The Insider: Management

How to Inspire Accountability in Your (Virtual) Startup Team

Building an engaged company culture when your team is entirely virtual is a challenge — one that requires honest leadership and constant engagement.

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12 YEC Women on the Traits of Great Mentors

What’s more important in a mentor — their industry, their expertise or their willingness to get on the phone? 12 entrepreneurs weigh in.

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Slow Summer Season? 12 Things to Do With the Downtime

As clients and employees check out for summer vacation, you’re left with more downtime. Top young entrepreneurs share their off-season to-do list.

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5 Tips to Manage a Completely Virtual Startup Team

Location independence is on every employee’s wish list — and many startup founders’, too. But how do you make sure everyone stays on task?

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10 Business Tasks You Should Never Give Your Interns

There are a few startup tasks interns simply shouldn’t touch, no matter ambitious they are. Your bottom line will thank you.

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11 To-Dos When Delegating Social Media Marketing

Whether assigning the tasks to someone in-house or outsourcing to an expert, small businesses must establish a social media strategy.

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What Playing Sports Can Teach You About Entrepreneurship

Startup life and sports have more in common than you might think — especially when it comes to building a winning team.

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10 Ways to Save Money by Going Green at the Office

Going green doesn’t have to cost a lot of YOUR company’s green. Successful young entrepreneurs share how they help Mother Nature and cut overhead.

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4 Don’ts for Smarter Hiring Decisions

Managing new hires can be the toughest (and costliest) part of a CEO’s job. Kimberly Stone shares 4 tips for vetting potential employees.

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Why I Learned to Embrace (Some) Risk in My Business

Nicolas Gremion learned the hard way that it takes money to make money — and some business risks shouldn’t be avoided.

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3 Strategies to Lead Your Virtual Employees

As more startups migrate to the cloud, more team members are splitting up to work productively from home. Try these tips to make managing them a a breeze.

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13 Startup Skills to Learn Outside the Classroom

No matter how much time and money went into that degree, traditional education will only get you so far. 13 young entrepreneurs share what they learned long after graduation.

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4 Tips to Find a Mentor Fit for the New Economy

Gen Y employees want to be leaders, not just employees. Here are 4 ways for Millennials to find mentors who match their ambitions.

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15 Red Flags to Look for When Making a Startup Hire

In a startup, every hire counts. Look out for these 15 warning signs that a candidate isn’t the right fit before writing a paycheck you regret.

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3 Things Your Gen Y Employees Want Besides Money

What do Gen Y employees really want? We want to find our life’s work at your company — not settle for work-life balance.

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Why a Little Reality Is Good for Clients (and for You)

Smart entrepreneurs keep clients happy by not only delivering good work, but also making sure the client’s expectations are realistic.

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How I Turned Failure Into 30,000+ Newsletter Readers

A contemplative walk on the beach became the inception of the idea behind “The Dash”—Laura Roeder’s weekly how-to newsletter.

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10 Tips for Using Your Blog to Launch a Business

Yes, it’s possible to turn your blog into your business launch pad, but only if you do right by your readership. Here’s how.

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Do You Have What It Takes to Create Your Own Category?

There are two kinds of entrepreneurs: those who impact a market, and those who dare to create their own. Which kind are you?

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Hate Confrontation? 3 Ways to Limit Employee Errors

Is correcting your employees nerve-wracking? These 3 steps can help even the least assertive boss take charge.

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