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October 9th, 2022

11 Clear Signs It's Time to Cut Ties with a Vendor

Maintaining good relationships with your vendors helps ensure that you consistently receive the goods and services you need and achieve mutually beneficial goals. But when the buyer-supplier relationship begins to sour for whatever reason, it may be best for your business to cut ties and move on.

September 15th, 2022

Eight Best Practices To Keep In Mind Before Responding To A Bad Review

Receiving a bad review for your product or service—no matter if it’s your first bad review or your 50th—can often feel like a personal attack. After all, entrepreneurs often put a lot of themselves in their businesses, including time, effort and passion. But a bad review doesn’t have to be a negative issue. In fact, it can be a great opportunity to learn.

September 15th, 2022

Landing Page Best Practices: How to Optimize Your Web Pages for Increased Conversion

Your website’s landing page gives customers their first impression of your business. Customers will notice if your page has a slow load time, too many calls to action, broken links, or if it’s just too confusing to use—and they will likely click out of your page before viewing your products or services.

September 8th, 2022

10 Practices You Can Start Today To Promote Better Inclusivity In Your Company

While many companies are looking to improve their efforts when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion, it’s estimated that only 34% of companies currently have the resources to support those efforts. However, promoting better inclusivity in your company doesn’t have to immediately involve major staffing changes or expensive education programs. There are steps any business leader can take today that may not require any resources at all.

August 5th, 2022

11 Ways To Be More Convincing When Pitching An Idea To Your Manager

When you have an idea—whether it’s a simple tweak to an ongoing project or a major overhaul to an ineffective work process—and you want to share it with your manager, pitching it can be as simple as walking into their office or messaging them on Slack and explaining the idea. However, if you want to ensure your pitch is successful, you may need to think through your overall strategy first.

August 4th, 2022

Partnering With a University to Find Top Talent? 12 Tips for Success

July 28th, 2022

12 Soft Skills You Should Develop to Impress Potential Employers

Employers look for a variety of qualities and traits in job candidates. While you’ll always want to highlight the hard skills that are relevant to the position you’re applying for, there are also soft skills that could help you land a job, even if you’re a little less qualified than the other candidates.

July 26th, 2022

8 UNDERRATED FEATURES YOU SHOULD CONSIDER ADDING TO YOUR MOBILE APP

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council list the mobile app features they think should receive more attention.

July 20th, 2022

Eight Tips For Achieving Your Goals (And Setting A Positive Example For Your Team)

A business without goals can run the risk of becoming aimless and unsuccessful. As a leader, you can set yourself and your business up for success by setting high-quality goals that push you outside your comfort zone and challenge your skills.

July 5th, 2022

Nine Traits Of An Ideal Employee (And How To Attract Them To Your Company)

Amid millions of employees quitting their jobs at record rates, companies are desperately searching for top talent to join their teams. As businesses look to strengthen their workforce, they must also figure out the best ways to attract ideal candidates.

June 30th, 2022

8 Business Processes That Need a Human Touch

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council discuss where to draw the line with artificial intelligence in business.

June 20th, 2022

11 Tips to Attract Gen Z Professionals to Your Company

June 10th, 2022

15 Tools to Take Your Social Media Game to the Next Level

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council recommend apps and software that can help improve your social media marketing strategies.

June 6th, 2022

11 Top Business Podcasts for Professionals (and Why They’re Worth Listening To)

For years, podcasts have been delivering high-quality content to businesspeople around the world. Whether you're looking for business advice, inspirational feedback, personal stories or industry updates, there's a podcast to suit your fancy. To offer up an idea of the best business podcasts out there today, 11 professionals from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) respond to following question:

May 24th, 2022

Nine Effective Ways To Build A 'Thicker Skin' As An Entrepreneur

Everyone struggles with self-doubt at some point in their lives, especially if they own a business. Self-doubt as a business owner can be daunting to overcome and may sometimes derail you from your goals. But part of being an entrepreneur means learning how to grow a thick skin in order to take on the adversity, rejection and low confidence that can often come with the job.

May 18th, 2022

Giving Effective Feedback to Employees: How to Get Your Message Across With Empathy

One of your most basic responsibilities as a leader is to provide your team with constructive feedback. Without feedback, employees don’t have a solid direction for moving forward, which can result in repeat mistakes and even low morale.

May 16th, 2022

12 Secrets to Finding Fulfillment as an Entrepreneur

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council share their insights on what it takes to stay happy as a business owner.

May 13th, 2022

Eight Essentials To Look For In Your Startup's First HR Hire

As your startup grows and you hire more employees, you may find it's time to make your first human resources hire. Founders often take on this role early on in their business journey, but with more employees comes more HR administration and responsibilities, and it's important to find a well-qualified professional.

