Vikas Agrawal

March 26th, 2021

12 Key Traits to Look for When Hiring for Your Early-Stage Business

March 22nd, 2021

13 Entrepreneur-Recommended Habits To Maintain Productivity (Even When You're Busy)

No matter how stressed or busy you get, the right habits can keep you moving forward.

March 22nd, 2021

Why Small To Medium Businesses Should Rethink Cybersecurity In The Post-Covid-19 World

This new wave of digital innovation is also creating opportunities for cyber-attacks by malicious actors, with SMBs falling victim to an increased number of attacks during the crisis.

March 18th, 2021

Creating A Mobile App For Your Business? 14 Ways To Keep Consumers Coming Back To It

To appeal to today’s on-the-go world, many businesses have considered the value in creating a branded mobile application for their customers. In theory, it's a great idea—but app fatigue is very real, and if you don't want users to delete your app after a few uses, you need to give them a good reason to keep coming back.

March 4th, 2021

Streamline Your SaaS Vendor List With These 13 Entrepreneur-Recommended Tips

Many businesses rely on software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies to help them run their everyday operations. However, with so many specialized vendors, it's easy to lose track of the number — and price tag — of the SaaS providers you're working with. To help, members of Young Entrepreneur Council weighed in on the following question:

February 9th, 2021

IN A FUNK AT WORK? 13 SIGNS IT’S TIME FOR A CAREER CHANGE.

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council discuss how you’ll know when it’s time to consider a career switch.

February 1st, 2021

12 CLOUD COMPUTING TIPS FOR GROWING YOUR BUSINESS

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council share some basic how-to tips for small businesses that want to use cloud computing.

January 28th, 2021

Don't Like Your Colleague? 14 Tips to Develop a More Positive Working Relationship

January 25th, 2021

Eight Important Ways To Promote Inclusion And Diversity In Your Workplace

Inclusion and diversity have certainly become buzzwords in recent years, but they are more than just a passing fad; They are vital elements to a business's success. A diverse, inclusive workforce leverages the knowledge and experiences of a broader cross section of society and helps bring the business closer to the people it serves.

January 19th, 2021

12 Strategies to Make Your Customer-Facing Content More Engaging and Authentic

January 19th, 2021

12 PREDICTIONS FOR THE MOST IMPACTFUL IOT DEVICES OF 2021

Young Entrepreneur Council members look ahead at consumer IoT device trends they expect we’ll see more of this year.

January 15th, 2021

Fight Distractions and Stay on Task With These 13 Productivity Strategies

January 13th, 2021

Eight Ways To Keep Your Company Culture Intact As Your Business Expands

Businesses never stay the same size forever. An entrepreneur may yearn for the early days when their business was just a handful of people. But over time, businesses find great success and become entities that may span several offices and regions.

January 12th, 2021

13 Self-Care Activities to Get You Through the Dark, Dreary Winter Months

The dark and dreary months of winter often take a toll on people’s mental health. Thankfully, there are ways to keep your spirits bright through this season so you can stay motivated and inspired in your business and life.

January 11th, 2021

Eight Key Strategies To Get Investors Interested In Your Business

Finding funding is typically one of the most challenging parts of starting a new business. The risks versus rewards of investing in new companies can usually have investors worried about jumping in. The responsibility is then on the entrepreneur to make their business idea exciting and attractive enough to warrant investors' attention.

December 28th, 2020

Confront Adversity Head-On With These 15 Steps

Facing adversity can help you grow in ways you never imagined.

December 10th, 2020

Switching Industries? 11 Ways To Figure Out The Right Fit

Whether it’s frustration from limitations in their current industry or being shaken by the instability of the job market during COVID-19, many professionals are starting over in their careers, possibly in a new industry entirely. 

December 8th, 2020

Avoid a Boring Branded Giveaway With These 13 Creative Ideas

November 25th, 2020

10 Out-Of-The-Box Marketing Promotions To Jump-Start Your Early-Stage Business

Trying to get people interested in your startup may seem like fighting a losing battle. The early stages of a startup have several challenges to getting customers involved in the business. Advertising to a large market can be expensive, and you have to figure out if your strategy will even work with your core audience. Standard marketing campaigns can be useful, but audience responses can be lackluster for something they've seen dozens of businesses try before.

