customer Excellence at Disney, customer experience, SWOT analysis, tax deductions, tax planning, taxable income

November 2019 #SmallBizChat: How to Build a Speaking Business, Build Business Relationships, And Making Decisions For Your Small Business

November 21, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Once a month as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on #SmallBizChat LIVE. The show takes place on the 4th Wednesday of every month from 8-9pm ET and is streamed live on my Facebook fan page, my YouTube channel, and Twitter page.  This is excerpted from my recent November 2019 #SmallBizChat LIVE interview with business […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: decision making strategies, Disaster Avoidance Expert, event marketing, Kelvin Joseph, LinkedIn marketing, speaking business, speaking business for business owners

October 2019 #SmallBizChat: Succeeding In Business Without Sacrificing Your Life, Scaling Your Business Without Exposing Yourself Legally, and Marketing Domination Strategies

October 24, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Once a month as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on #SmallBizChat LIVE. The show takes place on the 4th Wednesday of every month from 8-9 pm ET and is streamed live on my Facebook fan page, my YouTube channel, and Twitter page.  This is excerpted from my recent October 2019 #SmallBizChat LIVE interview with […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: cover yourself legally, good contracts, growing and scaling your business, marketing domination strategies, scale your business, small business owners, succeed in small business

September 2019 #SmallBizChat: How to Build Wealth, Turn Traffic into Conversions, and Tell Your Story

September 26, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Once a month as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on #SmallBizChat LIVE. The show takes place on the 4th Wednesday of every month from 8-9 pm ET and is streamed live on my Facebook fan page, my YouTube channel, and Twitter page.  This is excerpted from my recent September 2019 #SmallBizChat LIVE interview with […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: branding, conversions, copywriting, debt, grow your small business, sales, small business marketing, small business story, storytelling, value of money, wealth

The #SmallBizChat Podcast Is Here!

September 9, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

 You asked for it, and now you got it. It’s official, this week I’m launching The #Smallbizchat Podcast. What is a podcast, you say? Podcasts are essentially radio interviews, and all of the programming is free online. This podcast will be a way for you to learn even more about what I believe it takes to […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: Be Your Own Boss, Giveaway contest, podcast, small business, SmallBizChat Podcast

August 2019 #Smallbizchat LIVE: How World Entrepreneurship Is Impacting Your Small Business

August 22, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

August 2019 #Smallbizchat LIVE: How World Entrepreneurship Is Impacting Your Small Business - OG

 #Smallbizchat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss. Each month different experts join the discussion, and the August 2019 #Smallbizchat LIVE was all about how world entrepreneurship is impacting your small business. […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: chinese market, entrepreneur, global, small biz, small business, women entrepreneurs

July 2019 #Smallbizchat LIVE: Leadership, Retaining Top Talent, and Succeeding as a Solopreneur

July 18, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

july 2019 #Smallbizchat LIVE

#Smallbizchat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss. Each month different experts join the discussion, and the July 2019 #Smallbizchat LIVE was all about leadership, retaining top talent, and succeeding as a […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: attract top talent, oginga carr, Pamela Slim, patrick dougher, principles of leadership, smallbiz chat, solopreneur

How to Grow a Product-Based Business, Digitally Transform, and Raise CEO Kids

June 20, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

#Smallbizchat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss.  Please join us live on Twitter every Wednesday from 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and follow the hashtag #Smallbizchat and click here […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: business, digital transformation, growth, parenting, small business, smallbiz kids

Perfecting Your Small Business Sales: Hiring Salespeople, Writing Sales Copy, and Building a Business You Can Sell

May 9, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

This week on #Smallbizchat LIVE, our show featured three guests: How to Hire Your First Salesperson with Suzanne Paling, @suzannepaling, How to Write Copy That Sells with SaDon Long, @LongSaDon, and How to Build a Business You Can Sell with Ash Shukla, @Ashshuklabiz. I pulled three of the best questions from each of them to […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Live+, Your Small Business Tagged With: improve sales, sales, salesperson, sell, selling, small biz chat, small business owners, small business sales

Small Business Sales and Marketing Secrets from the Pros

April 18, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

April 17, 2019 FB Live - Small Business Sales and Marketing Secrets from the Pros

This week on #Smallbizchat LIVE, our show featured three guests: Online Marketing Secrets with Neil Patel @neilpatel, How to Use a Book to Promote Your Business with Stephanie Chandler, @Steph__Chandler, and How to Drive Retail Sales with Romina Brown, @ssiconsults.  I pulled three of the best questions from each of them to share with you. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: marketing, marketing secrets, online marketing, promoting your business, retail, retail sales, sales, sales secrets, writing a book

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