YEC
The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses. Follow the YEC on Twitter @YEC.
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5 Strategies for Starting 2018 Off Right
About a year ago, I realized I wasn’t spending enough time doing the things I love: hanging out with my kids, surfing, traveling. Life started to feel lousy. I’m a founder of a fast-growing contract…
How to Avoid Closing the Door on Chance
Inherently, we entrepreneurs are an optimistic bunch. We paint visions of success in our minds and we set exuberant goals to get there. Sometimes things go wrong and we write them off as bad luck. But…
How to Design an Office Where People Want to Work
Every company has reason to reevaluate their office layout from time to time. From accommodating growth through office expansion to remodeling your space with the goal of increasing productivity, you hold the power to transform…
Starting an SMS Campaign? Keep It Simple
I’ve been in the SMS field for more than a decade and watched the industry grow and transform. As the founder of a company that provides clients with SMS services, I’ve closely observed many successful…
How to Cultivate Your Team’s Creativity by Thinking Outside the Box
Creativity: Is it something innate? Something that can be learned? As a marketer, creativity is needed as much as the air we breathe. But how do you teach creativity? How do you foster it? During…
Visual Marketing Your Audience Will Respond To
While some content marketing tactics require more resources than others to deliver a significant return, visual content marketing is one of those areas that can be a cost-effective option for startups looking to get attention…
How to Increase Profits by Pricing Your Product Right
The most experienced entrepreneurs know that price is the dominant factor driving profit. While profits can be increased via a number of ways, raising prices is the simplest method that yields the biggest result. A…
How to Save a Relationship with a Customer When Things Go South
Sometimes, being an entrepreneur isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. When I left my 9-5 job, it was to pursue the ultimate freedom of self-management. I became the boss, and that meant the power…
Overcoming “Wantrepreneurship”: How to Successfully Pursue Your Passion
Entrepreneurship used to be great. It used to be something that select people could pull off, but today, that’s different. Over the years, entrepreneurs have achieved some kind of “rock star” status, attracting “wantrepreneurs” by…
How Video Can Help You Connect with Your Audience Through Social Media
The popularity of video in marketing has risen in recent years. Here at Sparkhouse, a leading video-production and online-marketing company based out of southern, California, we aren’t aware of a decrease in literacy (though the…