May 10th, 2022

10 Important Areas to Explore During Your Company's Mid-Year Check-In

Mid-year checks are a great time to reevaluate the goals your company made at the beginning of the year and ensure employees and metrics are on the right track. When conducting these check-ins, it's crucial to look at a few pertinent areas that could hinder your company's success. To that end, 10 members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) weigh in on the following question:

March 29th, 2022

Use These Tips to Combat ‘Zoom Fatigue’ During Your Next Meeting

From team meetings to one-on-ones to virtual happy hours, Zoom has become a key tool for dealing with the challenges of remote work and communication. Even though Zoom has become an asset for companies, many remote and hybrid employees battle “Zoom fatigue,” especially if constantly having to meet on screen is a big part of their jobs.

March 29th, 2022

Nine Effective Ways To Showcase Your Personality On LinkedIn

When you're looking to impress potential employers and business peers, it can be difficult to show off your personality on the limited pages of a resume or job application. Thankfully, LinkedIn provides a great opportunity to get more personal with your network.

March 28th, 2022

8 Recruiting Trends Business Leaders Expect to See in 2022

March 17th, 2022

8 Limiting Beliefs That May Be Holding Your Business Back

Self-doubt is common among entrepreneurs. When business owners are overcome with these doubts, it can hold them back from achieving their goals and reaching their full potential.

February 28th, 2022

12 Email Marketing Pet Peeves to Avoid in Your Next Campaign

Email marketing campaigns can be a cost-effective way to reach a lot of people in a very short period of time. However, many companies rely on ineffective practices, like clichéd subject lines and recycled “limited-time offers.” These practices can be annoying to readers and cause your email to end up in the trash.

February 22nd, 2022

11 Areas Small-Business Marketers Should Focus on in 2022

Success in any business largely depends on the success of its marketing efforts. But with so many ways to market and so many areas to focus on, it can be challenging to narrow a campaign down to a single focal point. However, if you fail to create a focused strategy, your marketing efforts will likely be less than successful. 

February 7th, 2022

13 Ways to Stay Productive When Your Business Is Understaffed

The "Great Resignation" has forced many businesses to contend with understaffed teams, demanding customers and discouraged employees. This environment of overwork and reduced morale can naturally have a negative effect on a team’s productivity.

January 28th, 2022

10 Things To Consider Before Quitting Your Job To Become An Entrepreneur

No matter your current role, when work gets to be too stressful or monotonous you may begin to daydream about moving on to bigger and better things—things that you're in charge of. The thought of starting a new chapter of your life where you call all the shots can be thrilling, but the reality of making such a move isn't always what you dreamed of.

January 27th, 2022

B2B E-Commerce Marketing Tips For 2022

The easier that customers can make a purchase, the more likely they will buy your product or service

January 18th, 2022

Interviewing? 9 Tips to Translate Your Qualifications From Your Resume

January 10th, 2022

13 Essential Traits of Great Managers: Do You Have What It Takes?

Are there specific traits of great managers, personal qualities that are crucial to success in any managerial role? It seems that there are, and while some of these traits are innate, others can be learned. In this article, 13 professionals from Young Entrepreneur Council list a few of the most vital traits you should possess if you want to thrive in a managerial position.

January 6th, 2022

Eight 'Rules' For Safely And Smartly Scaling Your Business

When an entrepreneur is first starting out, they go through a lot of trial and error. In an effort to grow and scale their business, they often try out various ideas to see what works and what doesn’t. However, scaling a business isn’t easy, and without prior experience, mistakes can be made.

December 22nd, 2021

10 Good Reasons Not To Seek Investors For Your Business

In the variety of options for financing a startup, many entrepreneurs entertain the idea of inviting investors into their businesses. Working with an investor can help you grow your business quickly while also leveraging their expertise. However, despite the benefits of an investor, there are also many reasons not to partner with one.

December 20th, 2021

Nine Tips To Balance Customer And Employee Needs During The Busy Holiday Season

During the holidays, business owners are pulled in all different directions. Both customers’ and employees’ needs change during this time, and leaders are often left to figure out how to balance them out. With the increased demand and added chaos from the holiday shopping season, this can be a tough task; however, there are steps business leaders can take to ensure they’re keeping everyone happy.

December 9th, 2021

How to Retain That 'Small Business' Feel as Your Company Grows

Some of the best parts about having a small business are the benefits that it brings to employees: more equity, a hand in the decision-making process and smaller teams, just to name a few. Although the successful growth of your business is something to celebrate, day-one employees may eventually come to miss the small business feeling that they signed on for.

