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The SmallBizChat Podcast: Top 10 Things Small Business Owners Need to Focus on in 2025 with Melinda Emerson

January 2, 2025 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

To kick off the new year, Melinda Emerson breaks down the top 10 things to incorporate into your business practice this year to stay ahead of the competition, from AI to Customer Experience to Your website. The discussion covers leveraging AI for business automation, strengthening cybersecurity, and building a resilient supply chain.     Listen […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: business agility, business automation, business goals, business resilience, customer experience, cybersecurity, digital presence, economic pressures, Employee Well-being, innovation, leveraging AI, marketing strategies, networking, revenue diversification, revenue models, small business advice, small business tips, supply chain management, sustainability

Top 5 Concerns for Small Businesses in 2025

September 23, 2024 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

As 2025 approaches quickly, small businesses are facing a dynamic and rapidly evolving landscape forcing you to reconsider or redesign your business model. From technological advancements to economic uncertainties, the challenges that lie ahead are both exciting and daunting. To stay competitive and thrive, we must all be proactive in addressing the following top five […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business, Uncategorized, Your Small Business Tagged With: AI for small business, business growth strategies, business innovation, business leadership, business regulatory compliance, business sustainability, consumer behavior, cybersecurity, digital transformation, economic uncertainty, small business challenges 2025, small business survival, Small business trends 2025, talent retention, technological adoption, young entrepreneurs

Cybersecurity: It’s Not Just an IT Problem, It’s an Employee Problem

June 15, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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We’re human and we all make mistakes. They say a chain is only as strong as its weakest link and when it comes to cybersecurity, the weakest link is often the people in the organization. Did you know that 95% of data breaches are caused by employee mistakes? In today’s fast-paced work environments, employees let […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Grow Your Business Tagged With: cybersecurity, cybersecurity best practices, cybersecurity protection, dos and don’ts of cybersecurity, human firewall, small business cybersecurity

3 Easy Hacks to Improve Your Small Business’s Cybersecurity

March 2, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

3 Easy Hacks to Improve Your Small Business’s Cybersecurity OG

The freedom that the internet has given consumers and businesses is among one of the most important developments in our modern society.  Among the changes, our free market has evolved to a mostly eCommerce market, and as a result, the barriers for entry for many niches are as low as ever. If you want to […]

Filed Under: Fix Your Business, Guest Articles Tagged With: cyber threats, cybersecurity, ecommerce platforms, small business cybersecurity, small business passwords, well-coded web domain

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