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How to Be an Entrepreneur and Still Get the Love You Deserve

February 11, 2016 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 @TonyaKerry Tonya Kerry, Esq. is a Professional Speaker and Love Coach. She is the author of 12 Secrets to Living a […]

Filed Under: Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+, Women in Business Tagged With: @tonyakerry, love and business

How to LOVE on Your Employees

February 8, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

With Valentine’s Day around the corner, thoughts turn to love. But love isn’t just about romantic relationships. For entrepreneurs, now’s a great time (really, anytime is a great time) to love and appreciate your employees. Here are a few suggestions for showing how grateful you are to your team for all their hard work in […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Mompreneurs, Women in Business Tagged With: employees, love and business, smallbizlady

5 Tips for Small Business Owners at Tax Time

February 9, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

It’s tax season and if you operate a small business, it can be an even more stressful time, especially during the first year or two after starting your company. What many people don’t realize is that there are actually a lot of tactics that make tax time a little easier, and even work in your […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: MileIQ, small business taxes, taxes

How to Use Loyalty to Quadruple Your Business

August 27, 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 Misty Young, the @Restaurant_Lady. Misty Young is the owner of Squeeze In, a privately owned Lake Tahoe, California-based restaurant chain known for […]

Filed Under: Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: loyalty, Misty Young

Intellectual Property and its Importance for Your Small Business

August 20, 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 @EvansIPLaw. Andrea H. Evans, Esq. is the founder of Evans IP Law, a Maryland-based law firm specializing patent, trademark and copyright law.  […]

Filed Under: Technology, Women in Business Tagged With: intellectual property

Best of Melinda Emerson™’s #SmallBizChat Interviews in 2009

December 28, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

My interview with Sherri Garrity on how to quit a job to start a business: Sherri is the founder of Corporate Fugitive. Her company provides business coaching to aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners who want to go from overwhelmed to extraordinary.  In 2007, she walked away from a successful marketing career to start her own […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, How to Start, Mompreneurs, My Recommendations, Pink Slip Entrepreneurs, SmallBizChat, Solopreneurs, Telesummit, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: how to participate in smallbizchat, melinda emerson, planning, restart your business, small business, small business ideas, small business info, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, twitter

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

#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

On The Road To Oprah’s Own Network

May 31, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 22 Comments

Many of you may not know this but Oprah Winfrey is who inspired me to become an entrepreneur.  When I was in college she opened Harpo Studios.  That planted the seed and really gave me the confidence that one day I could own my own production company. I will never forget that time.  I was […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Mompreneurs, Pink Slip Entrepreneurs, Solopreneurs, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: Kohl's, Mark Burnett, Oprah Winfrey, OWN Network Star, smallbizlady, Suze Orman, Tabatha's Salon Takeover

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