You hear it called by many names: a mastermind group, success team, think tank, advisory board, etc. But it’s got one purpose, and that is to help you get your business to where you want it to be. Whether you’re just starting out, struggling to make it, or looking to take your business to the [...]

Many of our readers are familiar with Gary Whitehill as a regular contributor on the Young Entrepreneur Blog.  Gary’s advice is always very well received, as he is clearly someone who is writing from a wealth of personal entrepreneurial experience.  Even though we’ve brought you a lot of great content from Gary over the past [...]

It’s almost here! The Perfect Business Summit 2010 is happening the end of this week – October 7-8 – at the Palms Casino in Las Vegas, NV.  Unbelievably, there are still tickets available to this fantastic event, featuring some of the greatest entrepreneurial minds in the world. What’s more exciting is that the price of [...]

It goes without saying that every entrepreneur, no matter their age, can always benefit from the expertise of a skilled and seasoned mentor. This is a person who’s gone through the whole “been there, done that” type of thing. Furthermore, it’s very important to realize that the right mentor for you is not always the [...]

If you’re on the YoungEntrepreneur.com site, chances are pretty darned good you’re either an entrepreneur or you want to be an entrepreneur.  In either case, you can’t miss the Perfect Business Summit 2010 in Las Vegas, NV, October 7th and 8th.  Jam packed with powerful keynote speakers and value-filled breakout sessions, this event can provide [...]

“A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well,” – Jeff Bezos They say that, as a toddler, Jeff Bezos tried to take apart his crib with a screwdriver and it was this thirst for knowledge, apparent at even this early age, [...]

“There was nothing on the market that I felt was any good, so I decided to make something myself,” – Julie Aigner-Clark Julie Aigner-Clark is probably the ultimate momtrepreneur. Yet she didn’t start out with any grand ambitions in the world of business, but rather just wanted to be a better mother and to help [...]

“Capital isn’t scarce; vision is” – Sam Walton Sam Walton could be one of the most understated and under-recognized names in the history of the United States. Much to his delight, his influence on the very way that we live went largely unrecognized for most of his life. There can be few people who have [...]

“People are smart, good and surprise me with the way they use our site.” Craig Newmark. You could be forgiven for thinking that Craig Newmark was maybe a little naïve, exuding a level of trust that simply does not seem befitting in a business age dominated by MBA-style approaches to business transactions and ruled by [...]

“Believe in yourself, never give up and go about your business with passion, drive and enthusiasm” – Peter Jones Peter Jones is quintessentially British, as Anglophile as his no-nonsense, straight to the point name might suggest. In many respects however he might have been a successful American businessman, the product of multiple reincarnations and the [...]

“Business has been so drab, all grey suits and cufflinks. But there’s a whole new generation of entrepreneurs starting to make it fun” – Simon Woodroffe OBE. If you wanted to sum up Simon Woodroffe in a couple of sentences you might suggest that he is more the entertainer than the conventional businessman, seems as [...]

“In a small business you don’t have the time to carry people or constantly work through mistakes and issues. Find a problem, fix it and move on. That’s a mantra that anyone in business should follow,” – Simon Calver. Those who get to know him attest to the fact that Simon Calver is very “hands [...]