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How to Participate in #SmallBizChat

July 21, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 22 Comments

What is #SmallBizChat? It is a weekly talk show on Twitter for small business owners. It takes place every Wednesday from 8-9 pm eastern time. Guest experts and participants type answers to questions from the host Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, using the social media site Twitter. The focus of #SmallBizChat is to help business owners succeed […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: how to participate in smallbizchat, SmallBizChat, tweetchat, tweetgrid, twitter

25 Small Business Experts to Follow on Twitter

July 27, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 4 Comments

Social media is a powerful tool for would-be and existing small business owners. I have used Twitter often to reach out to people that I would never be able to reach otherwise. Now I am sharing my top list of professionals on Twitter, who I believe have real value, and are generous with their expertise. […]

Filed Under: Social Media, Women in Business Tagged With: small business, small business experts, small business owners, social media, twitter

The State of Now, SmallBizChat Q + A with Jeff Pulver

April 8, 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 @JeffPulver who is a Technology Anthropologist; Entrepreneur; Early-Stage Seed Investor. Jeff has been called “a habitual entrepreneur who likes to start Internet […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Your Small Business Tagged With: #140conf, become your own boss, entrepreneur, melinda emerson, small business, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, twitter

How Small Businesses Can Make Money

July 15, 2010 By Melinda Emerson 4 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 Ramit Sethi @Ramit. New York Times bestselling author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich. He co-founded PBwiki and graduated from […]

Filed Under: Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: become your own boss, business planning, entrepreneur, I will teach you to be rich, melinda emerson, Qualify the business, Ramit Sethi, smallbizlady, start a business, twitter

Greening Your Small Business to Save Money

November 19, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 1 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 @Greenhance Jennifer Kaplan, Author of Greening Your Small Business and Founder of Greenhance, LLC. A business consulting firm dedicated to developing marketing […]

Filed Under: Cash Flow & Finance, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: go green, going green, green movement, greenhance, greening your small business, Jennifer Kaplan, melinda emerson, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, twitter

Communicating with Difficult Clients

November 12, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 2 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 @sueyoungmedia.  Susan Young works with businesses who want to increase their publicity, credibility and revenues with public relations and social media. She’s […]

Filed Under: SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: @sueyoungmedia, communication skills, customer communications, managing difficult customers, melinda emerson, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, susan young, twitter

#SmallBizChat Live Telesummit Recap (Part 2)

November 13, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 1 Comment

(Dear readers: this is the second part of a two part post. Click here to see part one.) Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This past week, I presented the first annual #SmallBizChat Live Telesummit. The goal was to give the audience the information to create […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Cash Flow & Finance, Grow Your Business, Mompreneurs, Pink Slip Entrepreneurs, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Starting A Small Business, Telesummit, Women in Business, Your Small Business Tagged With: budgets, business planning, hobby to business, how to participate in smallbizchat, mastermind groups, melinda emerson, passion, restart your business, small business, small business ideas, small business info, SmallBizChat, start a business, success tips, twitter

Is Cold Calling DEAD?

October 29, 2009 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 @BradfordShimp. Bradford is a small business expert and the blogger behind All Business Answers. The goal of allbizanswers.com is to answer common […]

Filed Under: Branding & Marketing, SmallBizChat, Social Media Tagged With: allbizanswers.com, bradford shimp, cold calling, melinda emerson, small business ideas, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, twitter

#SmallBizChat Live Telesummit Recap (Part 1)

November 9, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 6 Comments

(Dear readers: this is the first part of a two part post about SmallBizChat Live Telesummit. Part two will post on Friday, November 13, 2009.) Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. This past week, I presented the first annual #SmallBizChat Live Telesummit. The goal was to […]

Filed Under: Business Inspiration, Cash Flow & Finance, Grow Your Business, Mompreneurs, Pink Slip Entrepreneurs, SmallBizChat, Social Media, Solopreneurs, Telesummit, Your Small Business Tagged With: blog strategy, budgets, business planning, hobby to business, how to participate in smallbizchat, mastermind groups, melinda emerson, passion, restart your business, small business, small business info, SmallBizChat, smallbizlady, social media, success tips, twitter

What is a Twitterchat?

November 30, 2009 By Melinda Emerson 5 Comments

What is a Twitterchat?  Anyone can use Twitter, but you really are not part of the online community until you have spent some time on a Twitterchat.  This post will explain the fundamentals of a Twitterchat. A Twitterchat is simply an organized group chat that takes place using the Twitter platform.  Twitterchats are organized events that occur at a […]

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