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Collaboration to End Small Business Failure

January 30, 2015 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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I’m taking my book and advice on the road with Sam’s Club, which recently launched great savings on a suite of SMB services including HR, payroll and legal solutions. Sam’s Club has always saluted my core mission: to end small business failure. I will visit seven Sam’s Club locations for public book signings and presentations to educate local small business owners on ways to save time and money. I want to meet you! Register to attend on my site. Here is the full press release from Sam’s Club.

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NEWS RELEASE
CONTACT: Carrie Foster Moore, Sam’s Club Media Relations
Phone 1.800.331.0085
SamsClub.com/newsroom

Sam’s Club® Joins Forces with America’s #1 Small Business Expert Melinda Emerson to Help End Small Business Failure

BENTONVILLE, Ark, (Jan. 30, 2015) – Sam’s Club today announced a collaboration with America’s #1 Small Business Expert, Melinda F. Emerson, to educate current and aspiring entrepreneurs on how to effectively and efficiently manage vital day-to-day small business needs.

Melinda, known as SmallBizLady to millions of entrepreneurs worldwide, is a best-selling author and 16-year entrepreneur dedicated to helping small businesses thrive. Supporting small business members with savings and services since 1983, Sam’s Club salutes Melinda’s core mission: to end small business failure.

In February and March, Melinda will visit seven Sam’s Club locations for public book signings and presentations to educate local small business owners on ways to save time and money. Open to the public, the free events include an interactive “How to Become Your Own Boss” presentation from Melinda, followed by Q&A. Guests can purchase a copy of Melinda’s latest book, “Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months: A Month-by Month Guide to a Business That Works (2nd Edition) for on-site signature. Visit www.succeedasyourownboss.com/tourschedule to learn more and RSVP.

Become Your Own Boss Presentation and Book Signing

  • Monday, 2/16: Grandview/Kansas City, MO, 1:00 p.m. (local time),
    • 141 Dean Ave., Raymore, MO, 64083
  • Tuesday, 2/17: Dallas, TX, 1:00 p.m. (local time)
    • 6185 Retail Road, Dallas, TX, 75231
  • Wednesday, 2/18: Orlando, FL, 1:00 p.m. (local time)
    • 7810 W. Colonial Dr., Orlando, FL 32807
  • Thursday, 2/19: Charlotte, NC, 1:00 p.m. (local time)
    • 8909 J. W. Clay Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28262
  • Friday 2/20: Memphis, TN, 1:00 p.m. (local time)
    • 2150 Covington Pike Memphis, TN, 38128
  • Monday 3/2: Greensboro, NC, 1:00 p.m. (local time)
    • 4418 W. Wendover Ave., Greensboro, NC, 27407
  • Tuesday 3/3: Marietta, GA, 1:00 p.m. (local time)
    • 150 S. Cobb Pkwy. S., Marietta, GA, 30060

Taking the tour online, Melinda (@SmallBizLady) and Sam’s Club (@SamsClubCarrie) will host an online Twitter Chat February 3 at 1 p.m. ET via #SamsClubSAVES to engage small business on topics including organization tips, social media engagement and saving time and money on key business operations.

Sam’s Club offers Business Members a suite of services that provide members-only savings on payroll and human resources, legal needs, small group health care, travel and payment processing. Enabled by cutting-edge technology, Sam’s Club Business Services can simplify vital business operations and provide instant member support from experts at trusted brands like First Data, LegalZoom and Execupay.

Sam’s Club Business Membership starts at $45 annually. To learn more about exclusive ways for small business owners to save, visit “Business” at SamsClub.com/services. For more information about Melinda F. Emerson, please visit www.succeedasyourownboss.com.

About Sam’s Club®

Sam’s Club®, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT), is a leading membership warehouse club offering superior products, savings and services to millions of members in 647 clubs in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. To learn more about Sam’s Club, visit the Sam’s Club Newsroom, shop at SamsClub.com, and interact with Sam’s Club on Twitter and Facebook.

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Melinda F. Emerson, “SmallBizLady” is America’s #1 Small Business Expert. She is an internationally renowned keynote speaker on small business development, social selling, and online marketing strategy. As CEO of Quintessence Group, her Philadelphia-based marketing consulting firm serves Fortune 500 brands that target the small business market. Clients include Amazon, Adobe, Verizon, VISA, Google, FedEx, Chase, American Express, The Hartford, and Pitney Bowes. She also has an online school, www.smallbizladyuniversity.com, that teaches people online marketing and how to start and grow a successful small business and publishes a blog SucceedAsYourOwnBoss.com. Her advice is widely read, reaching more than 3 million entrepreneurs each week online. She hosts The Smallbizchat Podcast and is the bestselling author of Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, Revised and Expanded, and Fix Your Business, a 90 Day Plan to Get Back Your Life and Reduce Chaos in Your Business.

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