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How to Get MORE Clients, MORE Money and MORE Love

November 6, 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @briellaarion. Melissa Krivachek is the President of Briella Arion, Inc. As a two time international best-selling author and award winning entrepreneur, […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @briellaarion. Melissa Krivachek

Who is on #SmallBizChat in November?

October 31, 2014 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.  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: @briellaarion, @CANcapital, @genemarks, @michellepippin, B. Michelle Pippin, Gene Marks, Melissa Krivachek

How to REALLY Generate Sales

October 30, 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Jeffrey Gitomer, @Gitomer. Jeffrey is a creative, on-the-edge, writer and speaker whose expertise on sales, customer loyalty, and personal development is […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @gitomer, Jeffrey Gitomer, selling in small business, small business sales

How to Become A Wealthy Freelancer

May 27, 2010 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 Pete Savage Co-Author The Wealthy Freelancer:12 Secrets to a Great Income and an Enviable Lifestyle (Penguin)., and co-founder of the popular website […]

Filed Under: How to Start, SmallBizChat, Solopreneurs Tagged With: Freelance, freelancing, melinda emerson, Pete Savage, Q & A, small business, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, The Wealthy Freelancer, twitter

#SmallBizChat Celebrates 1 Year of Ending Small Business Failure

April 19, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

This week marks the one-year anniversary of #SmallBizChat. For the past year, every Wednesday at 8pm ET, I have had a standing appointment on Twitter with small business owners — to answer their small business questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping business owners with issues and challenges as […]

Filed Under: Mompreneurs, Pink Slip Entrepreneurs, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: #140conf, melinda emerson, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, twitter

Effective Social Media Selling

March 11, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

This week’s Small Biz Chat interview is excerpted from my recent interview with Malika Duke, @BizSavvyMom, who is an expert in lead attraction and conversion on the Internet. She coaches her clients on how to master the web as a marketing tool.

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: interviews, melinda emerson, Q and A, small business ideas, small business tips, SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat interviews, social media, social media selling

The Perfect PR Pitch For Your Small Business

October 22, 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 @PRSarahEvans. Sarah is a public relations and new media strategist at @SevansStrategy.  Sarah has worked extensively in the non-for-profit, higher education and […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: blogs, JournChat, melinda emerson, pr pitches, press releases, PRSarahEvans, Public Relations, Sarah Evans, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, social media press releases, twitter

PR for Newbie Entrepreneurs

August 12, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

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 @ElenaVerlee Heralded as “The Passionate Publicist,” Elena Verlee can help even the most ordinary business become well-known and sought after through the power of publicity. Elena delivers high-impact, low […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: Elena Verlee, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, PR, Public Relations, publicity, small business, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, start a business

How to Leverage The New Rules of Small Business Marketing

November 15, 2012 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 Barbara Findlay Schenck @bizstrong about the new rules for marketing to screen-connected customers. Barbara helps entrepreneurs plan, brand, market, and sell their […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @Bizstrong, Barbara Findlay Schenck, entrepreneur, marketing, small business tips

#SmallBizChat Live Comes to NYC for National Small Business Week

May 12, 2014 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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I’m so excited to celebrate the Small Business Administration’s 2014 National Small Business Week. It starts today and continues virtually and in cities around the country. At part of the festivities, I’m hosting a special webcast event.  I’m bringing my weekly Tweetchat #SmallBizChat to New York City as a live video interview talk show. During my […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, SmallBizChat Tagged With: Heidi Messer, Jen Groover, Mario armstrong, national small business week, Peter Rothberg

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