As SmallBizLady, my mission is to end small business failure. To that end, I love to share great free resources that can help small business owners save time and money. Here are my 11 favorites that I am sure you’ll find beneficial to your business operations. If you embrace these technology tools you’ll be amazed […]
Taking Your Small Business to the Next Level w/ Michael Gerber
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 […]
How to Transition From Corporate to Small Business Ownership
Mike Michalowicz @TPEntrepreneur Author, Toilet Paper Entrepreneur interviews Melinda Emerson @Smallbizlady Author, Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months. She also has great start-up tips at www.becomeyourownbossbook.com Q: What makes your book different from all the other start-up business books? Melinda Emerson: Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months provides a realistic, month-by-month planning guide to start […]
How Small Businesses Can Make Money
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 Ramit Sethi @Ramit. New York Times bestselling author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich. He co-founded PBwiki and graduated from […]
The Difference Between a Jobbie, a Job-business and a Bona-fide Business
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 Carol Roth about a jobbie, a job-business or a bona-fide business? @CarolJSRoth Carol helps businesses grow and make more money. She’s a deal maker & business strategist to corporations, small businesses & entrepreneurs who has raised $1 billion in capial, $750mm in M&A deals.
How to Run a Successful Online Business – Q&A with Neil Rader
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 Neil Rader @TrophyCentral has two full-time jobs. He is VP & General Manager for Small/Medium Business, Pitney Bowes. He is also President and Founder of TrophyCentral.com, an industry-leading Internet provider of […]
Tips for Becoming a Franchise Owner – #SmallBizChat QA
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 Joel Libava @franchiseking. Joel has been involved in some facet of the franchise business for 20 years. His focus for the last […]
How to Turn a Hobby Into a Small Business
This is the first of a two part blog series on how to turn a hobby into a small business. Hobbies are fun personal interests that people pursue out of love. Some use hobbies to spend quality time with loved ones, friends or themselves. Some people use hobbies to relax. Popular hobbies including scrap booking, […]
How to Quit a Job to Start a Business
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 @SherriGarrity. Sherri is the founder of Corporate Fugitive, a company that provides business and marketing coaching to aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners who want to go from overwhelmed to extraordinary. In 2007, she […]
Could Franchising Be For You?
Franchising is a great opportunity to take a proven business model that has produced financial success and run it as your own business. While there are many wildly inaccurate statistics about success rates for franchises all over the internet, in general “a franchise is a lower risk proposition than investing in a pure start-up,” according […]