December 6th, 2021

14 Tips to Successfully Launch a New Product on Social Media

Launching a new product on social media can be a great way to go to market, but that’s only if you design an effective social media campaign. From creating content to scheduling, building awareness of your new product on social media requires a lot of careful planning and consideration.

November 24th, 2021

Leaving A Toxic Workplace? Eight Important Questions To Ask Yourself To Find A Better Fit

Leaving a toxic workplace situation can leave a lasting impression on an employee. Even if you investigate and a company seems to have a good workplace environment, it can be hard to fully ensure that you are stepping into a company that will treat you better. 

November 23rd, 2021

10 Creative And Effective Ways To Give Your Team Regular Performance Feedback

Performance feedback is an important way for your employees to know how well they are doing in their role, especially in a growing company. While annual reviews help your employees see how they’ve been doing throughout the course of the year, they could also benefit from receiving regular performance feedback. 

November 22nd, 2021

9 Ways to Leverage Data to Make Better Recruiting and Hiring Decisions

November 15th, 2021

Firing Your First Employee? 13 Tips to Do It the Right Way

Firing an employee for the first time in your career can be a difficult and emotional process. But whether an employee’s performance has been consistently subpar or a difficult downsizing decision has been made, sometimes it has to be done. To help you do it in the most effective, kindest way possible, a panel of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) members weighed in on the following question:

November 4th, 2021

10 Essential Leadership Skills Every Entrepreneur Should Continually Hone

For most entrepreneurs, the early days of their business entail doing most of the day-to-day work themselves. However, as your business grows, so will your need to hire and effectively manage others. Expanding your team requires you to hone your leadership skills, as well as a strategic vision to keep your team on track.

November 4th, 2021

10 Entrepreneurs Share The Digital Marketing Trend They're Most Excited About

The digital marketing industry has seen an influx of growth over the past few years. More businesses than ever are adapting to the digital arena brought on by the global pandemic. This change of pace has spurred new digital marketing trends that have replaced previous outdated strategies.

October 29th, 2021

15 Warning Signs Your New Hire May Not Pan Out As Expected

Accurately gauging the fit of a job candidate can be difficult, and sometimes new hires who seemed great during the interview process don't pan out as expected. In situations like this, a leader must take action to course-correct and figure out the problem before the whole team suffers.

October 27th, 2021

13 Resume Clues That a Job Candidate Will Be a Good Fit

Anyone who’s hired an employee knows that a resume is not the only indicator of whether or not a job candidate will be a good fit. However, there are some key elements to look for in a resume that usually signal that a candidate may be the right person to join your team.

October 12th, 2021

10 Questions to Help Small Businesses Narrow Down Their Target Audiences

Pinpointing a target audience is one of the most crucial steps in launching any successful business effort, including creating marketing campaigns and increasing sales. However, determining your audience is often much easier said than done. Before you can narrow down your ideal customer, you need to know how to do it correctly.

October 1st, 2021

RAISING MONEY FOR YOUR BUSINESS? 9 ALTERNATIVES TO INVESTORS

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council share alternative fundraising solutions for entrepreneurs not looking for investors.

October 1st, 2021

Eight Signs That Your Business May No Longer Be Worth Your Time

When an entrepreneur starts a new business, it's never with the intention to give up on it one day. The sad truth, however, is that running a business unfortunately doesn't always equate to success, and a particular business venture may not work out how you’d planned.

September 24th, 2021

10 Entrepreneurs Share Their Top Writing Tips For Aspiring Thought Leaders

Getting your voice out there is an important part of becoming a successful thought leader. However, it can be difficult to know the right way to convey your perspectives on different topics without a strong writing foundation.

September 20th, 2021

Employers: 13 Important Criteria That Should Inform Your Pay Raise Decisions

Regular pay raises can show employees how much you appreciate their hard work and can also prevent them from feeling dissatisfied in their current environment. However, it's important to know when a raise will be the most effective and well-earned.

September 16th, 2021

11 Tips on Conducting Video Interviews That’ll Impress Your Candidates

September 1st, 2021

13 Ways to Salvage an Investor Pitch Meeting That’s Not Going Well

One of the most intimidating things about starting a business is having to pitch your idea to a room full of investors. Sometimes a pitch will go great—and then sometimes it won’t. When you start breaking a sweat and feeling like you’re about to mess up, it may seem like your presentation is on its way to becoming a train wreck. However, with some expert advice and a little bit of confidence, you can salvage an investor pitch meeting that’s going downhill.

