Monthly Archives: September 2011
How Much Does Appearance Matter When It Comes to Your Small Business?
Driving by a local convenience store, I'm immediately drawn to the faded awnings and falling sign. I think to myself how much they could do with the place if they freshened it up a little. So how much does appearance …
Young Entrepreneur Interview: Gelie Akhenblit, Founder & CEO of NetworkingPhoenix.com
If you have a local business or website that you'd like to take national, or if you just like to hear stories of young entrepreneurs who have beaten the odds to realize business success, today's interview is for you. In …
Marketing: Money Drain or Money Fountain?
Marketing is an essential part of running a business, often overlooked or poorly implemented due to busy-ness of the Owner, this gets looked upon as money draining out of the business. On the other hand, if done right and implemented …
Young Entrepreneur Interview: Patrick Chukwura, Co-Founder of Fine & Dandy Games
In an entrepreneurial space where there are literally thousands of competitors, you have to have something special to be successful. Today's interview with Patrick Chukwura highlights just the kind of attitude and savvy a young entrepreneur has to have if …
Four easy ways to make the most of your blog
You shouldn't need anyone to tell you just how incredibly important it is to have a company blog. But just to hammer the point home, it's incredibly important to have a company blog! And for cash-strapped start-ups, it's the ideal …
The Surprising Key to Getting Things Done
There’s no point in getting more efficient at doing things that don’t need to be done. -Jan Jasper Before you start making a schedule, organizing a task list, setting deadlines, gathering materials, delegating, prioritizing, and so on, stop and do …
Young Entrepreneur Interview: Maren Kate Donovan, Founder & CEO of Zirtual
If you spend much time in the entrepreneurial blogosphere, chances are good that you'll come across Maren Kate Donovan, or someone talking about her. Maren Kate, as she usually goes by, is a true entrepreneur to her core. Her entrepreneurial …
5 Critical Time Management Strategies for the Busy Entrepreneur
One thing is for certain when trying to start a business and that is that there is not enough time in the day. With that being the case, having the ability to effectively management time could sometimes be the difference …
LinkedIn Partners with Experience.com for Colleges and Universities
Experience.com, which provides career services to over 3,000 colleges and universities, announced last week that they have arranged a partnership with the professional networking site, LinkedIn.com. They'll be integrating LinkedIn's technology and profile information into their platform, which is university-endorsed …
7 Steps for Planning Superior Webinars
Spend any amount of time online or using email, and you're bound to come across an invitation to attend a webinar. The webinar has become widely recognized as a useful, inexpensive way to communicate your message to a lot of …
How to Run a Home Business… Away From Home
The appeal of working from home is enough to drive many employees down the long and winding road of entrepreneurship. There’s something mythical about the thrill of no longer having to commute to work, or getting to spend more time …
How to Approach Someone You Know for Startup Funding
Most entrepreneurs have learned that it's almost always quicker and easier to get cash from someone you know, rather than angel investors or professional investors (VCs). In fact, most investors "require" that you already have some investment from friends and …
Manifesto of a (Socially Conscious) Digital Entrepreneur
Herein lies the makeup of a (Socially Conscious) Digital Entrepreneur. He or she is a new kind of animal — more resourceful, more dynamic, more connected and more evolved than any previous type of Entrepreneur. If you think about yourself …
Three Bits Of Advice Entrepreneurs Should Ignore!
I run an online media business, launched two years ago from London, UK, using personal savings and completely ‘boot-strapped’. Many people have provided advice along the way, some good, some bad. On reflection I wish someone had warned me of …
The Socially Responsible Entrepreneur – It’s Not Always about You
A common thread that often runs through conversations with entrepreneurs"especially younger ones"is their desire to make a difference in the world. Indeed, entrepreneurship itself makes a difference. Business owners create jobs, purchase supplies, buy and rent commercial real estate, and …
Four Startup Lessons Learned the Hard Way
It has been a while since I wrote an article on startups, and with good reason too. I have spent the last few months making mistakes in my own startup and learning these lessons the hard way. You can never …
How Online Courses Can Benefit a Budding Entrepreneur
We’re not all born with an innate sense for business. While some of us have been entrepreneurs our entire lives, many of us simply came up with a great idea one day or decided to turn our passions into a …
Young Entrepreneur Interview: Jason Platnick of Died on the Vine
Another of our loyal supporters during the 2011 Small Business Influencers voting that led to our being honored as one of the top 100 Small Business Influencers of 2011 was Died on the Vine, the brainchild of Jason Platnick. Died …
So You Want To Start An Online Business?
Do you know what a payment gateway is? Do you understand what affiliate marketing is and how to build your team? Can you set up a squeeze page to capture leads? Do you know the steps to launch a product …
Young World Shining: Dispatches from the Expanding Frontiers of Innovation
One of our favorite entrepreneurial authors and YoungEntrepreneur.com guest author, Rob Salkowitz, has recently released his latest book, Young World Shining: Dispatches from the Expanding Frontiers of Innovation. Building on the foundation of his last book, Young World Rising (Wiley, …
Learn the Etiquette of Business Networking Today
I often recommend business networking as the most effective way for a startup founder to find investors, advisors, and even key executive candidates. But what if you are an introvert, or new to this game, and don't know where or …
How Young Entrepreneurs Can Conquer the New Mobile Email Marketing Frontier
“Go west, young man, and grow up with the country.” This famous quote, attributed to 19th century newspaper editor Horace Greeley (but actually originated by John Soule), was responsible for countless thousands of young men and women heading toward the …
Young Entrepreneur Interview: Alaina Ostroff of Tutor Champ
Earlier this month, YoungEntrepreneur.com was honored to be chosen as a 2011 Small Business Influencers Champion. We are thrilled to have been selected, and we know that our amazing community of young entrepreneurs made it happen. One such supporter who …
