Monthly Archives: March 2008

The Top Start-Up Mistakes – Entrepreneur Poll

After the success of our last poll, Top The 21 Celebrity Entrepreneurs, I wanted to start a new poll on the top mistakes that start-up business owners make. We did our own list in February on the Top 10 Mistakes …

SEO Advice – Radical Notion

Last week I offered free SEO advice for Dorm Room Biz. I'm going to continue my SEO Advice series today by helping out another YoungEntrepreneur.com blog reader, Jonathan from Radical Notion. Radical Notion – http://www.radicalnotion.net Hey Evan. I love Young …

The Top 7 Rules For Startups

Mark Cuban is an American billionaire worth about $2.8 billion. He is also the owner of the Dallas Mavericks and writes the popular blog, Blog Maverick. Mark recently came out with his list of his top 12 rules for startups. …

You Have To Work For It – Ron Popeil

You may not know him by name, but chances are if you have ever had a sleepless night and turned on the television, Ron Popeil has been there to keep you company. He is the king of the late night …

11 Ways To Find Products To Sell On eBay

For this week’s Entrepreneur University we connected with Tim Knox. Tim is the founder and president of four successful technology companies and serves as an investor, mentor and advisor to many companies in his home town of Huntsville, Alabama. Here …

7 Insanely Helpful Websites for Venture Start-Ups

Have you started a new business but don’t have the time to sort through all the websites online to find the best and most relevant information? Look no further. Here is our list of 7 insanely helpful websites for venture …

SEO Advice – Dorm Room Biz

Last week I offered free SEO advice for myaboo. I'm going to continue my SEO Advice series today by helping out another YoungEntrepreneur.com blog reader, Chris from Dorm Room Biz. Dorm Room Biz – http://www.dorm-room-biz.com Hi Evan, I just saw …

The World's Most Gentlemanly Blogger: Guy Kawasaki

Guy Kawasaki is the blogger behind How To Change The World. According to Technorati, his blog is ranked #55 most popular of all blogs online and he gives practical advice on how to succeed as an entrepreneur. I was first …

Do Everything Well – Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein knew by the time he was five what he wanted to spend his life doing. He was going to be a fashion designer and no one was going to stop him. Indeed, Klein would go on to become …

Is A Franchise Right For You?

This week’s Entrepreneur University comes courtesy of Franchise Gator. Franchise Gator pride themselves on linking real people with real franchise opportunities. You can search franchises, opportunities and business for sale listings to locate profitable home based business ideas, top franchise …

YE Cited as "One of the Best"

Written by Adam Toren. Adding to its list of accomplishments, YoungEntrepreneur.com was cited yesterday in Jake Pitt's guest post on BloggingTips.com as "One of the best forums I've ever come across." Jake Pitt, who playfully refers to himself as "John …

SEO Advice – myaboo

Last week I offered free SEO advice for WorkLoveLife. I’m going to continue my SEO Advice series today by helping out another YoungEntrepreneur.com blog reader, Joseph from myaboo. myaboo – http://www.myaboo.com Hi evan, Hope you're doing great. That's a really …

Top 10 Ways To Save Money When Starting Up

Jason Calacanis rose to fame when he sold his company Weblogs to America Online in 2005 for millions of dollars. His newest venture is Mahalo.com, a “human powered search engine” that is competing against Google. Jason also writes a popular …

Be A Contrarian – Dov Charney

"America doesn't need another faceless, institutional apparel company," says American Apparel founder Dov Charney. "They need an apparel company that gets it and does it right." When Charney was in prep school, he began bootlegging garbage bags of K-Mart t-shirts …

How To Work PR

This week’s Entrepreneur University comes courtesy of Bob Kelly. Bob counsels and writes for business, non-profit, government agency and association managers about using the fundamental premise of public relations to achieve their operating objectives. In this article Bob discusses how …

Entrepreneur Profile – Fahad Hassan

Fahad Hassan was a 21 year old Virginia Tech student who lost interest in his business degree and was not motivated by the material being covered in his classes. He watched the movie “Pay It Forward” and was inspired to …

SEO Advice – WorkLoveLife

Last week I wrote about offering to give some free SEO advice to website owners looking to get more Google traffic. After an overwhelming response from our readers I took the first who sent me an email. I will answer …

YE Blog Updates – Get Your Widget!

Here are two quick updates from the YoungEntrepreneur.com Blog: 1) Logo Design Award Nomination The YoungEntrepreneur.com logo was recently nominated for Best business blog logo design by LogoDesignLove.com. We made the top 10 list and are up against some pretty …

Work Irregular Hours To Find Inspiration – Satoshi Tajiri

As a young boy, Satoshi Tajiri was dubbed "Dr. Bug" thanks to his fascination with insects. But when Tajiri discovered a way to combine his interest in insects with his passion for videogames, he had an electronic revolution on his …

21 Ways To Establish Effective Teams

This week’s Entrepreneur University comes courtesy of Roger M. Ingbretsen. Roger is the Principal of Ingbretsen Consulting and with more than three decades of operational and leadership experience, he has developed a sharp eye for how organizations and their leaders …