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Do you need a Small Business Makeover?

June 1, 2011 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Pitney Bowes wants to give your business a communications makeover worth up to $10,000. If you could use some help with your email, direct mail and social media communications, you can win a free year of using Pitney Bowes’ full suite of business tools.  The grand prize winners will also receive in person one-on-one coaching […]

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Do You Qualify Your Customers?

April 1, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

As an entrepreneur your time is the most valuable thing you can give anyone. Every business owner is a salesperson, and when you are starting out you have a certain amount of time to qualify new opportunities.  The best salespeople only spend time with companies that are ready to buy or can explain a pain […]

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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 […]

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Could Franchising Be For You?

October 19, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

Franchising is a great opportunity to take a proven business model that has produced financial success and run it as your own business.  While there are many wildly inaccurate statistics about success rates for franchises all over the internet, in general “a franchise is a lower risk proposition than investing in a pure start-up,” according […]

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Do You Need to Know Your Business?

November 2, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

 The answer is a resounding YES!  If you are starting a business, your business venture should be something in which you have experience or professional training. The only exception to this rule is if you buy into a franchise, but it is especially true if you take over an existing business.  Sometimes there are people […]

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The Entrepreneur’s Job Description PART I

January 11, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 7 Comments

It will take every bit of enthusiasm and energy you have to grow your business into a viable enterprise and a powerful brand.   If you think you work hard now with a job working in corporate America, you are in for a rude awakening once you start your small business, particularly if you are used […]

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8 Tips to Become Your Own Boss

June 28, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

It’s more than a notion to launch your own business. Nowadays it’s common for folks to leave a job via layoff or early retirement and jump right into starting a small business.

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