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SmallBizLady’s Holiday Gift Guide 2018

November 19, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Once a year, I provide a list of my favorite products and apps for anyone looking for gifts for small business owners. If you are in business and ready to make an investment in your business or yourself, I have a great selection of products that will help increase your productivity and grow your business.  […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, SmallBizLady Recommends, Your Small Business Tagged With: grow your business, holiday gifts, Productivity

Thanks and Giving, It’s what we do everyday as small business owners

November 22, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

As it’s Thanksgiving Day, it struck me that Thanks and Giving is an everyday thing in the life of business owners. We are thankful for the opportunity to serve customers and we give jobs to our employees. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. It’s not just the food, spending time with relatives or […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, Your Small Business Tagged With: Giving thanks, Thanksgiving

Top 3 Dominatrix Tricks for Small Business Owners

November 20, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Your fingers are poised over the keys of your laptop, ready to type out the most brilliant response to your client who is threatening to pull the plug on working with you. Suddenly time stops, and you are frozen. What can you say? How should you say it? Will it make him calm […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Solopreneurs, Your Small Business Tagged With: mindset, small business tricks

Top 10 Veteran-Owned Business Resources

November 5, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

It’s the 5th annual National Veteran Small Business Week. If you’re one of the 250,000 veterans who transitions to civilian life each year and are thinking about starting a business there are resources that will help you launch or grow your big idea. There are government programs and non-profits whose mission is specifically designed to […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: Resources for Veterans, veterans

Is Your Small Business Ready for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday?

October 22, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

You might feel like a real underdog with all the major retailers slashing pricing and offering FREE shopping this holiday, but fear not. There are numerous ways that small businesses can maximize their profits during the holiday shopping season too, you just need to be prepared. In this article, we’ll talk everything Black Friday, Small […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Solopreneurs, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: Black Friday, cyber Monday, Promote your business, small business Saturday

How to Develop a Business Strategy – Part III

September 17, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Developing a business strategy is all about looking at where you want your company to be in the next 3-to-5 years and figuring out what you need to do now to get there. If you spend your days constantly putting out fires in your business, it’s doubtful that you have much time for developing a […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business, Solopreneurs, Your Small Business Tagged With: benefits of business strategy, business strategy, develop strategy, long-term strategy

How to Develop a Business Strategy – Part II

September 10, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Your business strategy is your roadmap to business success, but it needs to be adjusted annually. You and your team should take a look at your business strategy every fall to plot out your sales objectives and goals for the new year. 2019 is just around the corner, and you should start your planning process […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business, Solopreneurs, Your Small Business Tagged With: business strategy, develop strategy, failed business strategy

Blogging for Business Part II – How to Promote Your Business Blog

August 13, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

When building your brand online, it’s all about great content that engages potential and existing customers to keep your brand top of mind. Blogging has become very common, and there’s so much noise online. People are being bombarded with content and images on all their devices making it more challenging than ever to drive traffic […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: blogging for business, business blog, content promotion

7 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Business

July 9, 2018 By Melinda Emerson

I’ve been in business nearly 20 years and in that time many people have called me asking for advice about what they need to know to start a business. After being about asked how to transition from employee to entrepreneur over a hundred times, I was inspired to write my bestselling book, Become Your Own […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: start your business

How to Avoid a Brand Disaster

June 14, 2018 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 Deb Gabor, who is the CEO of Sol Marketing, brand expert, and investor pitch whisperer.  She is the author of […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Your Small Business Tagged With: @deb_sol, brand disaster, SmallBizChat

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