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Who’s coming up in April 2010 on #Smallbizchat

March 31, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

#Smallbizchat takes place on Twitter on Wednesdays 8-9pm Eastern.  We use tweetgrid.com to conduct the chat. The target market for #smallbizchat is emerging entrepreneurs 25-54, who are less than five years in business.  We try to balance topics on the chat between challenges for start-ups and issues that would challenge a business with 20 or […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: melinda emerson, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, tweetchat, tweetgrid, twitter

How to Win a Business Plan Competition

April 15, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 3 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 Lora Kolodny @lorakolodny .  She writes for the You’re the Boss! blog for the New York Times online. She began reporting on […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, How to Start, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Your Small Business Tagged With: business plan competition, business plan competitions, entrepreneurs, lora kolodny, melinda emerson, New York Times, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, Sole proprietors, Tim Berry

8 Ways To Use Twitter To Grow Your Small Business

April 26, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 12 Comments

This past week was a big week. First a major review of my new book  came out on the website one of my favorite business magazines Black Enterprise with the title: “Now Read This: Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, If entrepreneurship is your objective, Melinda Emerson offers a step-by-step road map” which was written […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, Grow Your Business, How to Start, Social Media, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: Alfred Edmond Jr., Black Enterprise, Give to get, melinda emerson, niche customer, small business, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, twitter, twitterchats

Who’s Coming Up in May 2010 on #SmallBizChat

May 5, 2010 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

The M in May stands for Marketing on #Smallbizchat, where each show this month will focus on an element of marketing and your small business. May 5th Jill Lublin @JillLublin Public Relations Expert and Co-Author, Guerilla Publicity – How to Develop Free Publicity to Grow Your Small Business. May 12th David Siteman Garland @Therisetothetop Founder, […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: David Garland, Hank Wasiak, Jill Lublin, marketing, melinda emerson, Pete Savage, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, twitter

SmallBizChat Q and A with David Allen Getting Things Done

June 3, 2010 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 8-9pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with David Allen @gtdguy who is widely recognized as the world’s leading expert on personal and organizational productivity.  David is the international bestselling […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, SmallBizChat Tagged With: Author David Allen, business planning, David Allen, Get things Done, melinda emerson, productivity small business productivity, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady

Who’s Coming Up on #SmallBizChat in August 2010?

July 30, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

Hot topics and great guests for August #SmallBizChat: August 4 @ramonray Ramon Ray Topic:  How to Improve Your Small Business Website August 11th @ElenaVerlee Elena Verlee Topic: PR for Newbie Small Business Owners August 18th @CorpNet Philip Aklap CEO  Topic:  How to Select a Small Business Lawyer August 25th @DarnyelleJervey Darnyelle Jervey Topic:  How to Make Sure […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, Social Media, Your Small Business Tagged With: Darnyelle Jervey, Elena Verlee, Philip Aklap, Ramon Ray, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, twitter

How to Turn your Passion into a Profit

August 26, 2010 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 Wed on Twitter from 8-9pm ET.  This is excerpted from my recent interview with Darnyelle A. Jervey @darnyellejervey is a sought after speaker, certified business coach, award winning author and consultant. Darnyelle is the founder of […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: Darnyelle A. Jervey, melinda emerson, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady

Look Who’s Coming up on #Smallbizchat in September

August 27, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

SmallBizChat is the Wednesday weekly Twitter chat – focused on everything that small business owners need to know about running and sustaining their business. Hosted by Melinda Emerson, The Small Biz Lady; follow @smallbizchat for updates via Twitter.  How to participate in #SmallBizChat: http://bit.ly/S797e Sept. 1, 2010 How to network online and offline for your […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: Dr. Janice Presser, Kevin Knebl, Kindra Cotton, Mary Tomzack, melinda emerson, Nina Kaufman, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady

How to Choose a Business Partner

September 23, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

I’m Melinda Emerson and each week as Small Biz Lady (AKA @SmallBizLady), I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from Nina Kaufman (AKA @ NinaKaufman on Twitter), an award-winning business attorney, columnist and blogger for Entrepreneur online, and author of The Entrepreneurs Prenup: How to […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: become your own boss, choose a business partner, melinda emerson, Nina Kaufman, small business, small business info, SmallBizChat

Could a Franchise Be the Right Model for Your Business?

September 30, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

I’m Melinda Emerson and each week as the Small Biz Lady (AKA @SmallBizLady on Twitter), I conduct interviews with small business experts on my weekly Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This is excerpted from my interview with Mary Tomzack (AKA @FranchiseHelp on Twitter), Mary is author of “Tips & Traps When Buying a Franchise,” and one […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat Tagged With: become your own boss, franchise, Franchise help, franchising, is a franchise right for me, Mary Tomzack, melinda emerson, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady

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