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How To Build a Social Media Brand

October 18, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

One of the topics I regularly speak about as I tour the country helping small business owners is how to build a social media brand. I am often inspired by questions I’m asked to write blog posts to further answer business questions. In this case, I realized that I have already written many articles on […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Social Media Tagged With: business planning, linkedin, melinda emerson, online brand, small business, smallbizlady, social media, twitter

Smallbizlady’s 7-Step Course Correction in Your Small Business

November 1, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

I often use real coaching situations to develop content for this blog. I recently came across three women business owners who told me that they’d been in business 10-20 years, and that they were stuck and constantly in fear of what was going to happen next in their businesses.   It occurred to me that more […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, My Recommendations, Your Small Business Tagged With: business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, planning, restart your business, small business, small business tips, smallbizlady

Be Careful About Advice You Take as a Start-Up Entrepreneur

November 8, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

I often attend events to see what I can learn from other business owners.  At a recent panel presentation featuring five seasoned women entrepreneurs who had been in business ranging from 8 – 25 years, I was appalled by the bad and overly simplistic advice these women shared. So in that vein, I will set the […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, smallbizlady, start a business

How to Use PR to Give Your Small Business a Boost

November 10, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 7 Comments

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with Amanda Vega @Amanda Vega began her career at AOL as a chat moderator 17 years ago. During her tenure at AOL she helped to develop Instant Messenger and Love@AOL. Amanda has […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: Amanda Vega, marketing, melinda emerson, pr in a jar, small business, smallbizlady

Ready To Become Your Own Boss in 2011? (Part 1)

November 15, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Have you had it with the daily grind?  You may be ready to become your own boss.  I remember when I knew my next career would be as a small business owner. I had the job I thought I always wanted, but getting headaches on the way to work in the morning just wasn’t right. […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, small business info, start a business

Ready To Become Your Own Boss in 2011? (Part 2)

November 22, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

In Part 1 of this article, I ask the question:  Have you had it with the daily grind?  When I realized being a small business owner would be my next career, I set out on a path to ditch the job that gave me headaches on the way to work every day.  I knew I was […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, How to Start, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, small business info, smallbizlady, start a business

Confessions of a Small Business Coach

November 29, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 15 Comments

As a business consultant, I believe our biggest concern is to get our clients to understand that the planning before starting the business is more important than how they actually run the businesses.  Everyone has good ideas, but the business of running a business is what gets most entrepreneurs in trouble. Making the leap from […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, How to Start, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, small business info, smallbizlady

SmallBizLady’s Business Checklist: 10 Important Tasks To Do Before 2011

December 6, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 37 Comments

At this time of year, we all have a lot of pressures. We have our families, the holidays, parties, shopping, and our travel plans. Then there’s how we make our living. We are small business owners, we do not get lots of time off. It is important for us to stay organized to manage all […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Business Inspiration, My Recommendations, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, melinda emerson, planning, small business, small business info, smallbizlady

Best Start-up Business Resources For 2010

December 13, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

At the end of each year, I like to supply a list to the best small business book resources I have found on how to start a business.  2010 was a great year for entrepreneurship and next year will be even better.  I have found some terrific authors whose books and e-books will help would-be […]

Filed Under: How to Start, My Recommendations, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: business planning, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, Pete Savage, Sandy Abrams, small business, small business info, smallbizlady, Tim Berry

The Best Resources for Budding Book Authors

December 20, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

Since my book, Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months was published by Adams Media earlier this year; many people have reached out for advice. Some wanted to know how to get a book deal or how to promote a book, while others wanted to learn how to get a book excerpt in a major […]

Filed Under: My Recommendations, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: children's books publishing, entrepreneur, John Kremer, marketing, Paul B. Brown, small business, small business info, smallbizlady, Stephanie Chandler

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