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How to Blog for Money

January 21, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 6 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 Katherine Reynolds Lewis @CurrentMom. She is a former newspaper national correspondent who now runs her own freelance writing business focusing on work, personal finance and parenting for magazines, Web sites […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, How to Start, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Starting A Small Business, Women in Business Tagged With: biggest mistakes in blogging, blogging, blogging for money, CurrentMom, how to blog, Katherine Lewis, melinda emerson, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, succeed at blogging, write for a blog

The Entrepreneur’s Job Description PART II

January 25, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Just as you would write a job description when hiring an employee, you need to understand what is fully involved in your new job as an entrepreneur and business owner. Everyone at some time or another has dreamed of becoming their own boss, but I’m here to tell you there’s a lot of work involved […]

Filed Under: Become Your Own Boss Tips, Branding & Marketing, Cash Flow & Finance, Grow Your Business, How to Start, Starting A Small Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, facebook, melinda emerson, planning, small business, small business info, smallbizlady, social media, start a business, twitter

How to Tame Your Email

January 28, 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 @MarshaEgan who is a Certified Life and Executive Coach with the International Coach Federation and the author of the book, the Inbox […]

Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: email, email inbox, Inbox Detox, marsha egan, melinda emerson, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, work productivity

Good Start President Obama, But More Change Needs To Come

January 29, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

My first guest post for Smallbiztrends went live this week.  “Will 2010 Be the Year of Start-Up America?” generated much interest, prompting many people to ask for my opinion about President Obama’s State of the Union Address — and what impact it will have on the nation’s small businesses. My ears perked up when I […]

Filed Under: Mompreneurs, My Recommendations, Pink Slip Entrepreneurs, Solopreneurs, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, melinda emerson, President Obama, small business, small business info, smallbizlady, State of the Union Address

Is Everybody Your Boss?

February 8, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 8 Comments

The good thing about being an entrepreneur is that you get to be your own boss. The bad thing about being an entrepreneur is that every client is your boss. When you have a job, you generally have one boss, in business every client is your boss. You are not working for a raise; you […]

Filed Under: Customer Service, My Recommendations Tagged With: become your own boss, Customer Service, melinda emerson, smallbizlady

Working With The One You Love

February 15, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 10 Comments

When you are first starting out in business, you will need help.  Good help is especially hard to find when you have very limited resources.  Other than interns, you may be forced to look around your personal network to see if you have any friends or family that can jump in and help you build […]

Filed Under: 10 Things Lists, Mompreneurs, Pink Slip Entrepreneurs, Solopreneurs, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: couplepreneurs, Darryl Johnson, Donna Maria Coles Johnson, Indie Beauty Network, melinda emerson, relationship management, small business, small business success, small business tips, smallbizlady, smallbizlady's rules

How is Your Entrepreneurial Literacy?

February 22, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 7 Comments

This is National Entrepreneurship Week Feb 20-27, 2010. This year‘s theme is Entrepreneurial Literacy Empowers Everyone. This is a theme that I truly embrace. Whether you are still working in corporate America, running a nonprofit, or leading the charge in your own small business – being able to evaluate things from a business perspective will always […]

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

What is Coming up in March on #Smallbizchat on Twitter?

February 26, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

#SmallBizChat is a weekly conversation on Twitter where emerging small business owners can get answers to their questions. If you have a Twitter account join us every Wednesday from 8-9pm Eastern Time. If you don’t have a Twitter account, not to worry. a Q&A interview with my #Smallbizchat guest is posted on this blog every […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, My Recommendations, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Your Small Business Tagged With: entrepreneur, how to participate in smallbizchat, melinda emerson, small business, small business info, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, start a business, twitter

Become Your Own Boss Mastermind Group Starts in April

March 3, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Become Your Own Boss Mastermind Group begins in March 2011 This is for start-up business owners who need help making the transition from corporate to business ownership. If you need a plan to start a profitable and sustainable small business, This is YOUR answer! The Become Your Own Boss Mastermind Group is an 8-week coaching […]

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

Starting a Small Business in This Economy

March 18, 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 @Colleendebaise She is the author of The Wall Street Journal Complete Small Business Guidebook is small business editor at The Wall Street […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, Social Media, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: Colleen debaise, entrepreneurs, melinda emerson, small business, small business editor, Small Business Guidebook, smallbizlady, starting a business, The Wall Street Journal Complete Small Business Guidebook, Wall Street journal

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