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Bob Burg interview on his new book: It’s Not About You

December 22, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 5 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 a special holiday interview with Bob Burg.  I loved his new book, Its Not All About You and I wanted to share it with all my loyal readers. […]

Filed Under: My Recommendations, SmallBizChat Tagged With: bob burg, It's not all about you, melinda emerson, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, the go-giver, twitter

2011 Best of Smallbizchat Q&A interviews

December 29, 2011 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.  Every Thursday, I always publish a more detailed Q&A interview from my guest so that anyone who missed it or isn’t a Twitter user can still benefit from the […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, My Recommendations, SmallBizChat

Who’s on #SmallBizChat – February 2012

February 1, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. Here are the upcoming guests for February 2012…  Feb 1st Retail Pioneer @LizLange How to Be Successful in Business Feb 8th  @DeborahShane How to reinvent your Brand Feb 15th @DarnyelleJervey How to Monetize Your Message Feb 22 @Taxmama […]

Filed Under: Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, SmallBizChat Tagged With: interview, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, tweetchat, twitter

How to Be Successful in Business #SmallBizChat QA

February 2, 2012 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 retail and fashion pioneer Liz Lange @lizlange. In 1997, out of a one-room office, she created Liz Lange Maternity, changing forever the […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, How to Start, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, SmallBizChat Tagged With: retail. interview, small business, SmallBizChat

Who’s On #SmallBizChat March 2012

March 2, 2012 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. Here are the upcoming guests for March 2012… 3/7 David Newman@dnewman of Do It! Marketing shares How to Use Speaking to Grow Your Small Business http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK-vzSriJew 3/14 Frank Lavin @Export_Now shares How to Export to China. Joining us from Asia- He’s the Former Under Secretary for International […]

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Who’s on #SmallBizChat this Month – April 2012

April 3, 2012 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. Here are the upcoming guests for April 2012… 4/4 Andrew Davis @CPC_Andrew Director of Marketing of CPC Strategy teaches How to Grow an Online Business 4/11 Kent Lewis @kentlewis Founder, Anvil Media Inc. teaches How to Use Mobile Web Advertising […]

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Smallbizchat Celebrates 3 Years of Helping Thousands of Entrepreneurs

April 25, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Today marks the third anniversary of my Twitter talk show #Smallbizchat. We launched the weekly #Smallbizchat, in April of 2009, as a peer-to-peer mentoring program to help early stage entrepreneurs get answers to their small business questions. The goal was to provide information to help end small business failure.  With 82% of small businesses going […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, SmallBizChat Tagged With: become your own boss, entrepreneur, small business, SmallBizChat, twitter

Who’s On #SmallBizChat May 2012

May 2, 2012 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. Here are the upcoming guests for May 2012… 5/2 Liz Lynch @Liz_lynch Author Smart Networking on How to be a Power Networker 5/9 Amy Palmer @FearBustinSales on How to Get Over Your Fear of Selling 5/16 Alfred Edmond Jr. @AlfrededmondJr – Editor […]

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How to Get Paid What You Are Worth

May 17, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 4 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 Alfred Edmond @AlfredEdmondJr is SVP/Editor-at-large of Black Enterprise. He is a content leader, brand representative and expert resource for all media platforms under […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, SmallBizChat, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: Black Enterprise, money, pricing, SmallBizChat

Look Who’s Going to be on #SmallBizChat June 2012

June 5, 2012 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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 the conversation. June 6 – Entrepreneur Candace Nelson @SprinklesCandac from the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars on How to Expand a Small Business. June 13 – Joel Bush @LeverageBox VP of Business […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: Barry Moltz, Brent Leary, Candace Nelson, Joel Bush, SmallBizChat, tweetchat, twitter

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