The SmallBizLady Buzz - Issue 152

How often do we think about our empowerment story?

We all have days in our business that don’t make us feel so smart or accomplished. You may be in a difficult season right now. With new competitors cropping up, key employees resigning, or clients getting laid off one by one, it can be very overwhelming.

But fear not. Every step is part of your journey. Good and bad days come and go. Remember your purpose in your business. Lean on your Why. Psalms 27:14 says, “Be strong and let your heart take courage. Wait on the Lord.”

Don’t rush the process you are in, or you could go down the wrong path. Don’t overthink. Don’t change your goals. But be willing to change your strategic plans. Be patient. Don’t be mean to yourself with negative self-talk. And if you have a momentary lapse, my prayer is that you have a good friend who will remind you of your empowerment story. We all need someone in our lives who will remind us of who we are and what we’ve already accomplished.

Whatever you are waiting for, just know that God has it on the way for you or He’s setting you up for something even better.

Don’t ever give up. Just wait.

Check out this week’s featured post, Getting Started with Email Marketing: What Is Email Marketing + Other Top Questions Answered

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Getting Started with Email Marketing: What Is Email Marketing + Other Top Questions Answered

Email marketing has become a crucial aspect of the overall marketing strategy for small business owners. It is a cost-effective method of reaching out to customers and prospects with relevant information about products, services, promotions, and events. But if you are just starting, I’m sure you have many questions. In this post, I will answer the most common questions I get on this topic. Continue reading....

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Events. Tasks. Meetings.

Do you want a calendar tool that syncs with other apps and ensures you stay up-to-date with your schedule? Try Fantastical. While it’s only available for Apple products right now, it has some helpful features including time zones in day and week view. It also has an integration with integration with task management apps such as Todoist and Google Tasks. It also lets you make templates from pre-existing events so you can recreate them. Start typing "Lunch with Cindy at noon at The Palm," and watch as the app parses your words into calendar fields and pulls in relevant information.

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Podcast: Confessions of a Small Business Owner: 3 Times I Almost Failed

Check out this recent podcast here: Confessions of a Small Business Owner: 3 Times I Almost Failed

In this solo podcast, Melinda shares with us the reality of running her business - including times when she didn't think she would make it through. People see pictures of her online, on TV, and in webinars, and they think everything's rainbows with the phone ringing off the hook. That's true now, but that was not always true. This month marks Melinda's 24th year in business, and she is coming up on her 14th year as your SmallBizLady, America's #1 small business expert. In honor of this anniversary, she shares with listeners three times that she thought she would go out of business and how she turned it all around. For more information: www.smallbizladyuniversity.com

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We're Hiring!

Are you looking for a new job opportunity? We are looking for new team members to join Quintessence Group in Sales. If you have B2B sales experience and love social selling on LinkedIn, we want you. If interested, send a cover letter and resume to melinda@melindaemerson.com. Get the details here!

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Do you offer services that could be used by the healthcare pharmaceutical industry?

The Merck Drexel Advanced Leadership Program for Diverse Suppliers is Now Open. The goal of this program is to provide a unique executive development opportunity for diverse business owners to enhance their network, build business and leadership acumen, and gain insights from Merck subject matter experts (SMEs) across a variety of relevant topics. They are looking for strong candidates across the supply chain who would be an asset to the program, with an emphasis on, but not limited to the upstream portion of the pharmaceutical and healthcare supply chain.

Apply for the 2023 cohort here: Merck Drexel ALP. Deadline to apply is March 24th.

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Melinda F. Emerson, “SmallBizLady” is America’s #1 Small Business Expert. She is an internationally renowned keynote speaker on small business development, marketing and social selling. Melinda is also the president of the Quintessence Group, an award-winning marketing consulting firm based in Philadelphia, PA, serving Fortune 500 brands who target small business market. LinkedIn named her a Top Voice for 2019 in Small Business and Entrepreneurship. In addition to being a former NY Times columnist, she is frequently quoted by media organizations including The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, MSNBC, CNBC and Fox News. She is the host of #Smallbizchat LIVE and The SmallBizChat Podcast. A prolific writer, Melinda has published more than 5000 articles on her blog www.succeedasyourownboss.com. Her small business advice is widely read reaching more than 3 million entrepreneurs each week online. She is the bestselling author of Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, Revised and Expanded and Fix Your Business, a 90 Day Plan to Get Back Your Life and Reduce Chaos in Your Business.