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How to Stop Wasting Time With Your Social Media

September 24, 2009 By Melinda Emerson Leave a 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 interview @Lenawest, Lena is a social media locksmith who helps dynamic women business owners untangle “social media spaghetti.” She makes social media easy-to-use, manageable and worthwhile. She also a columnist and blogger for Entrepreneur […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Women in Business Tagged With: lena west, managing time with social media, melinda emerson, small businesses, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, social media consultants, stop waisting time, women business owners, Women CEOs

Making Love & Money: How to Be Successful Couplepreneurs

October 1, 2009 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 Wed on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Donna Maria Coles Johnson @indiebusiness on Twitter. She is an award winning entrepreneur who has inspired millions through her seminars and her […]

Filed Under: How to Start, SmallBizChat, Women in Business Tagged With: couplepreneurs, couples get started in business, day to day married life, Donna Maria Coles Johnson, handle disagreements, indiebusiness, mastermind group, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, work at home, your personal relationship

How to Create an Effective Vision Board

January 8, 2015 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @motivationmama. Denise J. Hart, the Revenue Reinvention Strategist, is the CEO of the Momentum Institute for Women. However, this wasn’t always the case. […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @motivationmama, Denise J. Hart, small business planning, vision board

What You Need to Know About Your Small Business Taxes

January 15, 2015 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @taxmama. Eva Rosenberg, BA, EA, known as the Internet’s TaxMama®, publishes the popular TaxMama.com® website, cited by Consumer Reports magazine as a […]

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

How to Improve Cyber Security in Your Small Business

January 22, 2015 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Brian Moran @brianmoran. As the Founder & CEO of Brian Moran & Associates, Brian is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs to run better businesses. […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Technology Tagged With: @brianmoran, @nortononline, antivirus, Brian Moran, computer virus, cyber security, Norton

How Small Businesses Can Increase Their Level of Service

January 29, 2015 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @MichelFalcon – Michel Falcon is a customer and employee experience coach and professionally represented keynote speaker. He works with organizations who aspire to […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @MichelFalcon, customer experience, Michel Falcon, small business customer service

How to Handle the Ugly Side of Small Business

February 26, 2015 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with with @clatemask. Clate Mask is an entrepreneur and co-founder and CEO of Infusionsoft, which makes small business sales and marketing automation […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @clatemask, @infusionsoft, Clate Mask, how to start a small business

How to Get Paid to Speak Professionally

March 5, 2015 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @MarshawnEvans. Marshawn Evans Daniels is a Reinvention Strategist, Influence Expert and Best-Selling Author known as The Godfidence® Coach.  This former Sports Attorney, […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @marshawnevans, Marshawn Evans Daniels, professional speaking, speaker platform

How to Use Technology in Real Time to Interact With Customers

March 12, 2015 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @10geekjames.  James Kies is a battle hardened Agility Consultant that has a gift for helping companies improve quality, morale and profits. […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Technology Tagged With: @10geekjames, James Kies, small business technology

Who is on #SmallBizChat February 2015

January 31, 2015 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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#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.  Join me live every Wednesday, 8PM EST for #SmallBizChat on Twitter.  Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and click here for directions on how to join […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: @BizBookWriter, @clatemask, @grownzone, @ruthking, Clate Mask, Dr. Alfred Edmund Jr., Julie Anne Eason, Ruth King, Zara Green

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