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Are You an Authentic Writer? Creating Trust for Greater Sales.

March 1, 2011 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

The internet is overflowing with marketers and bloggers.  Every search reveals hundreds of posts.  At last count, Wordpress houses millions of blog posts.  That’s a lot of written content.  When you sit down to write content for your blog posts or other social media channels, do you often try to think of a catchy one-liner […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles Tagged With: entrepreneur, marketing, sales, Shannon Harmon, small business info

Ask SmallBizLady How Can I Get Started Blogging?

March 4, 2011 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every Friday, I answer questions on my blog in this Ask Small Biz Lady segment, posting video answers to frequent small business questions. This week, we are tackling the question: How Can I Get Started Blogging? Determine who you want to talk to:  It is important to speak to the same customer every time you […]

Filed Under: Ask Smallbizlady Tagged With: blogging, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, smallbizlady

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

Time For Your Small Business Checkup!

March 15, 2011 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

During the year, you go to the doctor for a checkup and you also bring your car to the mechanic for a tune up.   But what about your small business?  Have you thought about giving it a checkup also?  You should always know the status of your business’ financial health, how well it is doing […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Guest Articles Tagged With: become your own boss, Dasanj Aberdeen, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, small business tips, 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

Ask SmallBizLady: How Do I Stay Motivated as an Entrepreneur?

March 18, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 5 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 do I Stay Motivated as an Entrepreneur? I think there are three things you need to help you stay motivated as you run your small business! 1)      Only have  positive people […]

Filed Under: Ask Smallbizlady, Business Inspiration Tagged With: entrepreneur, melinda emerson, motivation, smallbizlady

Your Life Plan and Your Small Business

March 21, 2011 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

In America, when you announce that you want to start a small business, most people will start talking about how you should write a business plan first.  I generally agree with this advice – every small business does need a plan,  however it is my belief that there are a few steps that should be […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, smallbizlady

Surveys Made Simple

March 22, 2011 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Get to know your customer.  This theme drives not only blog articles but also magazines, business books, textbooks, and executive meetings.  As I teach classes to aspiring entrepreneurs, I find myself saying the same thing.  But my students have posed a very real, very astute question to me, “How do we do that?” When I […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles Tagged With: business planning, entrepreneur, Morgan Leu Parkhurst, small business, small business surveys

3 Technology Tools For Your Small Business

March 23, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

I love to share great free resources that can save you time and money in your small business. Here are a few free software suggestions that I’m sure you’ll find beneficial to your business.   If you embrace technology tools you’ll be amazed how much more efficient you will be each day. My three great […]

Filed Under: My Recommendations, Technology Tagged With: entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business info, small business technology, smallbizlady

How to Buy a Small Business

April 7, 2011 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with Andrew Rogerson @Andrewrog  Andrew is a 5-time business owner that loves helping entrepreneurs exit or enter business ownership. His services include business brokerage; helping owners sell and/or buyers purchase a business. […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, SmallBizChat Tagged With: become your own boss, entrepreneur, SmallBizChat

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