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FedEx Small Business Grant Contest is Open

February 22, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Sponsored Post Want a shot at a $25,000 grant to grow your small business? Starting today, you can enter the 5th annual FedEx Small Business Grant Contest for a chance to win a cash boost, plus up to $7,500 in FedEx Office® print and business services. As a winner, you would join an exclusive group […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Grow Your Business, Starting A Small Business Tagged With: FedEx, Small Business Grant Contest

How to Grow an Online Business

February 23, 2017 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Every week as SmallBizLady, I conduct interviews with experts on my online talk show #SmallBizChat. The show takes place every Wednesday on Twitter from 8-9 pm ET. This is excerpted from my recent interview with Anita Campbell @Smallbiztrends. Anita is the Founder and Publisher of Small Business Trends and has been following trends in small businesses since […]

Filed Under: Featured Post, Featured SmallBizChat, Grow Your Business, Q & A Interview, SmallBizChat Tagged With: FedEx, small business success, small business tips, SmallBizChat, smallbiztrends

National Small Business Week is Here!

May 21, 2012 By Melinda Emerson 3 Comments

America’s #1 Small Business Expert Joins the New York Times. I am excited to announce that I am joining the writing team at the You’re the Boss section of The New York Times. Premiering this May, my column on social media and small businesses will run weekly on the blog centered on small business ownership […]

Filed Under: Grow Your Business, Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady, SmallBizChat, Your Small Business Tagged With: FedEx, Jennifer Abernethy, national small business week, New York Times, SmallBizChat, social media marketing, Verizon Small Business

10 Tips To Recession Proof Your Small Business

October 10, 2011 By Melinda Emerson 18 Comments

Sponsored Post If you are tired of hearing about the recession or the potential of a double dip recession due to foreign markets crashing now, Listen up. It does not matter. Recession or not you need to run your business well. You need to be an agent of convenience for your best target customer, manage […]

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