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3 Strategies to Boost Small Business Growth

April 12, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

3 strategies to boost small business growth

Starting and growing a small business requires a lot of hard work and a lot of knowledge. Many entrepreneurs who take the leap to start their own business fail to recognize that not only do they need to be a master in their own expertise of what they are offering as a product or service, […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Featured Post, Grow Your Business, Social Media Tagged With: email marketing, grow your small business, online sales, online sales strategies, selling online, small business growth, social media marketing

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Becoming a Rockstar Entrepreneur with Kenny Harper

December 10, 2020 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Kenny Harper is a speaker, trainer, and business coach. He started out as a musician, and after realizing he had the creativity but not the business acumen, he became a student of business growth strategies. As an award-winning small business expert, certified digital marketing advisor, and Harvard faculty club mastermind leader, he has written three […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: achieving small business success, growth strategies for 2021, make your business stand out, rockstar entrepreneur, small business growth, small business success tips, success during the pandemic

Thinking Big: How to Make Your Small Business Look as Big as Your Dreams

August 27, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Small business owners have it tough. It’s hard finding other companies or organizations to partner with if you look like a two-bit operation running out of your basement, regardless of how competent and capable you might be. But big client lists aren’t just the purview of big companies. There are ways to get around this […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business Tagged With: make your small business look big, small business growth, small business success, small business success tips, small business tips

New Year, New Resolve

January 4, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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The New Year is a great opportunity to have a new start in your business. If you were thrilled to see 2018 come to a close, now is the time to build a plan to execute your best year ever in 2019. Instead of focusing on personal resolutions like losing weight or learning a foreign […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Business Inspiration, Featured Post, Grow Your Business, How to Start, Your Small Business Tagged With: biz tips, building your business, business tips, fix your business, New Year, new year resolution, small business growth, small business tips

How Does Your Business Change Once You Hit $1M in Revenue?

August 28, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

We all dream of it: making $1 million in revenue. This arbitrary number has become a symbol for success for small business owners, and while struggling to reach this major milestone, realize this: once you get there, the way you run your business will change. In fact, it probably will have evolved over time as […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Grow Your Business Tagged With: 1 million revenue, business growth, small business growth

Best Sources for Small Business Funding

April 4, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Guest Article When you are in business eventually you are going to need money. Finding the best funding sources for your small business depends upon many factors.  Often times, the key to determining the right capital source depends which stage of growth your business is in.  As you move from start up to expansion, your […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, Guest Articles Tagged With: small business funding, small business growth

How to Maintain Your Company Culture with Rapid Growth

March 6, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

In theory, scaling your business is a good thing. You increase revenues, grow your client base, and probably expand your staff. But with rapid growth, there are often growing pains within your company. Some areas of your business might suffer, such as your company culture. When your business is small, you may have found it […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: company culture, small business growth

How to Build a Seven Figure Income

March 2, 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 Shari Levitin.  Shari Levitin is an internationally known sales strategist, writer, speaker, entrepreneur, and author of Heart and Sell: 10 […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @sharilevitin, build income, small business growth, SmallBizChat

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