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Effective Social Media Selling

Melinda Emerson — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:30:10 +0000

This week's Small Biz Chat interview is excerpted from my recent interview with Malika Duke, @BizSavvyMom, who is an expert in lead attraction and conversion on the Internet. She coaches her clients on how to master the web as a marketing tool.

The Right Way To Make Sales Calls For Your Small Business

Melinda Emerson — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:18:40 +0000

I have recently been exposed to too many instances of sales calls that are inappropriate and ineffective to actually make a sale. Social media networks such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook are great for making the initial connection, but if you do not take the time to interact and actually build a relationship with your [...]

How to be in Business for Yourself – Not by Yourself

Melinda Emerson — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:30:38 +0000

This week’s Small Biz Chat interview is with author and small business expert Erik Vonk. Every week as @SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my Twitter talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wed on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Erik Vonk (@ErikVonk in Twitter) who [...]

Become Your Own Boss Mastermind Group Starts in April

Melinda Emerson — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:33:40 +0000

Become Your Own Boss Mastermind Group begins on April 6, 2010 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 program [...]

Niche to Get Rich

Melinda Emerson — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:28:49 +0000

What the heck is a niche? Webster’s Business Dictionary defines a niche as a “particular market or specialty area where a company finds it profitable to concentrate its efforts. Niche marketing offers a concentration of clients in an area of limited competition.” This blog post is excerpted from my new book Become Your Own Boss in 12 [...]

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

Melinda Emerson — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:50:48 +0000

#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 Thursday [...]

Small Business Taxes 101

Melinda Emerson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:30:40 +0000

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 @lauricehewitt. Laurice Hewitt is the owner of Hewitt Business Consultants. She is a small business bookkeeper and tax preparer. The goal [...]

How is Your Entrepreneurial Literacy?

Melinda Emerson — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:30:55 +0000

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 enable [...]

Developing an Elevator Pitch

Melinda Emerson — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:30:16 +0000

This is excerpted from my recent interview with Barbara Lopez of @Brightfarm who is President of Brightfarm Introductions talking about creating your elevator speech to promote your business.

Working With The One You Love

Melinda Emerson — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:35:22 +0000

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 [...]