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Who is on #SmallBizChat in June?

May 30, 2014 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: Business Inspiration, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @ebongeka, @houstongunn, @JanGoss1, @LPowerfully, Brandy Amstel, Ebong Eka, Houston Gunn, Jan Goss

Who is on #SmallBizChat in July?

June 27, 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: @DeborahShane, @karenhough, @prettygeekyceo, @rodrickmiller, @tweetjohnhall

Who is on #SmallBizChat May 2014?

May 2, 2014 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, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: @danwaldo, @jillkonrath, @KevinAllenEI, Dan Waldschmidt, Jill Konrath, Kevin Allen

How to Quit a Job to Start a Business

September 3, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 5 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 @SherriGarrity.  Sherri is the founder of Corporate Fugitive, a company that provides business and marketing coaching to aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners who want to go from overwhelmed to extraordinary. In 2007, she […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: anchor client, before they quit, change your mindset, Corporate fugitive, developing a business, how to quit a job, melinda emerson, problems with cash flow, sherri garrity, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, start a business, start-up entrepreneur

How to Take Your Blog to the Next Level

October 8, 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 Anita Campbell @smallbiztrends. The editor and chief contributor of http://www.smallbiztrends.com, one of the most widely read small business blogs on the internet. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: Anita Campbell, blog strategy, Blog to the next Level, blogging, melinda emerson, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, smallbiztrends

How to Go From Self-Starter to Self-Finisher

October 15, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

From time to time as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with small business experts that could benefit my audience. This is excerpted from my #smallbizchat interview on Twitter with Michelle Mangen @mmangen is a Virtual Assistant specializing in Accounting, Payroll, Excel and Social Media services. She helps sole proprietors and small businesses by reducing the amount of time they spend […]

Filed Under: How to Start, SmallBizChat, Solopreneurs Tagged With: melinda emerson, michelle mangen, self-finisher, self-starter, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, virtual assistant

Is Cold Calling DEAD?

October 29, 2009 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 Wed. on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @BradfordShimp. Bradford is a small business expert and the blogger behind All Business Answers. The goal of allbizanswers.com is to answer common […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: allbizanswers.com, bradford shimp, cold calling, melinda emerson, small business ideas, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, twitter

Are You Ready for 2010?

October 26, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

The economy is on the rebound, but the nature of business has changed. Is your small business repositioned for 2010? October and November is the perfect time to start planning for how you will kickoff the New Year. It’s not about making it through the recession; it’s about coming out of this recession with a […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business, How to Start, Mompreneurs, My Recommendations, Pink Slip Entrepreneurs, SmallBizChat, Solopreneurs, Starting A Small Business, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: melinda emerson, passion, peer mentoring, planning, restart your business, small business, small business ideas, small business info, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, start a business, success

Do You Need A Business Plan?

November 5, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 6 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 @TimBerry. Tim Berry is president and founder of Palo Alto Software, founder of bplans.com, and a co-founder of Borland International. He built […]

Filed Under: How to Start, My Recommendations, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: bplans.com, business plan, business planning, BusinessPlanPro, melinda emerson, Plan as you go, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, Tim Berry

#SmallBizChat Live Telesummit Recap (Part 1)

November 9, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

(Dear readers: this is the first part of a two part post about SmallBizChat Live Telesummit. Part two will post on Friday, November 13, 2009.) Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This past week, I presented the first annual #SmallBizChat Live Telesummit. The goal was to […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Cash Flow & Finance, Grow Your Business, Mompreneurs, Pink Slip Entrepreneurs, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Telesummit, Your Small Business Tagged With: blog strategy, budgets, business planning, hobby to business, how to participate in smallbizchat, mastermind groups, melinda emerson, passion, restart your business, small business, small business info, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, success tips, twitter

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