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National Small Business Week is Here!

May 21, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

America’s #1 Small Business Expert Joins the New York Times. I am excited to announce that I am joining the writing team at the You’re the Boss section of The New York Times. Premiering this May, my column on social media and small businesses will run weekly on the blog centered on small business ownership […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, SmallBizChat, Your Small Business Tagged With: FedEx, Jennifer Abernethy, national small business week, New York Times, SmallBizChat, social media marketing, Verizon Small Business

How to Make Your Business Look Credible and Trustworthy Online

July 28, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 13 Comments

Each week as Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from our #SmallBizChat interview with Raj Malik @rajmalikdc.  Raj Malik is CEO & Co-Founder of KikScore (@KikScore), a service that enables small businesses to demonstrate trust by displaying verified, interactive and dynamic trust-related data […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: ecommerce, online business, small business, SmallBizChat

How to Improve your Small Business Website

August 5, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

  Each week as @Smallbizlady, I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This post is excerpted from my #SmallBizChat interview with @ramonray. Ramon Ray is technology evangelist at smallbiztechnology.com; a former tech consultant; hands on tech expert; frequent speaker including Inc. 500 and SmallBizTrends; a frequent writer of more than […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: melinda emerson, Ramon Ray, smal business websites, small business blogs, SmallBizChat

How to Get Started with e-Commerce

April 14, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 3 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 Matt Mansfield @mattsmansfield. He’s been helping businesses both large and small accomplish business goals using technology since 1993. He blogs at MattAboutBusiness where the story is not about technology; it’s about […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Technology Tagged With: ecommerce, products, sales, selling, SmallBizChat

Who is on #SmallBizChat in February?

February 4, 2013 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

#SmallBizChat is a weekly conversation where small business owners can get answers to their questions. The focus of #Smallbizchat is to end small business failure by helping participants succeed as your own boss. Join me live every Wednesday, 8PM EST for #SmallBizChat on Twitter.  Here’s how: follow @SmallBizChat on Twitter and click here for directions […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, SmallBizChat Live+ Tagged With: @askvasavi, @jillkonrath, @msincredibleone, @NonieMG, @richellshaw, @tru_vitality, Cate Moore, Darnyelle Jervey, Jill Konrath, Muthoni Maingi, Richelle Shaw, SmallBizChat, Vasavi Kumar

Small Business SEO Basics

April 29, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 10 Comments

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wed on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @WayneHurlbert. Wayne is a well known SEO and internet marketing consultant. He is also a highly regarded speaker and business book reviewer. […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Your Small Business Tagged With: blogging, melinda emerson, search engine optimization, SEO, small business, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, Wayne Hurlbert

Never Be Closing in Small Business

August 7, 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 is excerpted from my recent interview with @Tim_Hurson. Tim Hurson is founding partner of ThinkX, an international speaker and author of the new book, Never Be Closing. He creates […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: @tim_hurson, Never Be Closing, SmallBizChat, Tim Hurson

10 Best How to Start a Small Business Websites

October 3, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 36 Comments

Let’s face it– starting a small business is hard.  There are lots of ways out here to fail in business. The secret weapon that I use for keeping my business strong is being a life-long learner.  One of the ways I grow myself and keep my mind sharp is being a veracious reader.  I read […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Featured Post, How to Start, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, My Recommendations Tagged With: best small business websites, Black Enterprise, bplans.com, Businessinsider.com, entrepreneur, Forbes, how to start a small business, Inc.com, Launchwhileworking.com, New York Times, Score.org, SecondAct.com, Small Business Administration, SmallBizChat, smallbiztrends.com, starting a business, Succeedasyourownboss.com, TheWorkatHomeWoman.com, You're the Boss Blog

How to Hire the Right Employees for Your Small Business

September 16, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

I’m Melinda Emerson (AKA “Small Biz Lady”). 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 Dr. Janice Presser (@Dr.Janice on Twitter) the Chief Executive Officer of The Gabriel Institute, and (with Dr. Jack Gerber) an originator of Role-Based Assessment […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: Dr. Janice Presser, entrepreneur, hiring employees, melinda emerson, small business employees, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, start a business

Taking Your Small Business to the Next Level w/ Michael Gerber

April 22, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wed. on Twitter from 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with @MichaelEGerber Michael E. Gerber is founder/chairman of Michael E. Gerber Companies and E-Myth Worldwide. He has published 13 books including the international […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, My Recommendations, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: business planning, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial personality, melinda emerson, Michael E. Gerber, small business, Small business guru, small business success, small businesses fail, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, start a business, The E-Myth, The E-Myth Revisited, twitter

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