November 18th, 2020

12 SMART WAYS TO KEEP CORPORATE FILES SAFE WHEN YOU WORK FROM HOME

With most people working from home and away from their office’s internal server, data security is a pressing concern for employers. Companies and employees must make security a priority and understand how to keep their data safe when they’re working outside of their business’s secure network.

November 16th, 2020

Choose The Right Cause For Your Business To Support With These 10 Tips

Once your company has achieved financial success, you may find yourself in a position to give back to your community. By donating time or money to a good cause, you’ll not only become a more socially responsible company, but you’ll also feel more fulfilled as a business owner and potentially strengthen the loyalty your clients feel for your organization. 

November 10th, 2020

LEADING THROUGH A CHAOTIC TIME? HERE'S HOW TO REGAIN ORDER IN YOUR BUSINESS

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council share their best tips for getting things back on track when your business is going through a turbulent period.

November 10th, 2020

20 Innovative Apps Ideal for Managing a Team Remotely

These 20 entrepreneurs discuss the best features for remote management of a displaced workforce.

October 30th, 2020

10 Practical Ways To Support Your Fellow Small Business Owners

As a business owner, it’s important to know who your competitors are so you can keep up with the market. However, it’s just as beneficial to show your support for other small businesses, regardless of their industry. This is especially true in today’s economic climate, when many entrepreneurs are struggling to stay afloat.

October 29th, 2020

Got Negative Feedback? Nine Smart Strategies For Handling It The Right Way

No matter how diligent a person is, they will, at some point, receive negative feedback in their career. Whether it’s an unsatisfied customer, an upset manager or a tense situation with a colleague, you can’t make everyone happy 100% of the time.

October 29th, 2020

UP YOUR UGC GAME WITH THESE 13 CONTENT STRATEGIES

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council share some creative ideas for tech companies that want to leverage more user-generated content.

October 22nd, 2020

13 Best Practices to Run a Successful Podcast

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 8th, 2020

Nine Big Hurdles Of Adopting Artificial Intelligence (And How To Overcome Them)

Artificial intelligence is an extremely valuable tool that can save your business time, energy and money. However, implementing AI can be a big challenge for any company. From choosing the right AI-powered tool to setting up the right data inputs and workflows, the process of adopting AI can be stressful and cumbersome, especially if you’re unfamiliar with the inner workings of this technology.

October 7th, 2020

11 IMPORTANT TRAITS TO LOOK FOR IN A SENIOR CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR PRINT AND WEB

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council explain which qualities a hiring manager should seek out in a senior creative director who's working on both print and web campaigns.

October 5th, 2020

15 Entrepreneurs Share the First Hires They Made for Their Business and Why

October 5th, 2020

14 MAJOR TECH ISSUES OF 2020 (AND THE INNOVATIONS THAT WILL RESOLVE THEM)

Members of Young Entrepreneur Council discuss some of the past year's most pressing technology concerns and how we should address them.

October 2nd, 2020

11 Considerations When Offering Equity To Early-Stage Non-Tech Hires

When you set up your startup and start hiring your first few people to staff, not all of them will be tech workers. Non-tech professions such as sales, marketing, etc. are also crucial to the success of a product. Some companies don't offer these hires any equity, but this may be a huge mistake. You can lose talented professionals if you don't sweeten the deal enough.

September 23rd, 2020

Own A Brick-And-Mortar Store? Here's How To Thrive In The Digital Landscape

As more people are working from home and staying in, online shopping has become the dominant means of commerce. It’s more important than ever for small brick-and-mortar retailers to get their products online and accessible to their customers. However, with so many large e-commerce competitors like Amazon, it can be hard to stand out from the crowd.

September 23rd, 2020

How To Keep Your Content Marketing Strategy Alive Through A Crisis

Even during a crisis, marketing is one of those facets of your business that shouldn’t be sacrificed in the name of cost-cutting.

August 31st, 2020

15 Important Questions to Ask Yourself When Developing Your Company Mission

August 27th, 2020

20 Free Advertising Platforms for Increased Visibility on a Budget

Free advertising has leveled up, as there are now more alternatives to paid ads than ever.

August 11th, 2020

12 Critical Elements of a Successful Rebranding Strategy Companies considering a rebrand need to carefully weigh the reasons behind the need for change, as well as potential risks. If not properly implemented or communicated to the target audience, a rebrand can misfire and end up hurting the business more. To help develop a successful rebranding strategy, here are 12 critical elements any organization should keep in mind.