August 16th, 2021

13 Budget-Friendly Events to Draw New Customers to Your Small Business

Getting involved in your local community is an easy way to build relationships and find loyal customers for your business. Hosting a community event can help you kick-start these relationships, but events can be expensive, and a new small business may not have the resources necessary to host one.

August 4th, 2021

9 Tips on Finding More Diverse Candidates for Your Company’s Open Positions

July 30th, 2021

15 Smart Social Media Strategies to Handle a PR Crisis

A public relations crisis is a common incident many companies face at some point. The lasting impact of the incident is not so much about the crisis itself, but the way it’s handled.

July 26th, 2021

Are You Being The Best Leader You Can Be? 10 Questions To Ask Yourself

An individual who factors self-reflection into their everyday development is on their way to becoming a great leader. To advance, managers have to ask themselves regularly if their performance is in line with their leadership goals. The evidence can be in how well their team is performing and the results they have achieved.

July 19th, 2021

12 Rules to Remember When Using Social Media for Customer Service

With social media, businesses have a unique tool to get firsthand insights from customers in an environment which allows them to interact with their audience, ask questions, highlight new products and share information.

July 13th, 2021

10 Documents Business Leaders Should Always Keep Physical Copies Of

Digital receipts, online bank statements and cloud-based document storage are the norm in today's business world. Some business owners may wonder whether they truly need physical copies of any documents at all these days. However, some important documents should always exist in both physical and digital form. 

July 13th, 2021

11 Ways Marketers Can Reach More Millennials on Social Media

One common piece of marketing advice is to meet your audience where they are. For the many companies looking to reach millennials, that means social media — and especially through the use of Instagram and TikTok. These social platforms provide great opportunities to engage with millennials and influence their purchasing behaviors. But how can you ensure your social media marketing efforts will be successful and won’t actually turn millennials away from your brand?

July 13th, 2021

10 Expert Tips to Minimize Annoying Chatbot Features and Delight Your Customers

Chatbots can enhance the customer experience on your company website if they’re designed well. But all too often, these little bots have features that disrupt the user experience, resulting in bounces and a feeling of poor customer service.

June 4th, 2021

10 Ways to Attract Young Talent to Your Company

Hiring talented new employees can help a company grow. Young employees, in particular, often bring fresh perspectives, new skills, and lots of creative energy to the businesses they join. However, it can be difficult to attract young talent, especially in today’s competitive hiring environment. Here, 10 members from Young Entrepreneur Council share how your business can attract the best young professionals.

June 3rd, 2021

15 Effective and Creative Ways to Market to Local Customers

As a new small business, engaging your community is crucial to getting your business off the ground. The goal is to nurture lasting relationships that will drive your revenue and increase brand awareness; however, forming genuine connections with members of your community requires strategy and patience.

June 1st, 2021

Going Job Hunting? 11 Tips to Clean Up Your Online Personal Brand First

May 28th, 2021

First Time Firing an Employee? Advice for New Business Owners and Managers

Sometimes an employee just doesn’t work out within an organization and needs to be let go. Firing an employee is a task that needs to be handled with delicacy and care, and the process can be intimidating for someone who has never been responsible for terminating an employee before.

May 24th, 2021

Limited Resources? 13 Easy Practices for Better Employee Onboarding

Small businesses have several benefits over larger companies, but resources aren’t usually one of them. This limitation can significantly impact the way a small business deals with new hires. While a larger company can dedicate weeks or months to training a new employee under an experienced team, smaller businesses don't always have that luxury. The result is that these smaller enterprises have to be more creative with their onboarding. Below, 13 professionals from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) delve into this topic by answering the following question:

May 14th, 2021

How to Increase Productivity as a Home Business Entrepreneur

Running a business from your home brings with it a whole host of benefits, including being an extremely cost-effective option, but it also has its cons. When your business takes place at home, it's very easy for household demands to overshadow business needs. 

May 3rd, 2021

Hire Better: 10 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips on Finding the Right Candidates, Fast

April 21st, 2021

How Automated Software Can Skyrocket Your Meal-Delivery Business

An automated management and delivery system can not only simplify the process but also help you scale with optimization.

April 16th, 2021

Nine Small Actions Business Leaders Can Take To Ensure Diversity In Hiring

With the increasing awareness of the need for diverse workplaces and teams, diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) policies have become a pressing issue in the business world. Yet, not every business owner knows where to begin or what to do to ensure their company is hiring for diverse backgrounds and skills.

April 16th, 2021

From Hybrid Jobs to Empathy at Work: 12 Recruiting Trends to Watch in 2021

April 7th, 2021

13 Poor SEO Habits Marketers Should Avoid

Search engine optimization is a prominent concern for marketers across all industries and for any business with an online presence. Having good SEO habits is likely to get your website ranked on search engines above your competitors. However, poor SEO habits likely won’t produce the results you’re looking for and can potentially lead to your site getting heavily penalized.

