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Does Your Small Business Have An Emergency Preparedness Plan?

June 26, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Sponsored Post Staples second annual workplace safety survey results were recently released, which coincides with National Safety Month this June, a time of heightened awareness regarding emergency preparedness among small businesses. Although reported that natural disasters are rated high among safety concerns among office staff, more than sixty percent of businesses report that recent catastrophes, […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Your Small Business Tagged With: @Staples, national safety month, Sponsored Post

How to Run a Successful Small Business With Your Kids

May 27, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Linda Collinson is no stranger to entrepreneurial success. In the ’80s, she developed a natural skincare line, LaCrista Natural Skincare, from her kitchen table. Her small operation grew quickly, and by the ’90s her products were being sold in Wal-Mart, Whole Foods, Giant Foods and in other stores across the country and internationally in China. […]

Filed Under: Mompreneurs, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: entrepreneur, family business, small business success

How to Make Sure Your Sales Conversations Close Business

April 18, 2013 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 Nancy Bleeke, The SalesPro Insider @salesproinsider about the new conversations buyers need to help them do something or decide to buy. Nancy […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Your Small Business Tagged With: @salesproinsider, Nancy Bleeke, selling in small business

9 Ways to Boost Your Marketing Efforts in Your Small Business

March 4, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Sponsored Post  Marketing is the engine that drives a small business. In order for your marketing strategy to work, you must know who’s your paying customer and how you are going to stand out in the marketplace. Competition is global, so it’s best to focus on a specific niche customer to stretch your marketing dollars. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Your Small Business Tagged With: #fedexoffice, #SMBmarketing, elevator pitch, Fedex Office, small business marketing

Does Your Small Business Have Enough Insurance?

March 25, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

I am concerned that small business owners do not have adequate liability insurance for their businesses, and I wanted to provide information so that you will know what you need to be protected. I reached out to a few insurance experts to help me explain your options and what is needed in a typical small […]

Filed Under: My Recommendations, Your Small Business Tagged With: business planning, insurance, small business, small business insurance

The Basics of Good Bookkeeping for Your Small Business

March 26, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Guest Article The thing that every small business owner needs to know in order to remain profitable, healthy and sustainable is to stay on top of the financial records. Having a monthly bookkeeping regimen is essential for business success. Bookkeeping focuses on three basic concepts, revenue and expenses, assets and liabilities and debits and credits. […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Guest Articles, Your Small Business Tagged With: @SumBookkeeper, bookkeeping, Robyn Bolt, small business bookkeeping

Shipping Prices Have Gone Up, Are You Ready?

February 18, 2013 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

It was announced recently that the United States Postal Service has raised rates and is ending Saturday delivery service for everything but packages starting in August 2013. Are you a small business that does a lot of shipping to your customers?  If so, this rate hike could be taking a bite out of your profit […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Your Small Business Tagged With: business expenses, entrepreneur, shipping costs, small business

National Small Business Week is Here!

May 21, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

America’s #1 Small Business Expert Joins the New York Times. I am excited to announce that I am joining the writing team at the You’re the Boss section of The New York Times. Premiering this May, my column on social media and small businesses will run weekly on the blog centered on small business ownership […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, SmallBizChat, Your Small Business Tagged With: FedEx, Jennifer Abernethy, national small business week, New York Times, SmallBizChat, social media marketing, Verizon Small Business

The New Rules About Blogging for Money

October 12, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

As of December 1, 2009 the Federal Trade Commission is going to require Bloggers, Podcasters and video producers – any producer of consumer-generated content online to disclose any paid endorsements to their followers and audience they communicate with online. These new rules have the potential to change everyone’s online habits. Here’s what you need to […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Mompreneurs, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: blog strategy, blogging, law, small business, small business info

How The Affordable Care Act Can Help Your Small Business

November 29, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Guest Article In 2007, nearly 23 million of the 45 million Americans without health insurance were small business owners, employees, or their dependents. In other words, the small business community made up about half of the uninsured. The reasons were many. Healthcare costs were soaring, insurance companies were discriminatory, and coverage was often unreliable when […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, Your Small Business Tagged With: ACA, Affordable Care Act, business planning, health insurance, health insurance marketplace, small business

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