Advice is one of the most valuable assets an entrepreneur can get — yet most of us are terrible at asking for it, and even worse at returning the favor.
Keeping clients happy, rather than implementing computers and automation for customer service tactics, will provide what no device can: a personal touch.
Sometimes your potential customers need more than a nudge or a pop-up. They need nurturing, they need trust, and most of all, they need you to get your hands OUT of their pockets.
If purchasing a new website seems daunting, you’re not alone. Matt Mickiewicz (of Flippa, 99designs and Sitepoint fame) shares three ways to make sure you’re doing your due diligence first.
Natalie MacNeil shares her “5-minute rule” for finding informal mentors to help nurture you in your career, your business and your personal life in this “She Takes on the World” video.
Trying to put a number value on an early-stage startup isn’t easy (and it’s very subjective). Ten entrepreneurs offer their best tips for coming up with a number that makes sense, especially to potential investors.
In first grade, Ben Wagner pulled the fire alarm to prove a point about rules. As a startup CEO, he’s on the other side of the rule making — or not making. Here’s what keeps his team moving forward.
Carlo Cisco of FoodFan shares his thoughts with the YEC team about building a product customers will actually buy — and taking your business to the next level, NOW.
Starting a new company doesn’t need to cost a lot of money. Fourteen entrepreneurs share their best tips for keeping company startup costs low during those early days of cash-flow crunch.
Building a successful business doesn’t mean you have to spend a lot of money. Here are 10 ways to build the business of your dreams, for less!
With the growing needs of business and technology, it’s vital THAT tech education change to keep up with the demand. Eight experts share their thoughts on what must change.
What would happen to your business if you gave out thank you cards instead of business cards? Read how one entrepreneur went from scarcity to abundance doing exactly that.
Online education is becoming a popular way to reach more customers, build your audience and share skills. But if your business plans to offer a course or other e-learning experience, how do you make sure the information sticks?
Instead of building a startup or just another 9-5 — and working harder than anyone else — consider building a lifestyle business instead. Here’s why.
Social media should be changing who we do business with — and who does business with us — but it can be challenging to figure out how best to leverage it. Here’s why.
Entrepreneurship isn’t a traditional career, and you’ll have to learn a lot of lessons on your own. Here are the three biggest things I wish I knew before I started my business.
By having systems in place, you can more efficiently train startup employees not only in what has succeeded in the past, but also in which failures to avoid.
The difference between building a small business and founding a startup is not about money, or growth, or technology. It’s about vision. What’s yours?
Other than their ever-on smartphones, which gadgets, tools and software help make these 16 entrepreneurs tick?
Before you start hitting the industry conference or event circuit in the new year, make sure you’re going for the right reasons — and making a killer first impression, too.
