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Ask Smallbizlady: When is it Time to Quit Your Job to Pursue Your Small Business

January 28, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Every Friday, I’m creating a new segment called Ask Small Biz Lady. I’m posting video answers to your frequent small business questions.  This week, we are taking on the question when do you know it’s time to leave you job to operate your small business full-time. Here’s the answer:  Work both the job and the […]

Filed Under: Ask Smallbizlady, How to Start, Social Media, Your Small Business

Smallbizlady’s Sales Advice for Start-up Businesses

February 14, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Generating sales is a task that many aspiring entrepreneurs sometimes feel ill-equipped to take on, but no sales = no money. So what is a start-up entrepreneur to do? Have a detailed marketing plan and sales projections, but take on sales in your business in small chucks. I like to look at things in terms […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, sales, small business, smallbizlady

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

Ask SmallBizLady: What’s a Good Way to Handle Invoicing?

February 11, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Every Friday, I answer your small business questions in a video blog segment called Ask SmallBizLady. This week, we are taking on the question: How to handle invoicing as a start-up? Click here for the answer.  There are a few options you can use for invoicing   Try paypal.com Use your accounting software QuickBooks Pro or Peachtree […]

Filed Under: Ask Smallbizlady, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, smallbizlady

How To Define Your Niche Business

February 21, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 7 Comments

What the heck is a niche? Webster’s Business Dictionary defines a niche as a “particular market or specialty area where a company finds it profitable to concentrate its selling efforts. Niche marketing offers a concentration of clients in an area of limited competition. It can be a market niche that can be a specific geographic […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Business Inspiration, Your Small Business Tagged With: business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, niche, small business, smallbizlady

Book Interview: How They Did It: Billion Dollar Insights from the Heart of America

February 23, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

This is a Q&A from my interview with Robert Jordan author of How They Did It: Billion Dollar Insights from the Heart of America  (RedFlash Press, www.HowTheyDidItBook.com).  Robert has been launching and growing companies and helping other entrepreneurs do the same for the past 20 years.  His book is a collection of interviews from 45 leading founders […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, entrepreneur, How They Did It: Billion Dollar Insights from the Heart of America, melinda emerson, Robert Jordan, small business, smallbizlady, success tips

Are You Confusing Target Market With Niche?

March 7, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

It’s so easy to confuse your target market with your niche, but it’s one of those things that once you get it straight in your own head, it will be so much easier to develop a message that resonates with your target audience. Many entrepreneurs make the mistake of targeting too broad a pool of potential […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, entrepreneur, Jennifer Sander, melinda emerson, Niche and Grow Rich, niche marketing, smallbizlady

Are You Ready to Get Serious About Your Business?

March 16, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

I meet people all the time who will offer me their business idea as soon as they hear I’m a small business coach. I have heard it all, and here’s a secret – everyone has good ideas.   I rarely hear a business concept that I think is terrible. Most people walk around with those ideas […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: Amy Larrimore, become your own boss, business planning, byob2011, byob2011 Philadelphia, entrepreneur, Lolly Daskal, melinda emerson, small business, smallbizlady

Now Read This: Small Business Taxes Made Easy

April 6, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

I like this book Small Business Taxes Made Easy: How to Increase Your Deductions, Reduce What You Owe, and Boost Your Profits by Eva Rosenberg (@TaxMama). It is great no-nonsense tax-advice! Eva is passionate about helping small business owners pay the least business taxes legally possible, but she also provides information (however tough it may […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, My Recommendations, Your Small Business Tagged With: business planning, melinda emerson, small business, small business cash flow help, small business tips

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

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