Meeky Hwang

January 25th, 2022

Starting a Company? 9 Essential Tech Skills All Founders Should Have.

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council list the tech skills company founders need to get their businesses off the ground.

January 20th, 2022

The Tasks Every Entrepreneur Should Automate If They Want To Scale Their Business

In recent years, automation has become a common tech solution for many aspects of business operations, from marketing to data analytics and reporting. Automating monotonous and repetitive tasks gives you and your team that chance to focus on other duties in need of your undivided attention. Business automation is also a tool you can leverage to scale your company and promote growth.

January 18th, 2022

Five Tips To Control Your Stress And Be More Productive

Not taking time to yourself can cause stress to build up exponentially, potentially causing you to harbor resentment toward people and circumstances.

January 13th, 2022

12 Mistakes to Avoid When Communicating With Employees

Strong, clear communication is a must when it comes to manager-employee relationships, but certain behaviors can work against you.

December 1st, 2021

14 Simple Ways To Practice Gratitude In Your Everyday Professional Life

With so many work stressors, it can often feel difficult to feel grateful for your professional life. Long days and difficult co-workers can be hard to handle, and these factors may sometimes overshadow your job’s positive benefits in your mind. However, intentionally looking for the good can help you feel more gratitude for the opportunity you’ve been given and improve your overall mental state.

November 16th, 2021

14 FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN REDESIGNING YOUR WEBSITE'S UX

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council list the factors companies will want to consider if they want to improve their website UX.

September 27th, 2021

Start Becoming a Better Communicator Today With These 12 Tips

Like any other skill, better communication comes with practice.

September 23rd, 2021

Nine Smart Ways To Curate A Small But Meaningful Professional Network

Many professionals believe that having a large network is the key to success. However, it's often more crucial to have a few select contacts you can truly count on. These individuals can not only help further your career, but they'll also come through when others won't.

September 16th, 2021

Nine Things Every New Manager Needs To Do In The First 90 Days Of Their Role

Landing your first management position can be as daunting as it is exciting. You may feel pressure from superiors to perform well or wonder how you'll best lead your new employees.

August 20th, 2021

Freelancers: 10 Steps To Set Boundaries And Ensure You Get Paid

In the growing gig economy, there's fierce competition in many freelance markets. Far too often, contractors will try to earn repeat work from a client by going the extra mile and taking on extra work only to not get properly compensated for it.

August 7th, 2021

11 Everyday Actions Anyone Can Take To Improve Their Leadership Skills Today

Everyone has to start somewhere when building their skills. Here's where to begin if you want to lead.

July 15th, 2021

Eight Essential Qualities Of A Successful Business Partner

You have a great business idea that you're passionate about, and you're excited to get started, but before you do, you need to choose a business partner. This person can help you make complex decisions and guide your team through projects. They can be your best ally.

June 23rd, 2021

Six Everyday Phrases Business Leaders Often Use (But Really Shouldn’t)

While some may argue that “words are just words,” the language a leader uses can have a major impact on their employees. A leader’s words can be responsible for boosting morale, driving progress, resolving conflict and building relationships, so it’s vital that they choose them carefully. The wrong words, even well-intentioned, can have a negative ripple effect across the organization.

June 2nd, 2021

Eight Lifestyle Hacks To Staying Happy And Fulfilled As An Entrepreneur

Being an entrepreneur takes a lot of time, effort and resources, and all that work can sometimes be a major drain on your energy and your happiness. While the overall achievement of being an entrepreneur is fulfilling enough to many, sometimes it can be difficult to look at the big picture when feeling stressed by day-to-day problems.

May 14th, 2021

13 THINGS EVERY JOB CANDIDATE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THE TECH INDUSTRY

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council share some important insights every entry-level tech candidate should know before joining the field.

May 11th, 2021

9 Tips to Improve Your Live Customer Chat (for Customers and Employees)

May 5th, 2021

How To Be More Persuasive In Business: Seven Unique Approaches

Most facets of business rely on persuading others. In sales, the goal is to convince the buyer that your product is better than your competitors’. In a job posting, it's to persuade the candidate that your company is better than others. The art of being persuasive, however, is something many entrepreneurs overlook, despite it being such a core component to a successful business.

February 23rd, 2021

Six Ways To Ensure Stakeholders Are Impressed With Your Company’s Performance

Between investors, customers, employees and all other people with particular interest in a company, business leaders can have a difficult time trying to please all their stakeholders. But because the performance of a business is directly related to how the stakeholders feel about the company, aiming for overall stakeholder satisfaction is a necessary goal.

February 17th, 2021

Working Remotely? Eight Tips To Communicate Professionally And Effectively On Slack

Remote work has quickly become the norm across much of the corporate world. Yet, with so many professionals used to in-person interaction, this shift to digital messaging has rapidly and fundamentally changed workplace communication.

February 8th, 2021

Eight Nonnegotiable Traits You Should Be Looking For In Potential Hires

Your employees’ personalities and work ethics have a direct impact on how effective and efficient you and your company are at getting anything done. Because of this, putting together a well-functioning team isn’t always straightforward. For an entrepreneur who needs to have team members they can count on, a few personality traits stand out as necessary.

January 15th, 2021

Fight Distractions and Stay on Task With These 13 Productivity Strategies

December 15th, 2020

Nine Business Leaders Share The Biggest Mistakes They Made As A New Boss

It’s a myth that successful leaders never make mistakes – even the best leaders have slip-ups from time to time. It’s crucial to learn from those mistakes so they aren’t repeated and equally important to be transparent with your employees when remedying the situation. 

December 1st, 2020

Five Common Traits Of Successful Entrepreneurs

To succeed in the highly competitive world of entrepreneurship, these five traits are essential.

November 2nd, 2020

Want Loyalty From Your Team? Here's How To Earn It

A business is only as good as its employees. In order to thrive, you have to ensure our workers are on the same page and willing to grow with you. A truly loyal team will stand with your business during the ups and downs and dedicate themselves to the business’s overall success.

September 21st, 2020

Nine Smart Ways To Stretch Your Productivity, Even If Your Time Is Limited

Every professional knows that an eight-hour workday rarely means eight straight productive hours of “real” work. Sometimes there are distractions and emergency situations to attend to throughout the day; other times, your calendar is so booked with meetings that it’s hard to find time in between to concentrate on your to-do list.

August 26th, 2020

Here's How To Be More Available To Your Team (While Still Doing Your Own Work)

As a manager, you likely have a long list of responsibilities and many demands on your time. This may leave you with little time for unplanned meetings or additional questions from your team members, let alone time to complete your own work.

August 21st, 2020

10 Common Startup Tips You Shouldn't Follow, According To Entrepreneurs

When launching a startup, business owners often receive a lot of advice from everyone around them. As a new entrepreneur, it can be difficult to parse through it all and determine what truly applies to your business.