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The SmallBizChat Podcast: Support is Sexy with Elayne Fluker

December 31, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Elayne Fluker is the host of the Support is Sexy podcast, a show with more than 800,000 downloads and listeners worldwide. She is the founder of SiS academy, an online learning platform for black women entrepreneurs. Through her consulting agency Chich Rebellion, Elayne and her team help black female business leaders elevate their brand and […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: mentorship, right support framework, self-care in business, successful female business leaders, support is sexy

How To Find a Small Business Mentor

April 21, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Guest Article Small business is challenging and adventurous, but sometimes it requires help from experienced entrepreneurs to get off the ground. The best mentors in any field are the professionals with proven track records in their industries. In other words, a small business mentor needs to be someone who has successfully run a company and […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Guest Articles Tagged With: finding a business mentor, Jim Belanger, mentorship

10 Bible Verses Every Small Business Owner Needs for 2015

January 26, 2015 By Melinda Emerson 22 Comments

Since 2010, each year I have selected a set of bible verses to help inspire the small business community and myself. I am so blessed by the fact that so many people have shared this information around the world. My pastor recently shared a thought, “The only hands that God has is our hands.” We […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration Tagged With: bible verses, mentorship, small business inspiration

How to Find the Small Business Mentor You Need

February 13, 2014 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 @DorieClark.  Dorie Clark is a marketing strategy consultant and frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review and Forbes. Recognized as a […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @dorieclark, Dorie Clark, mentor, mentorship

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