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How Small Businesses Can Make Money

July 15, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Every week as @SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat.  The show takes place every Wed on Twitter from 8-9pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Ramit Sethi @Ramit. New York Times bestselling author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich. He co-founded PBwiki and graduated from […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, I will teach you to be rich, melinda emerson, Qualify the business, Ramit Sethi, smallbizlady, start a business, twitter

How to Run a Small Business with Your Spouse as Your Partner

February 17, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with Angela Belford, @AngelaBelford CEO of The Belford Group, is a marketer and website/software developer with more than 12 years’ experience. She balances work and home-life as an entrepreneur, devoted wife and active mother of three. http://www.thebelfordgroup.com/.

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: Angela Belford, entrepreneur, family, small business, SmallBizChat, working with your spouse

#SmallBizChat 2nd Anniversary Show: Guy Kawasaki Shares on Entrepreneurship and “Enchantment”

April 21, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

This blog post marks the two year anniversary of #Smallbizchat. I started the weekly Twitterchat as an online mentoring program to fulfill my mission to end small business failure. Every Wednesday, I conduct interviews with small business experts on Twitter. I was thrilled this week to have the opportunity to interview Guy Kawasaki @GuyKawasaki, former chief […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: authors, entrepreneur, interview, SmallBizChat

Should I Put My Picture on My Business Card?

May 20, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Ask @SmallBizLady: Should I put my picture on my business card? Every Friday, I answer your small business questions in a video blog segment called Ask Small Biz Lady.  This week, we are taking on the question: “Should I put my picture on my business card?” Here’s the answer:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKXIfQM-Kn4 If you are a solopreneur […]

Filed Under: Ask Smallbizlady, Become Your Own Boss Tips, Branding & Marketing Tagged With: become your own boss, blog strategy, book, business, business card, business planning, BYOB, cover, entrepreneur, how to participate in smallbizchat, image, marketing, melinda emerson, photo, restart your business, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, smallbusinessweek, Soloprenuers, start-up entrepreneur, Succeed as your own boss, success tips

How to Help Small Businesses Get Unstuck

June 21, 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 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with author Barry Moltz @BarryMoltz.  Barry gets business owners growing again by unlocking their long forgotten potential.  With decades of entrepreneurial experience in his […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Your Small Business Tagged With: Barry Moltz, entrepreneur, small business, Small Town Rules

How to Convert Website Leads into Customers

July 19, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview withAmit Kumar @akumar.  Amit is founder & CEO of Lexity, Advertising on Autopilot, a Spark Capital, True Ventures and 500 Startups funded startup. Amit has deep […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Technology Tagged With: Amit Kumar, entrepreneur, Lexity, small business info, website leads

Do You Have What it Takes to Be a Successful Entrepreneur?

August 23, 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 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Martin Zwilling @StartupPro. He is the Founder and CEO of Startup Professionals, a company that provides services to startup founders around the […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @startuppro, entrepreneur, Featured Post, Martin Zwilling, small business success

How to be a Successful Under 30 Entrepreneur

October 4, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Michael Simmons @MichaelDSimmons. Michael is an award-winning serial entrepreneur who started his first business at age 16. He’s the bestselling author […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @michaeldsimmons, become your own boss, entrepreneur, Michael Simmons, young entrepreneur

How to Leverage Your Marketing Assets in Your Small Business

November 1, 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 marketing expert Whitney Keyes @WhitneyKeyes, She is author of PROPEL: Five ways to Amp up your Marketing and Accelerate Business […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @WhitneyKeyes, business planning, entrepreneur, marketing, Whitney Keyes

How to Take Your Small Business to the Next Level

October 25, 2012 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every week asSmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with JJ Ramberg, @JJRamberg, the host of Your Business on MSNBC, which is dedicated to issues affecting small business owners. Ramberg is also the […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @msnbcyourbiz, business planning, entrepreneur, JJ Ramberg, SmallBizChat

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