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5 Common Myths About Starting a Small Business

May 24, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 18 Comments

Starting a small business is not a 9 to 5 job. In the beginning your business owns you—you do not own it or your time.

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Cash Flow & Finance, How to Start, Mompreneurs, Pink Slip Entrepreneurs, Solopreneurs, Starting A Small Business, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: entrepreneurship, finance, national small business week, starting a business

What Undermines Most Small Businesses?

July 12, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 7 Comments

  Lack of Discipline:  When you work for yourself, you are the engine that drives your small business. This also means that you kill for your dinner day after day. As an entrepreneur you need to stay on task daily to accomplish your business goals. Don’t believe hype about making millions in your bunny slippers. […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, My Recommendations, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, planning, small business, small business info, small business tips, smallbizlady

Smallbizlady’s 12 Step Program To Cure Work Addiction

October 4, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

Starting a small business is a great way to become a raging workaholic. As a reformed workaholic, I have developed a 12 Step program so that you can run your business and have a life. If you start your business with the knowledge of how it can easily become all consuming–hopefully you will make a […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, My Recommendations, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, small business tips, smallbizlady

Is Your Small Business The Most Important Thing To You?

September 13, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

When I started my first company, I made a vow to myself that no one would be able to “outwork” me.  I believed that if I put more time into my business than my competition, it would make me successful.  I became the worst workaholic you could imagine.  I would actually leave church on Sunday–and […]

Filed Under: Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Mompreneurs, My Recommendations, Pink Slip Entrepreneurs, Solopreneurs, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: entrepreneur, Family First Entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, smallbizlady, workaholic

How to Have Balance in Your Life as a Small Business Owner

January 6, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 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 with Debi Silber @themojocoach.  Debi is a Registered Dietitian with a Master’s in Nutrition, a Personal Trainer, Whole Health Coach, author, speaker and founder of www.TheMojoCoach.com . Debi’s branded The Mojo Coach® […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Mompreneurs, My Recommendations, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: debi silber, exercise, healthier life, life balance, melinda emerson, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, themojocoach

Are You Right for SmallBizLady’s Reality Show?

February 9, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Melinda Emerson “SmallBizLady” is looking for struggling small businesses in the PA/NJ/DE tri-state area who are interested in being featured on her reality show pilot. Must be in business at least 3 years At least $250K in revenue and no more than $3MM in revenue Having employees is a real plus Business owner must be […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: entrepreneur, melinda emerson, smallbizlady, SmallBizLady SOS reality show

Smallbizlady Help! I Need A Business Mentor

February 28, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

Dear Smallbizlady, I know how important it is to have a business mentor, but I don’t know many successful entrepreneurs.  What’s the best way to go about getting one? You’re right about the value of having a mentor, especially today. Choosing a mentor should be a real process of identifying the best person to help […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, My Recommendations, Women in Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, mentor, smallbizlady

Getting Started as a Work At Home Mom Business Owner

April 11, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

If you’re a stay at home mom who’s ready to get back into the workforce as a work-at-home mom small business owner you are in for quite an adjustment.  I believe you should plan your business at least 12 months prior to starting your business as you already have two full-time jobs as a wife […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, How to Start, Mompreneurs, Starting A Small Business, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, melinda emerson, work at home mom

SharkTales and Small Biz Tips: My Interview with Barbara Corcoran

May 12, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 8 Comments

As a small business owner, author, speaker and social media enthusiast, I hardly ever have time to watch TV. That doesn’t stop me from making sure I catch Shark Tank – a weekly show where emerging small business owners and entrepreneurs pitch their business to the “sharks.”  The sharks are an amazingly successful group of […]

Filed Under: SmallBizRadio, Women in Business Tagged With: entrepreneur, interview

4 Things All Entrepreneurs Should Do On LinkedIn

May 31, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 8 Comments

  LinkedIn is important! 75% of all professionals in the US have a LinkedIn profile, which means if you want to do business you must have one too. LinkedIn is powerful tool that you can use to promote yourself if you are an individual consultant or a company with 2 or more employees. Here are […]

Filed Under: Ask Smallbizlady, Become Your Own Boss Tips, Branding & Marketing, Business Inspiration, Featured Post, Grow Your Business, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Starting A Small Business, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, entrepreneur, Featured Post, linkedin, marketing, planning, small business, small business cash flow help, small business ideas, small business info, social media, strategic branding

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