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10 Secrets to Winning Small Business Financing

December 14, 2017 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 Diane Wekler, who has been igniting business growth and profits for 20+ years. She is a serial entrepreneur and author […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @dianeweklar, small business financing, SmallBizChat

Where to Go When the Bank Says No. Finding Alternative Funding for Your Small Business

March 21, 2013 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 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @KarleneSinRob.  Karlene Sinclair-Robinson is the Managing Member of KsR Solutions LLC, a business consulting firm focused on strategic business solutions, […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: Karlene Sinclair-Robinson, karlenesinrob, small business alternative funding, small business financing, small business funding

How Do Startups Succeed and Thrive?

January 22, 2013 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Guest Article Starting a business requires equal amounts of careful research, intuitive understanding of markets and precise numbers crunching. These three facets can carry startup companies through the tentative early years and into solid establishment. Entrepreneurs must keep a clear eye on the problems that beset many startups and how to resolve them. Business Startup […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Guest Articles, How to Start Tagged With: Kent Yuen, small business financing, start a small business

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