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The SmallBizChat Podcast: How Getting Rest Can Grow Your Business with Alyson Caffrey

May 23, 2024 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

In this episode, Melinda Emerson chats with Alyson Caffrey about her journey as a solo entrepreneur and the importance of setting boundaries. They delve into the Sabbatical Method, overcoming guilt in business, and maintaining work-life balance through self-discipline. The discussion concludes with the best business advice Alyson has received. Alyson Caffrey is a small … ⟶

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Filed Under: SmallBizChat, The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: business advice, Client Support, Overcoming Guilt, Sabbatical Method, Setting Boundaries, Solo Entrepreneurship, work-life balance

The SmallBizChat Podcast: How to Fund Your Business From Investors with Lisha Bell

May 16, 2024 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

In this episode, Melinda Emerson chats with Lisha Bell about her journey into angel investing and venture capital. They delve into understanding different types of investors, common mistakes in seeking investment, and strategies for securing angel investors. They also discuss how to effectively pitch to potential investors and understand due diligence, closing with Lisha's best … ⟶

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Filed Under: SmallBizChat, The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: Accredited Investors, Angel Investing, business advice, Business Valuation, Due Diligence, Finding Angel Investors, Investment Strategies, Pitching to Investors, venture capital

The SmallBizChat Podcast: How to Be in Business For Yourself, Not By Yourself with Melinda Emerson

May 9, 2024 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

  In this episode, Melinda discusses the role of teamwork and mastermind groups in business, shares tools for improving personal productivity, and offers tips on balancing business and child care. She talks about the importance of building a sales team, the value of mentors, and introduces the SmallBizLady Academy. Listen to the podcast below: This week on … ⟶

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Filed Under: SmallBizChat, The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: Business and Child Care, business coaches, business tools, mastermind groups, mentors, Peer Groups, Personal Productivity, sales team, SmallBizLady Academy, Teamwork

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Hit it & Quit It with Angelic Williams and Aprelle Duany

May 3, 2024 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

In this episode, Melinda Emerson welcomes Angelic Williams and Aprelle Duany for a lively discussion. They delve into their "Hit it and Quit It" philosophy, share favorite business apps, and offer some old school marketing tips. The discussion wraps up with their best business book recommendations, including a favorite from Melinda. Angelic Williams is an Executive … ⟶

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Filed Under: SmallBizChat, The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: business apps, Business Book Recommendations, entrepreneurship, Guest Interviews, Hit it and Commit it, Old School Marketing Tips, small business advice, small business strategies, SmallBizChat Podcast, SmallBizLady University

The SmallBizChat Podcast: How to Leverage AI to Grow Your Business with Aprelle Duany

April 25, 2024 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

In this episode, Melinda Emerson talks with Aprelle Duany about the role of AI in businesses. They discuss Duany's journey into AI, practical applications, and the challenges encountered in its adoption. Also, they explore how AI improves customer experience and the importance of diversity and accessibility in AI development. Aprelle Duany is a technology expert who brings a … ⟶

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Filed Under: SmallBizChat, The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: Accessibility in AI, AI for customer experience, AI in business, business advice, Challenges in adopting AI, Diversity in AI development, entrepreneurship, Practical applications of AI, small business strategies, Technology in Business

The SmallBizChat Podcast: How to Build Business Credit with Angelic Williams

April 18, 2024 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

In this episode, Melinda Emerson chats with Angelic Williams about the nuances of business credit. They delve into its difference from personal credit, the significance of the Paydex score, and the steps to build a business credit profile. They also discuss common mistakes, the link between corporate credibility and business credit, and the role of a credit building agency. The … ⟶

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Filed Under: SmallBizChat, The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: business credit, business credit profile, common credit mistakes, corporate credibility, credit building, credit building agency, credit-building strategies, Paydex score, payroll management, underwriting criteria

The SmallBizChat Podcast: How to Love On Your Customers Better with Melinda Emerson

April 11, 2024 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

  In this episode, Melinda Emerson shares a personal story about a failed purchase attempt, highlighting the importance of well-managed inventory and transparent pricing. She discusses strategies for handling customer dissatisfaction and the art of engaging potential customers. Melinda emphasizes the role of professionalism in small businesses and shares holiday … ⟶

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Filed Under: SmallBizChat, The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: customer engagement, Customer Service, Entrepreneurship strategies, Handling refunds, Holiday season recommendations, inventory management, Professionalism in business, small business advice, Small Business Management, Transparent pricing

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Hit it & Quit It with Gloria Chou, Dan Stalp, and Dave Newell

April 4, 2024 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Gloria Chou is an award-winning Small Business PR coach and host of the top-rated Small Business PR Podcast. Her untraditional yet proven PR methods that allow anyone to gain top-tier, earned media without needing to hire an agency, have industry connections, or any PR experience have been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Crunchbase, and on over 50+ podcasts. Gloria helps … ⟶

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Filed Under: SmallBizChat, The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: business apps, business books, business podcasts, Business Strategies, entrepreneurship, Group Coaching, marketing tips, Panel Discussion, small business advice, Small Business Management

The SmallBizChat Podcast: How to Align Your Small Business with Dave Newell

March 28, 2024 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Dave Newell is on a mission to “align the misaligned” — connecting leaders with systems that foster outstanding work and personal fulfillment. He collaborates with small business leaders to implement the Five Facets of Business™ — a small business operating system — to optimize processes and foster team alignment around culture, strategy, operations, story, and finances. This … ⟶

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Filed Under: SmallBizChat, The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: 5 Facets of Business, Business Alignment, Business Assessment, Business Design, Business Issues, Business Perspective, Business Values, Improving Alignment, SmallBizLady University, Three Stages of Alignment

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Understanding the Winning Mindset with Dan Stalp

March 21, 2024 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Dan Stalp is known as an energized entrepreneur, a business mentor, and a popular local and national speaker. Dan is the award-winning owner of Sandler Training of Kansas City, a renowned business development, coaching, and sales training business. Dan specializes in working with presidents and owners who sell, and peak-performer sales professionals who want to push through to … ⟶

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Filed Under: SmallBizChat, The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: Building a Million Dollar Brand, business advice, Learning from Failures, Organizational Culture, sales process, small business owners, Underperforming Salespeople, Win or Learn in Business, Winning Mindset

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