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How Do I Network My Small Business Internationally?

July 4, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

When you want to start doing business internationally, it can be hard to build a network of contacts, especially for someone whose business has been locally focused. If you can’t afford to fly all over the globe to make those connections what can you do to start selling to customers worldwide?   Why Go Global? […]

Filed Under: Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: global, international, small business

How To Write a Business Plan for your Small Business

June 23, 2016 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 Barbara Findlay Schenck, @bizstrong. Barbara is a small business and marketing strategist who helps people plan, start, brand, market and, […]

Filed Under: Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @Bizstrong, entrepreneur, small business

Is it Time to Reinvent Your Small Business?

August 10, 2015 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

It’s easy to keep chugging along in your business, not really paying attention to the state of things, until something big happens. Maybe your biggest client leaves, creating a hole in your income. Or you get sick, and there’s no one else to run your business. Sometimes it’s something less catastrophic that gives you reason […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration Tagged With: small business

How to find Work/Life Balance as a Small Business Owner

June 20, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Here’s the honest truth. It’s not really possible. Finding an acceptable work-life balance might not be happen until 4-5 years into your business. Instead of focusing on balance focus on being present instead. You don’t want your kid bending their face down to your computer to talk to you, and you don’t want to be […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: small business, work-life balance

Out of Control Inventory Will Kill Your Small Business

June 27, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

If you’re a business owner, you’re going to get plenty of business advice about cash flow, staffing, and just plain having the drive to keep going when things are tough. But you simply cannot ignore practical issues like inventory management.   For one thing, your business pays taxes based on inventory, so if you were […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady Tagged With: inventory control, small business

How To Develop the Leadership Skills Your Small Business Needs

June 16, 2016 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 Miguel de Jesus, @TheCoachMiguel . Miguel is a highly accomplished, results-oriented C-level leader with more than 30+ years experience leading business management and […]

Filed Under: Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @TheCoachMiguel, entrepreneur, small business

SmallBizLady’s Blog Round Up June 2016

June 15, 2016 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Here are three articles that I think will enrich your business for help with social media, networking and hiring summer help with your kids.   10 Ways to Create Great Content For Your Small Business Blog 5 People You will Meet on Your Road to #Business Success With Summer upon us, you might be looking […]

Filed Under: Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, SmallBizLady Recommends Tagged With: blog, blogging plan, business success, small business

How To Get Your Small Business Noticed!

June 9, 2016 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 Becky S. Wilson, @WDSPRMaven. Becky is the Chief Visibility Officer at WDS Marketing & Public Relations, a boutique agency based in Overland […]

Filed Under: Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @WDSPRMaven, entrepreneur, small business

How To Land Big Deals for Your Small Business

June 2, 2016 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 Dr. Barbara Weaver Smith, @bweaversmith. Dr. Barbara Weaver Smith is founder and CEO of The Whale Hunters®. She is author of Whale […]

Filed Under: Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @bweaversmith, entrepreneur, small business

How To Answer the Most Important 12 Questions to Grow Your Small Business

May 26, 2016 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 Jessica Mah, @JessicaMah. As Founder and CEO of inDinero, Jessica loves helping entrepreneurs run better businesses. She started inDinero back in […]

Filed Under: Featured SmallBizChat, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @JessicaMah, entrepreneur, small business

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