Monthly Archives: January 2012
Seal the Deal: The 6 Laws of Successful Sales
Each and every business focuses on its sales numbers. Whether a company offers products or services, their ultimate success depends on how many people they can convince to invest in them. While many believe that the executives in their ivory …
Why You Need to Compartmentalize Your Life when Building a Business
Starting a business can be one of the most challenging things that you can take on in your life. While the rewards of owning your own business cannot be matched in the corporate world, the hours worked and rollercoaster ride …
Amp up Your Revenue Now — with Video
Think you need to be a big time player to deploy e-commerce video on your business' website? Think again. Adding e-commerce video online is no longer the domain of top retailers. Shrinking costs and increasing benefits of using video is moving …
10 Do-or-Die Tactics for Facebook Success
A couple years ago, having a Facebook page devoted to your business would have been enough. Simply existing on the site had the ability to set one business apart from the rest. Times have changed, though. Boasting over 900 million …
6 Tips to Get People to Look Past Your Age and See an Expert
You want to make the big deals and the big bucks. However, your hurdle is the fact that your looks and voice haven't matured as much as your ambition has. You have the disadvantage that your potential clients and business …
Time Management — No, But Really This Time
We all want to do more things in less time. It's a common theme throughout all of corporate America, and it even extends into professions like healthcare, education, and civil service. We can't rely on the institution we've placed ourselves …
Holding Strong: How Working with a Holding Company Benefits You
Most start-ups know they can't go it alone. They hire consultants, bring in interns, and look into developing relationships with other companies who can increase their chances of success. Because of their desire to prove they can make it on …
Entrepreneurship 101: Are you Ready?
You've decided that you want to own your own business. You've got a great idea you're sure will take off, and you're pretty sure you have what it takes to become an entrepreneur. Whether you'd like to run a company …
The Golden Rule About Your Great Ideas
Every young entrepreneur has great ideas. They come all the time. In the shower, on the bus, while pouring milk into your cereal. When the idea arrives from somewhere in your soul, it is perfect. Your excitement rises as you …
5 Important Trends to Watch in 2012
A new year is upon us and now is the time for your small business to break through the rut and get back on top. There has never been a better time to formulate a new marketing plan and put …
Oops! Common Mistakes Young Entrepreneurs Make on Their Websites
As a businessperson, it's understood that website traffic is one of the biggest factors in your success. Making sure that search engines find you and push customers to your site is of utmost importance. The real question, however, is what …
Successful Startups Often Come With a High Price
Most entrepreneurs expect to face the "normal" challenges of starting a business, which include finding the right opportunity, building and executing a winning plan, and financing their venture. But many forget the pitfalls associated with traditional business jobs which can …
Millennial Branding on How Gen-Y is Using Facebook
Check out the infographic! Here at Young Entrepreneur, we have always said that "young" is more a state of mind than a number. We know that entrepreneurs in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond read and participate on the site, …
Four Myths of Entrepreneurship Debunked
You may think you understand the life of an entrepreneur, but your perceptions may not match reality. Many people dream of starting a company because they hate their job, have an innovative idea or want to emulate their childhood hero …
Finding Your USP — And Why You Need One
The harsh truth is that there are very few unique businesses — those that are unlike any other in the market. In fact, it's increasingly difficult to think of even one business that began as a unique enterprise and has …
Common Mistakes made by Online Business Owners
Creating and running an online business takes work… a lot of work! However, we often see some common mistakes made by online business owners that prevent them from having the level of success they truly want and deserve. There are …
Why You Don’t Need to Be (More) Organized
“…the advantages of being neat and organized are typically outweighed by the costs.” – Eric Abrahamson and David H. Freedman, A Perfect Mess Now, before the professional organizers rain down fire upon my head, let me put in a caveat: …
Getting Ready for the Real World: Networking Between Campus and the Community
College life can sometimes feel like a vacuum. You go to class, you go to meetings, and you go out with your friends (with a nap here and there thrown in). College serves another purpose, however: to prepare you for …
Critical insights from Jon Wuebben, Author of Content is Currency
If you're confused about social media and site content, you're not alone. It's a subject you see everywhere these days, but it's one that not many fully understand. Fortunately, a new book is about to be release called Content is …
Answers to 5 Common Entrepreneurial Questions
When trying to decide whether or not to take the plunge into entrepreneurship, people have an endless number of questions. Whether it's your first shot at being in business for yourself or you've done it before, some questions are sure …
