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The SmallBizChat Podcast: How to ROCK Your Next Trade Show with Dianna Geairn – Ep. 008

December 23, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Dianna Geairn, aka The Irreverent Sales Girl, is the founder of Trade Show Makeover, a company that helps clients with generating business leads from the trade show floor. Her company has been featured in media publications like Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, and SellingPower. She is the host of the Youtube video series, The SellOut Show, where […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: attending live events, cost-per-appointment, entrepreneur, generating leads, live events, small business owners, trade show

10 Bible Verses Every Small Business Owner Needs

January 18, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 74 Comments

As a Christian and a family focused entrepreneur, I believe that faith is a key ingredient in small business success.  In this current economy, the people of God must remember that if you honor God through your business he will direct your path. Each year, I pick a bible verse as my theme for the […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Mompreneurs, My Recommendations, Pink Slip Entrepreneurs, Solopreneurs, Your Small Business Tagged With: entrepreneur, managing stress, melinda emerson, patience, small business, small business info

Women Entrepreneurs Are Better Because

April 20, 2020 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

Women entrepreneurs are still underrated today. Plus, they face many challenges than their male counterparts like lack of funding and lack of a support system. Despite these barriers, women entrepreneurs are making huge contributions. In the US alone, women-owned businesses generate $1.8 trillion per year. That’s HUGE right? Let me tell you the reasons why […]

Filed Under: Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: entrepreneur, small business success, women entrepreneurs, Women in Business, women-owned business

How To Buy a Small Business That Is Right For You

June 30, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Nunzio Presta, @mybizon. Nunzio is the founder and CEO of BizON. BizON is a online marketplace where people can buy, sell […]

Filed Under: Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @Bizstrong, entrepreneur, small business

August 2019 #Smallbizchat LIVE: How World Entrepreneurship Is Impacting Your Small Business

August 22, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

August 2019 #Smallbizchat LIVE: How World Entrepreneurship Is Impacting Your Small Business - OG

 #Smallbizchat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss. Each month different experts join the discussion, and the August 2019 #Smallbizchat LIVE was all about how world entrepreneurship is impacting your small business. […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: chinese market, entrepreneur, global, small biz, small business, women entrepreneurs

How to Get Through the Holidays and Fire Up Your Business for 2013

December 6, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Aliza Sherman @alizasherman.  As a web pioneer Aliza helps people find sensible, practical and manageable ways to use digital technology to […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Technology Tagged With: @alizasherman, Aliza Sherman, business planning, entrepreneur, Time management

7 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming an Entrepreneur

October 17, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Working for someone comes with a lot of challenges, but it is even more challenging to be an entrepreneur than to work in corporate America. I didn’t know this until I took the step to become a small business owner myself. Here’s my best attempt to save you some expensive lessons. Here are […]

Filed Under: Guest Articles, How to Start Tagged With: entrepreneur, entrepreneurship

10 Things That Will Surprise You About Running a Business

April 24, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

I’ve found that people who want to start a business often don’t have the first idea about what that really entails. Once they do launch a company, they’re often surprised at how real and often stressful it is to be an entrepreneur. Here are a few of the things I’d say might surprise you. Heads […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: entrepreneur, start a business, stress in business

Gear Up Your Small Business Marketing for 2017

November 7, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

The last quarter of the calendar year has its own vibe, whether your business counts on holiday shopping to boost revenues, or whether it slows as the year winds down, it’s time to launch your 2017 marketing efforts. Now is an excellent time to re-evaluate your small business marketing strategy and think about what you […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Featured Post, Your Small Business Tagged With: entrepreneur, marketing, Marketing Plan, small business marketing

10 Best Small Business Marketing Books Everyone Should Read

October 10, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

You know that I’m all about books that help small business owners do more without spending a ton of money. For this list of business resources, I wanted to focus exclusively on marketing books. All of these are books worth the time and money investment, and will actually tell you how to grow your business […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, My Recommendations Tagged With: 10 best books, entrepreneur

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