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Christmas is Coming: Will Your Business Be Ready for Holiday Sales?

September 2, 2019 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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The holidays are just around the corner, and with more tariffs on Chinese imported good set to kick in on Dec 15th, people will shop early this year. Are you ready for holiday sales? It’s time to plan now for the biggest shopping season of the year. The sales will be rolling by Halloween, so […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, Social Media, Your Small Business Tagged With: business holiday sales, Christmas, christmas sales, christmas shopping, Christmas shopping season, holiday, holiday sales, holiday shopping, promotions strategy, small business marketing tips, small business Saturday

Is Your Small Business Ready for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday?

October 22, 2018 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

You might feel like a real underdog with all the major retailers slashing pricing and offering FREE shopping this holiday, but fear not. There are numerous ways that small businesses can maximize their profits during the holiday shopping season too, you just need to be prepared. In this article, we’ll talk everything Black Friday, Small […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Solopreneurs, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: Black Friday, cyber Monday, Promote your business, small business Saturday

How to Prepare for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday

November 2, 2015 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

With the holiday sales season just around the corner, don’t delay preparing for the biggest shopping days of the year. If you leverage Black Friday or Small Business Saturday to boost sales this quarter (and you should), it’s time to get cracking with your preparations. Decide What You Want to Promote Defining your promotions strategy […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Your Small Business Tagged With: Black Friday, small business Saturday

How to Stand Out on Small Business Saturday

November 20, 2014 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 week’s guest is Gene Marks @Genemarks. Gene is a nationally recognized management columnist and speaker specializing in small and medium sized businesses. He writes regularly for the NY Times, […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @CANcapital, @genemarks, #SmallBusinessSaturday, Gene Marks, small business Saturday

Are You Ready for Holiday Shoppers?

October 29, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

Whether you are retailer or an internet marketer, it’s time to create a Christmas holiday strategy. If you make the bulk of your profits on black Friday, Small Business Saturday or Cyber Monday, you need to make sure that your business is ready for the holiday rush. Even if the holidays are not your peak […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Your Small Business Tagged With: Black Friday, business planning, cyber Monday, holiday selling, small business Saturday

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