Pioneering Twitter Talk Show for Entrepreneurs Celebrates Five Years
Philadelphia (PRWEB) April 23, 2014 -- Quintessence Group, founder and America’s leading small business expert, Melinda Emerson, better known as “SmallBizLady,” today mark five years of hosting #SmallBizChat, the popular weekly live tweet chat for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Special guest Steve Strauss, founder of The Self Employed and USA TODAY Senior Small Business Columnist, will join Melinda Emerson on Twitter tonight from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST to talk small business survival. Participants who ask questions and tweet using the #SmallBizChat hashtag will be entered to win a 16GB Nexus 7 tablet, provided by Accelerate with Google.
Only fifty percent of new businesses survive the first five years. “Back in the day, an entrepreneur could succeed simply by understanding how to run the business,” says Strauss. “That is not true today…business is as much about technology as almost anything else.” This anniversary of #SmallBizChat, Steve Strauss will talk about what it takes to stay in business and answer questions live.
“#SmallBizChat has become an incredible way to convene start-up and existing entrepreneurs to help each other,” says Melinda Emerson, SmallBizLady and C.E.O. of Quintessence Group. “This year, I am thrilled to celebrate the fifth anniversary with Steve Strauss and Accelerate with Google.”
Every Wednesday night, for five years straight and nearly 250 shows, Melinda Emerson has interviewed a small business subject expert, live on Twitter, to help entrepreneurs get answers to their small business questions. In a blog post, Emerson highlights #SmallBizChat's five best moments including author Michael Gerber, Silicon Valley-icon Guy Kawasaki, Cupcake Wars’ Candace Nelson, Gilt Groupe Co-Founder Alexis Maybank, and customer service guru Shep Hyken.
To learn more about #SmallBizChat, visit Succeedasyourownboss.com: http://succeedasyourownboss.com/what-is-smallbizchat/.
About Melinda Emerson
Melinda F. Emerson, widely-recognized online as SmallBizLady, is one of America’s leading woman small business experts and a New York Times small business columnist. Her expertise includes small business start-up, business development and social media marketing. As chief executive officer of The Quintessence Group, Melinda leads a consulting company that helps Fortune 500 companies develop effective strategies to engage small business customers. She reaches three million small businesses weekly online through her social media presence, Succeed as Your Own Boss blog, which is syndicated by Huffington Post, and her weekly talk show on Twitter named #SmallBizChat. Forbes Magazine named Melinda Emerson #1 Woman for Entrepreneurs to follow on Twitter. Additionally, she authored the bestselling book “Become Your Own Boss in 12 months; A Month-by-Month Guide to a Business That Works,” and the popular e-book How To Become a Social Media Ninja; 101 Ways to Dominate Your Competition Online. In 2012, Melinda founded the Melinda F. Emerson Foundation for Small Business Success to continue her mission to end small business failure.
Kyle Rosenbaum, KYLE ARNETT, on behalf of The Quintessence Group, http://www.kylearnett.com/, +1 (646) 484-9885, [email protected]
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