March 30th, 2021

Nine Underrated Skills All Entrepreneurs Should Possess

Entrepreneurs can come from any background, any place and with any experience level. Yet because entrepreneurs task themselves with starting companies to develop solutions and generate value, it’s vital that they have a specific set of skills that help them get the job done. These skills are a necessary part of the entrepreneur’s tool belt.

March 26th, 2021

Scaling Quickly? 12 Tips to Grow at the Right Pace for You and Your Team

When your business starts seeing success, it's natural to want to ride the momentum and build upon it. However, it's possible to grow too fast, too soon. 

March 25th, 2021

11 Tips for Entrepreneurs Looking to Write Their First Book

Putting together a book takes time, energy and a lot of effort. And while it accounts for a lot of the book's labor, writing isn't the only thing an entrepreneur needs to concern themselves with. Publishing the book and the marketing associated with it also have a place in the overall success equation. But not all new writers know what to expect from the writing process. To help, 11 experts from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) answer the following question:

March 22nd, 2021

11 Tips to Always Keep Your Social Media Content On Brand

As with other marketing efforts, social media can sometimes be a challenge because it has to balance customer appeal with staying true to its brand promise. But with so many social media platforms, trends and opportunities for innovation, it can be easy to let the brand message get lost along the way. So how does a company keep all of its different social media profiles and content on brand with each and every post? Below, 11 experts from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) examine the following question:

March 22nd, 2021

The State Of The E-Commerce Industry In 2021

If you are not already invested in e-commerce, you need to get started to survive in the pandemic economy. Catalyst Digital released a report that revealed current strategies are not working, causing businesses to suffer reductions in revenue.

March 16th, 2021

12 Ways to Make Hiring a Priority — Even When You’re Swamped

March 12th, 2021

11 Virtual Team-Building Activities Your Employees Will Love

The world of work has changed significantly over the last year, with many companies moving to fully remote work. With this new environment comes a new way of managing. As teams are physically separated, it becomes even more important for leaders to find ways to bring them together. To offer some ideas on how to build such camaraderie, 11 members of Young Entrepreneur Council share their thoughts on the following question:

March 1st, 2021

Digital Signature Functionality For B2B E-Commerce

Digital signatures can affect every possible business. 

February 26th, 2021

Your Personal Blog Can Get You a Job — If You Include These 11 Things

February 19th, 2021

Have You Tried Video? And 8 Other Strategies for Narrowing Down a Mountain of Resumes

February 9th, 2021

Tweeting Through It: 11 Things to Look for on a Candidate’s Social Media Profiles

February 3rd, 2021

How To Ensure A Seamless Transition When A Key Company Leader Leaves

When a leader leaves your organization, even on amicable terms, it could prompt a significant upheaval in the department that they were a part of. Depending on how intrinsic they were to that department’s function, their departure may even shift the company's operations.

January 29th, 2021

How To Build And Scale A Sales Team

Building and scaling a sales team requires more than putting a job advertisement online or in the newspaper or quickly acquiring clients. You also want to have a foundation for future scaling and to earn more revenue consistently. 

January 27th, 2021

Eight Gadgets These Business Leaders Can’t Live Without

Every day, new devices pop onto the scene promising change and innovation. For an entrepreneur who's focused on the expansion of their organization, staying up to date with the latest technology that can support personal and business growth is essential. Whether it’s in a simple or a major way, some of these technologies carry with them the power to change how we do business altogether.

January 22nd, 2021

11 Ways to Boost Employee Morale and Productivity During the Cold Days of Winter

For many companies, maintaining a high level of engagement and motivation among employees during the dark winter months can be quite a challenge. And with a growing remote work environment, it is even more difficult to make sure your team stays engaged and productive while also ensuring they make time for self-care. To help, 11 entrepreneurs from Young Entrepreneur Council reflect on the following question:

January 14th, 2021

10 Ways to Optimize Your Virtual Hiring Process

January 4th, 2021

11 Tips for Hiring a Part-Time Employee to Help With Your Business’s Finances

Small businesses, like any business, have finances that need to be kept in order. Owners can deal with these duties to a point; however, small businesses tend to grow, and hiring an employee dedicated to keeping the company's finances in check is often a necessary next step. Luckily, many small business owners can hire someone on a part-time basis. This route carries a lot less overhead in terms of time and money compared to hiring a full-time employee, but it also comes with its own challenges. That’s why we asked 11 entrepreneurs from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following:

December 23rd, 2020

Nine Ways The Workforce Will Change In 2021

If 2020 has taught us anything, it's that the workforce can be adaptable and deal with many challenges as they arise. From pivoting into remote work to changing their priorities from real life to the digital realm, employees have had to evolve their practices to remain competitive.

