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The SmallBizChat Podcast: Leadership Strategies During the Coronavirus Pandemic with Andrew Andrews-Ramirez

October 8, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Andrew Andrews-Ramirez is a former infantry soldier turned entrepreneur. He graduated from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business after leaving the military. Andrew is the CEO of VargasAndrews, an international professional services company that specializes in business turnarounds. With a passion for transforming businesses and business owners’ lives, he helps leaders become more […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: business leaders, coronavirus crisis, entrepreneurs, failures in leadership, leadership, leadership strategies, Veteran Entrepreneurs

How to Develop Your Leadership Skills as a Business Owner

September 12, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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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 Dorothy Enriquez, @dorothy_writes  She is Principal and Founder of The Communication Strategist (TCS), a Learning and Leadership Development Firm specializing in […]

Filed Under: Leadership, SmallBizChat Tagged With: business owners, leader, leadership, leadership skills, small business, small business leaders, small business owners

5 Top Leadership Tips for Small Businesses

September 10, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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 Every business faces a set of challenges, and small businesses are no exception. In fact, the challenges are greater when you’re running a small company, and the most common and concerning problem can sometimes be the lack of leadership skills.  Not having multiple hierarchy levels can work against a business, but it can also prove […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Leadership Tagged With: effective leaders, leader, leadership, leadership tips, servant leadership, small business leader, small business owners

5 Preparation Strategies for First-Time Managers

July 2, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

First-Time Managers

Congratulations! You’ve just secured your first manager role. You’re no longer responsible for just your own performance, but for the performance of an entire team as well. It’s heady stuff and a little intimidating. That’s good — it helps you grow as a professional and a person. You’ll certainly learn as you go, executing new […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Guest Articles, How to Start Tagged With: first-time managers, leadership, management, manager, small business, work promotion

Who’s on #Smallbizchat February 2019

January 31, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

#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.  Please join us live on Twitter every Wednesday from 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and follow the hashtag […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Leadership, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Teams Tagged With: Facebook ads, leadership, millenials, Productivity, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social connection, social media plan, speaking business, Time management

Who’s on #Smallbizchat January 2019

January 2, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

#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.  Please join us live on Twitter every Wednesday from 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and follow the hashtag […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Leadership, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Teams Tagged With: @blakesnow, @fitzspeak, @Hyken, @sanespaces, @startup_station, @WDSPRMaven, business funding, disrupt competition, Facebook ads, industry disruptor, leadership, Productivity, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social connection, social media plan, Time management

Who’s on #Smallbizchat December 2018

November 30, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

#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.  Please join us live on Twitter every Wednesday from 8-9 pm ET. Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and follow the hashtag […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Leadership, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Teams Tagged With: @coachchristyr, @LisaCCopeland, @lvanderkam, @RobertoTeaches, @TheMrBlueprint, brand ambassadors, develop employees, free time, leadership, leverage sponsorships, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media plan, Time management

How to Find the Silver Lining in Any Crisis

December 18, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article Should you celebrate a mistake or a loss? My answer is a big yes. Through my work as a sales expert, I often meet managers who find making mistakes very difficult to accept. However, they are not aware that they can learn a lot from their mistakes. A long career in business without […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Featured Post, Guest Articles, Leadership Tagged With: discouragement, leadership, learn from mistakes, silver linings

How To Develop Your Small Business Employees Into Leaders

December 6, 2018 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 Christy Rutherford @coachchristyr. Christy is a globally recognized leader and Women’s Leadership Development Expert. She’s also a keynote speaker, leadership […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Leadership, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+, Teams Tagged With: @coachchristyr, develop employees, leadership, SmallBizChat, Team

What is it like to work for you

November 26, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Often, I talk with business owners who tell me all about their employees. Mainly, I hear comments about how frustrating it is to have them, hire them, and keep them. This is especially common for managing millennial employees. When it comes to running a small business, there are lots of challenges with communication and understand […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Leadership, Teams Tagged With: leadership, leadership skills, team management

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