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Do you have an idea for the next great tech start-up?

November 14, 2011 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Last night, CNN debuted Black in America 4 with Soledad O’Brien, which featured 8 African-American tech entrepreneurs who went out to Silicon Valley this summer to participate in a business incubator with the hopes of landing seed capital to catapult their entrepreneurial dreams.  It was an amazing mix between MTV’s the Real World and Donald […]

Filed Under: How to Start, Social Media, Starting A Small Business, Technology Tagged With: Angela Benton, black in america 4, cnn, ERis Ries, Hank Wiliams, Mario armstrong, melinda emerson, newmeaccelator.com, Silicon Valley, smallbizlady, soledad obrien, start-up, start-up entrepreneur, tech entrepreneurs, tech start-up, wayne sutton

Should I Put My Picture on My Business Card?

May 20, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 2 Comments

Ask @SmallBizLady: Should I put my picture on my business card? Every Friday, I answer your small business questions in a video blog segment called Ask Small Biz Lady.  This week, we are taking on the question: “Should I put my picture on my business card?” Here’s the answer:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKXIfQM-Kn4 If you are a solopreneur […]

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How to Quit a Job to Start a Business

September 3, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 5 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 @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 […]

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