December 21st, 2020

How To Grow Your Marketing Agency

Your marketing agency will grow with the right strategies.

December 17th, 2020

10 Effective Methods for Locating the Right Talent

Businesses are in an unenviable position of having to find the most talented individuals in their field and entice them to work at their organization. In many cases, finding qualified candidates has come down to creating the right ads and vetting candidates properly.

December 17th, 2020

Want to Boost Your Team's Programming Skills? Try These 15 Expert-Recommended Tools

Programming is highly in demand in today's digital-first world. Try these tools, courses and platforms recommended by business leaders.

November 23rd, 2020

12 Ways Service-Based Businesses Can Take Advantage of the Holiday Season

The holiday season is usually a goldmine of opportunities for product-based businesses that deploy specific marketing strategies to make their offering stand out and be relevant for that time of the year. While service-based businesses typically find it more difficult to capitalize on this season’s business opportunities, there are still several creative strategies they can deploy to make holiday marketing work in their favor. To help, we asked 12 entrepreneurs from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following:

November 19th, 2020

13 Essential Resume Elements to Warrant an Interview

Resumes are the first look that business owners get at potential hires. As a result, they must use these resumes as a basis to figure out if that person is worth bringing in for an interview or not. Each business has its own demands for potential employees and therefore looks for specific elements in candidates’ resumes to determine possible fit. How can job seekers optimize their resumes to include these essential elements? To help, we asked we asked 13 successful entrepreneurs from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following question:

November 17th, 2020

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November 12th, 2020

Top Five E-Commerce Conversion Optimization Tricks

You need to jump on this wave and establish your place in the e-commerce frontier.

November 4th, 2020

16 Common Mistakes Companies Make With Their Blogs

A company blog isn't anything like a personal blog, yet many businesses look to individual bloggers to inform their choices on topics and content. Some strike on their own, coming up with their own ideas and fleshing them out by themselves, but the result can be just as underwhelming.

November 2nd, 2020

Nine Essential Tools for Documenting Internal Business Processes

October 28th, 2020

Dealing With Employee Feedback: 13 Essential Steps

October 21st, 2020

12 BIG UPCOMING TECH TRENDS ENTREPRENEURS PLAN TO LEVERAGE

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council share the upcoming technology trends they're most excited about and how they plan to jump on board.

October 19th, 2020

E-Commerce SEO And How It Can Skyrocket Your Brand

Good content and customers being able to find your wares allow for potentially higher conversion rates.

October 15th, 2020

11 Warning Signs a Deal Is Going to Fall Through

Being able to close a deal is a crucial part of an entrepreneur’s skill set, but sometimes, vendor agreements and partnerships can fall through due to unavoidable circumstances. Knowing that a deal is about to fall through before that actually happens can be quite beneficial for a company, as it gives the opportunity to choose its next steps in advance: pursue the agreement more aggressively, back off and let it fail, or do nothing and see if it corrects itself. However, before the business can take any action, it must be able to identify the telltale signs of a deal collapsing. To help, we asked 11 entrepreneurs from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following:

October 13th, 2020

Eight Tips For Appearing More Trustworthy In A Pitch

Your pitch is the foot in the door you need to secure investors, buyers or support for a project. To make sure your pitch lands, you have to be just the right combination of salesy, trustworthy, and convincing. If any of these falls out of balance, you risk losing your investors or customers, who may see your business as not worthy of their time and money.

October 8th, 2020

13 Key Elements to Ensure a New Hire's Success in the First Three Months

September 30th, 2020

11 Unique Strategies for Reaching Out to Generation Z Audiences

With each passing year, demographics change. Where a company's core demographic might have been millennials a few years ago, today it's shifted to Generation Z. Unfortunately, there's a marked difference in values between generations, and businesses need to revamp their marketing strategy to reach out to their newest client base without alienating their other followers.

September 29th, 2020

15 Ways to Get Return Visitors to Read Your Blog

If you're like the hundreds of content marketers out there that have invested in blog content, you want people to read it. If you've been watching your metrics for visits, you might realize that many visitors don't even bother with your blog. Sure, they might follow a social post from your media to your blog, and possibly read a single entry, but they won't engage further than that.

September 29th, 2020

12 Nontraditional Marketing Channels That Are Surprisingly Effective

Social media following is an integral part of executing a successful marketing strategy. Engagement on social media is far higher than other channels. However, despite their constant presence, social media networks aren't the only way for a company to do outreach and connect to their core audience.

