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Marketing Strategies for Small Business Owners

April 12, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Marketing Strategies for Small Business Owners

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 Kimberly McLemore, who is the CEO/Founder of the Women’s Small Business Initiative, LLC, “Your Resource for Success” Podcast Show Host […]

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Strategies for Personal and Professional Growth

April 5, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Strategies for Personal and Professional Growth

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 Dr. Clarice Fluitt, a powerful international speaker and industry leader. She is the author of many books, including Developing Your […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: business relationships, customer relations, raving fans, SmallBizChat

Who’s on #Smallbizchat April 2018

April 3, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Who’s on #Smallbizchat April 2018

#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 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and follow the hashtag #Smallbizchat and click here for directions […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @DrClariceFluitt, @Traceyeedmonds, @trispective, @wsbillc, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady

How to Create Raving Fans in your Small Business

March 29, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

How to Create Raving Fans in your Small Business

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 Tom Jackobs, who has been an entrepreneur for over 30 years. He has started, purchased, closed, and sold businesses.  Tom’s […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: business culture, Customer Service, raving fans, SmallBizChat

How to Manifest Your Full Potential

March 22, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

How to Manifest Your Full Potential

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 Marshawn Evans.  She is known as a Reinvention Strategist, Influence Expert and Best-Selling Author known as The Godfidence® Coach. For […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @marshawnevans, Manifest Potential, purpose map, reinvention, SmallBizChat

The Art of Commercial Conversations to Drive Sales

March 15, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

The Art of Commercial Conversations to Drive Sales

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 Bernadette McClelland @b_mcclelland Bernadette is a Keynote Speaker, Sales Leadership Coach, and published author of ‘The Art of Commercial Conversations’. […]

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How to Run a Successful Business

March 8, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

How to Run a Successful Business

Melinda Emerson, @SmallBizLady offers advice and encouragement to more than three million entrepreneurs every week online. She is the publisher of succeedasyourowboss.com. Forbes magazine named her the #1 woman for entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter. She has a 20-year track record as a successful businesswoman as CEO of Quintessence Group, an award winning marketing consulting […]

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Who’s on #Smallbizchat March 2018

March 7, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Who’s on #Smallbizchat March 2018

#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 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and follow the hashtag #Smallbizchat […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @b_mcclelland, @marshawnevans, @TomJackobs, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady

How to Take Your Startup from Idea to Empire

March 1, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

How to Take Your Startup from Idea to Empire

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 Colleen DeBaise.  She is known as the is a contributing editor at Inc. and author of Start a Successful Business. […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @colleendebaise, grow your business, small business startup, SmallBizChat

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and How it Affects Your Business in 2018

February 22, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and How it Affects Your Business in 2018

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 Eva Rosenberg, EA, CTC, the founder of TaxMama.com. She is an award-winning tax author, blogger, columnist and instructor. TaxMama® has […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @taxmama, small business taxes, SmallBizChat, tax planning

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