August 3rd, 2020

17 helpful tools to improve your email marketing efforts

These tools and strategies can make email marketing more efficient and less time-consuming.

July 27th, 2020

17 Small Business Legal Tools to Make Your Life Easier

Business legal matters can be intimidating, but these tools can help you understand and streamlining the process.

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

13 Mobile 'Priorities' That Just Aren't Worth It, According to Entrepreneurs

July 3rd, 2020

How To Pivot Successfully In Business

Remember that the way in which you pivot your business can make all the difference.

July 1st, 2020

11 Entrepreneur-Recommended Tools for Your Next Online Meeting

In the age of remote work and social distancing, try these video conferencing tools for your company's online meetings.

June 30th, 2020

14 Quick and Easy Ways to Keep Up With Industry News

June 30th, 2020

10 Smart Social Media Moves That Can Help Boost Your Business

Social media is becoming an increasingly important part of every business’ marketing strategy. Making the right move with your social content at the right time can help bring positive attention and new customers to your business.

June 26th, 2020

13 Things to Remember Before You Apply for a Business Award

Winning a business or industry award can be a great honor for your business, as well as a highly effective PR opportunity. However, to be considered, you'll first need to submit an application to be reviewed by the award committee. To help you with this process, we asked the members of Young Entrepreneur Council the following question:

June 24th, 2020

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

June 19th, 2020

Nine Essential Ingredients For A Successful Creative Team

A strong creative team can help your business develop great ideas and soar to new heights. However, simply having the most talented or innovative people on board isn’t enough. They must not only be willing to make unconventional moves, but they must also place trust in their other team members.

June 19th, 2020

27 Books for Success to Add to Your Summer Reading List

June 11th, 2020

16 Things to Avoid When Doing Content Marketing The internet is full of tips and advice on what to do when developing a content marketing strategy, but knowing what not to do is equally important to ensure success. Here are 16 things marketers should definitely avoid when doing content marketing.

June 8th, 2020

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June 8th, 2020

15 Ways to Bounce Back When Things Are Going Badly

In all walks of life, there will be pitfalls that plague professionals. For an entrepreneur, especially, it may occasionally feel like nothing is working out, no matter what you do. There's a saying that success only comes to those who get back up each time they get knocked down. The problem is that the saying doesn't detail how you get back up from a fall. Some leaders can find themselves falling over and over, and each time the recovery takes more out of them. 

June 5th, 2020

Offering Live Customer Chat? Follow These 15 Important Tips

In today's always-on, digital-first world, consumers increasingly expect companies to offer fast and convenient channels for customer support. To this end, many brands now offer live chat so customers can reach them faster than an email or phone call.

May 21st, 2020

15 Practical Ways to Fit More Time Into Your Day

One of the most common complaints that professionals have in the 21st century is how little time there is in a day. The truth of the matter is that the day hasn't changed, but how we manage our time has. Losing time on frivolous activities is nothing new. However, with the advent of attention-stealing applications, we lose more time than ever before without even realizing it.

May 19th, 2020

10 Creative Ways To Find New Revenue Streams For Your Business

In the wake of COVID-19, many businesses have had to significantly modify or even temporarily shut down their daily operations. In tough times such as these, finding new revenue streams can be a great way to make up the lost income and keep the company afloat.

May 18th, 2020

How To Harness Effective Visuals In Advertising

As they say, “a picture is worth a thousand words.”

May 6th, 2020

Should You Be Outsourcing This Business Function? Eight Signs to Look For

As more businesses start to realize the benefits of outsourcing, they slowly start cutting down on the number of things they do in house. In many industries, the reduction in costs is so significant that it allows the business to thrive and grow much faster. However, even though outsourcing is an excellent idea for increasing profitability for a business, not all solutions should be outsourced, even if they could be.

April 28th, 2020

Eight Game-Changing Tips For Improved Project Management

The job of a project manager comes with a world of responsibility attached. As the point-person in an organization responsible for the completion of tasks on time and within budget, their information must be precise and accurate. While many project managers have been trained in the traditional methodology of project management, the field has evolved a lot. Even today, new project managers start the job and have to adapt their knowledge to the current working environment.

April 20th, 2020

How Your Business Can Create an Engaging and Informative Infographic

Use visual elements to catch the eye and win consumer attention.

July 16th, 2019

Overwhelmed? How To Deploy Freelancers Without Fragmenting Your Marketing Operation

Above all, fight the silo mentality when working with freelancers.