September 22nd, 2020

Want To Attract (And Keep) The Right Clients? Try These 10 Strategies

Having the right clients can make all the difference in your business’s success. Of course, finding those ideal clients isn’t always easy. You don’t want to be too selective and turn down a good business opportunity, but you also don’t want to overextend yourself for a client who won’t stick around in the long run.

September 21st, 2020

The Part Builder Functionality: A Customized Shopping Experience For Customers

If your products have multiple configurations, then you can increase your website efficiency with some proper work.

September 16th, 2020

15 Productivity Tips to Help Entrepreneurs Succeed

Small-business owners realize almost immediately how different their businesses are to run than large corporations. For success, a small business needs to adopt its own strategies that work with limited available resources. Entrepreneurs in this position need to make critical decisions about what approaches they'll take to elements of business growth and development.

August 27th, 2020

12 Crucial Actions to Protect Your Business When a Large Client Goes Under

Businesses thrive on interaction with large clients. They form the most significant inflow of money to the enterprise and help you meet your obligations from month to month. With so many companies closing down, it's not far-fetched to think that one of your massive clients might face bankruptcy. When that happens, you will need to have a clear plan in place to recover any overdue payments and soften the blow until you find new customers. That’s why we asked 12 entrepreneurs from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following:

August 20th, 2020

10 Smart Ways To Keep Up With Ever-Changing Social Media Functions

Social media is constantly evolving, as are the ways people use it. What was once primarily used for connecting with old friends and family has morphed into a platform for sharing perspectives and launching campaigns.

August 19th, 2020

How Busy Entrepreneurs Can Make Time for Vacation: 11 Expert Tips

Entrepreneurs have some bad habits, one of which is not knowing when they need a break. With many young entrepreneurs, it's almost impossible to take a step back and relax. Yet studies have shown that entrepreneurs that don't take time out to smell the roses risk serious health problems later on in life.

August 18th, 2020

How To Create And Build An Apparel Brand

When you have your business model set up and ready for a soft launch, then you can prove yourself with various clothing items.

August 17th, 2020

Feeling Unfulfilled? Try These 7 Things to Find Better Purpose

Opt for gradual change and seek to align daily tasks with long-term goals.

August 5th, 2020

16 Things You Should Never Say in a Successful Negotiation

When you're negotiating a deal, misinterpreted tone or poorly-chosen words could ruin an otherwise-successful conversation. Sometimes you may not know even which phrases might turn a deal sour. That's why we asked 16 members of Young Entrepreneur Council the following question:

July 30th, 2020

14 Things That Could Throw Off The Wearables Revolution

Electronic wearables were an exciting new concept just years ago. Now, they’ve slowly become the norm, with gadgets like smart watches and sleep trackers overwhelming the market.

July 28th, 2020

Conversion Rate Optimization Tips For E-Commerce Platforms

Conversions show that your brand is viable, and using platforms with scalability means that you can continue to grow.

July 13th, 2020

Want A More Productive, Focused Team? Encourage These 10 Habits

A strong daily routine can make all the difference in a team's productivity. Things like creating a to-do list at the start of each day and blocking off time for "deep thinking" work often help people get organized and feel more focused throughout the workday.

July 9th, 2020

Eight Ways IoT Companies Can Better Safeguard Their Consumers

The internet of things (IoT) is growing at a rapid pace, but sadly, security protocols for those devices are still in their infancy. Customer data security should be a significant concern for IoT companies. At present, there are several glaring holes in security that can be addressed with some dedicated effort. A few IoT companies have even patched out security vulnerabilities.

July 6th, 2020

Want to Improve Your Workplace? 16 Productive Questions to Ask Yourself

As a leader, you know your workplace dynamic directly impacts employee morale and, in turn, your bottom line. No matter how great your company culture might be, there is always room for improvement. But to make impactful changes, you’ll have to first understand which areas warrant the most attention. 

July 3rd, 2020

11 Engaging Ways To Inform Consumers About Your Latest Offerings

The only way a business can garner new customers and retain current ones is by laying out the benefits that its product or services present to the consumer. In the past, all it took was a flashy headline and a few bullet points that punched home the usefulness of the product or service. Today's world has evolved to a point where traditional advertising no longer makes the same impact. Even newer, more modern methods of advertising are having a hard time getting traction among some demographics.

June 24th, 2020

16 HR Quality Checks to Ensure You're Recruiting With Equity

June 19th, 2020

How To Set Up An E-Commerce Warehouse For A Large Operation

Warehouses serve as an important resource for the supply chain and for logistics.

