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Carlo Cisco

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Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Member Since December 2012

About

I am an experienced entrepreneur, (launched my first successful business in college) with diversified experience across entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, investing, business development, corporate strategy, consulting, technology and Internet. I have consulted and advised early-stage and growth-stage startups with clients ranging from pre-development stage companies to Groupon. I've helped local businesses (dining and entertainment) acquire and retain customers since I was 18. I'm the Founder of Global Internet Entrepreneurs and Investors which connects over 3,000 Internet & Technology entrepreneurs, professionals and investors across 6 continents and dozens of countries. I am currently the Founder & CEO of SELECT.

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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. To help you identify those elements, a panel of Young Entrepreneur Council members weighed in with what to zero in on when reviewing resumes to determine if a job candidate will be a good fit for the position.

10 Questions to Help Small Businesses Narrow Down Their Target Audiences

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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. To that end, a panel of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) members answered the following question:

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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. If you find yourself in this situation, follow this advice from the members of Young Entrepreneur Council:

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As a new entrepreneur, you might battle limiting beliefs or unrealistic expectations that you’ve yet to flag or identify. However, as you progress in your business, you’ll learn there are certain ideas and habits you’ll need to shed in order to reach your fullest potential.  The first step to doing so, of course, is acknowledging what you must set free. Below, a panel of Young Entrepreneur Council members shared the most important things they gave up in order to advance in their careers. Here's how letting go helped them move forward.

Eight Key Strategies To Overcome Your Competition And Stand Out In A Crowded Market

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In a market with hundreds (maybe thousands) of competitors, it becomes more challenging for businesses to make a mark that'll impact the core audience they’re aiming for. This is why it’s so important for a business to develop a strategy that will give them an edge over the rest. Saturated markets can still be profitable, but only if the company makes its value proposition known to the target audience in such a striking way that it deeply resonates with them. To offer insight on how to do that, eight members of Young Entrepreneur Council look at a few strategies businesses can adopt to stand out in a crowded market and how each tip helps make the company more visible to the consumer.

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Customer service is vital to any organization, and investing in it can make all the difference in attracting and retaining clients. But the true return on those customer service investments -- whether you're hiring and training staff or increasing your support channels -- can be hard to quantify with a single number. While data isn’t everything, you’ll need some figures to determine the success of your investment and the next steps to take. Below, the members of Young Entrepreneur Council share 10 ways you can make your customer service ROI figures measurable and impactful.

Company details

Select

Company bio

SELECT - The Next Gen Black Card. SELECT provides access to exclusive events, savings, and perks at thousands of top restaurants, nightlife venues, retailers, and more across the globe.

Industry

Financial Services

Company size

2 - 10