Franchise vs. Start-up: Which One Works for You?
You are tired of working for someone else and you want to start your own business but don’t know if you should do it from scratch or buy a franchise. This blog post can help you to decide. Below you can find the pros and cons of each model and decide which one works for …
Learn How to Interview Like a Politician
It doesn’t matter what questions they are asked. When debating, politicians come prepared to speak about certain key points that they want to get across to the audience.
These topics are well rehearsed and serve no other point than to make that person appear more likable, intelligent, relatable, competent (i.e., they are meant to paint …
How Teaching English As a Foreign Language is a Good Career Opportunity
Guest post written by Duncan Elder.
Teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) is an unforgettable experience for many reasons. You’ll have the chance to experience a foreign culture, travel to new and amazing countries and meet a ton of new people.
One thing you may not be thinking about when you decide to teach …
How a Blog Can Connect You with Your Brand Audience
Your personal brand’s website is a calling card for your business — your blog is the portal through which your customers can connect with you. With so much information being published each day it is more important than ever to have an effective content strategy. There are some key benefits to writing remarkable content in …
11 Differences Between Branding and Marketing You Need to Understand
The following answers are provided by members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched BusinessCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow …
Is Your Elevator Pitch Effective?
You are given a chance to introduce yourself and your professional availability by standing up in front of a certain group of people who may be able to help you or whom you could help. But the vast majority of people are not effective at doing this, and the unfortunate outcome is that the listeners …
13 Ways to Researching Your Competing Brands
The following answers are provided by members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched BusinessCollective, a free virtual mentorship program …
Delete and Replace Annoying Habits to Increase Clientele
A mishap will predict whether you are likely to get the sale or not. Why? It’s the way in which you handle the circumstances plus your demeanor that reveal your true personal brand. Your prospective clients will either be completely turned off or duly impressed.
Stand out from the crowd as errors occur by proceeding …
How to Improve Your Employee Development Programs
As an entrepreneur, you have your work cut out for you. You have operations to manage, books to balance and strategies to plan. With all those balls to juggle, can anyone blame you for putting programs like employee development on the back burner?
Even so, you’ll want to push career development programs higher up your …
Time Wasters that Kill Your Productivity
There is only a certain amount of time during the day to finish tasks but no matter what we do, it seems that time is never enough. Sometimes at the end of the day, we accomplish nothing and feel unproductive. But maybe, the reason of it is not the time. It is because we are …