June 15th, 2020

15 Ways for Leaders to Encourage Employee Self-Teaching

Within any company, the ambitions of individual team members should aid the overall organization. However, it takes a leader to fuel, direct, and inspire this ambition into a way that helps both the team members and the organization as a whole. One way leaders can get their team members to realize their ambitions is by guiding them toward self-teaching and taking initiative, as a way of expanding their knowledge and skills while also seizing new opportunities within the company. To help, we asked 15 members of Young Entrepreneur Council the following:

June 11th, 2020

6 Ways to Stop Feeling Like a Fraud at Work

Feeling like you're not good enough can leave you struggling with your job and halt your career growth.

May 27th, 2020

Nine Simple Tricks For Busy Professionals To Get Time Back In Their Week

As a busy professional or entrepreneur, you’ve probably wished there were more than 24 hours in a day. While you might not be able to find huge chunks of free time, you can always find a few extra minutes a day, which adds up to a few extra hours in a week.

May 27th, 2020

Top E-Commerce Marketing Tips In A Down Economy

An economic downturn is not great, but an e-commerce business can survive it.

April 21st, 2020

Why B2B E-Commerce Is A Top Growth Sector Today

As we enter the 2020s, grow within global B2B.

March 20th, 2020

E-Commerce Search And Filter: The Functionality That Can Make Millions

How does one show as many products as possible without causing overwhelm?

March 2nd, 2020

How Does E-Commerce SEO Work?

To survive in such a competitive atmosphere, learn the basics of SEO and build your reputation with the algorithm.

January 16th, 2020

Want To Connect Your Offline And Online Presence? Try These 10 Marketing Strategies

In the modern world, entrepreneurs typically need to maintain both an online and offline presence to generate business. It’s important to connect your digital and real-life persona to keep a consistent image, which can ultimately help build trust with your potential customer and follower base. The members of Young Entrepreneur Council have spent time honing their personal brands to grow their business. Below, they share 10 ways to successfully connect your offline and online marketing efforts.

January 6th, 2020

15 Strategies To Keep Your Team Motivated During The Winter Months

The winter months mean less sunlight, colder temperatures and often, dampened moods. It’s common for people to feel more tired and less motivated in the winter, which can negatively impact work performance. However, a winter slump is not inevitable -- it may require a bit of extra effort, but you and your teams can stay just as motivated during those colder months. To help you out this winter, we asked members of Young Entrepreneur Council to share how they raise spirits in the workplace throughout the season. Follow their recommendations to keep your team feeling productive until spring arrives again.

December 17th, 2019

How Your Business Can Get More From Faceted Search

Learn how to leverage your consumer data and how to enhance the experience for website visitors.

December 12th, 2019

Embracing Remote Work Culture: Seven Tips For Entrepreneurs

Technology advances rapidly, and business owners need to keep pace with it, or they risk losing their best talent. Thanks to connectivity in all parts of the world, entrepreneurs no longer need to have employees inside their offices at all points in time. Many businesses outsource work to professionals around the globe and leverage specialized technology that makes it easy to plan meetings and manage teams and projects from a centralized office.

November 26th, 2019

Building An E-Commerce Marketing Strategy

E-commerce marketing is different from a standard marketing campaign in that you have to deliver tangible value.

November 19th, 2019

From Training To Travel, Here Are 12 Cool Uses Of Virtual Reality

The world has been enamored with the use of virtual reality ever since the movie “Tron” came out in the 80s. Today's VR is a bit different from the fancy world of the silver screen, but the technology has a lot of practical uses.

October 25th, 2019

Top Business Opportunities In 2020

Several industries are growing. You can take advantage of new niches to turn a profit and establish your foothold.

September 20th, 2019

Guide To Mergers And Acquisitions In E-Commerce

Take precautions, but also grab the opportunity when mergers occur.

August 12th, 2019

Top Lead Generation Strategies And Tools For Small Business

Generate leads and work to find consumers who may like your product.

July 22nd, 2019

Mass Email Marketing And GDPR

You can navigate the GDPR and still conduct email marketing.

June 21st, 2019

How To Leverage Direct Mail Marketing In The Twenty-First Century

Think of ways to surprise and delight prospects through their mailboxes.

November 2nd, 2017

Four E-Commerce Tactics To Increase This Year's Holiday Sales

Now's the time to get your e-commerce store ready for the holidays.

April 8th, 2016

How to Restructure Your Business and Save Your Company

Choosing between a radical restructuring and a total shutdown (or sale) is one of the biggest decisions you'll make.

December 16th, 2015

6 Copywriting Mistakes That Could Cost You Conversions

If you're not seeing the results you expected, chances are you're making one of these mistakes with your marketing copy.