9 Lesser-Known Strategies for Building Your Brand’s Credibility
What’s your favorite little-known secret for building your brand’s recognizability… radio show? Writing a book? Leading a cause marketing campaign? Reality TV?
The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free …
6 Fundamentals Helped Me Celebrate 6 Years
After 20+ years in corporate America, I voluntarily left in 2006 and actualized a dream I had been thinking about for many years in early 2007. On February 6 2007, I launched my own business education consultancy, training and content management company, originally called Train With Shane, that 2 years ago became DeborahShane.com.
I celebrate …
7 Best Personal Branding Tips for Entrepreneurs
As an entrepreneur, your personal brand is just as important–if not more important–as your company’s brand.
When beginning a new business venture, it may be easy to focus on your company’s brand and completely forget your own. But the days of an invisible founder are long gone. We’ve now entered a time where a highly …
8 Ways to Improve Your Company Brand in 2013
The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only nonprofit organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that …
How to Build and Inspire A Team
In my 6 years of entrepreneurship, I’ve learned that the team is the most important part of the equation. Therefore, a single founder shouldn’t spend the majority of his time looking for funding, or building a product; instead, the single founder should spend the majority of his time building the perfect team.
The anatomy of…Use Your Time Intelligently
Many entrepreneurs have an exciting new idea every week. There are new opportunities everywhere, and entrepreneurs are great at finding them when no one else seems to be looking. Though this can be a great asset, it can also be a detriment.
We’ve all heard the phrase, “You need laser-like focus to succeed”. Though I …
Being the Business Doctor
On a social level it may be considered wrong to judge another. However, on a business level, judging becomes a necessity prior to investing in any type of service, and particularly so when it comes to medical care.
“Jeanette” relayed that upon visiting her doctor, she was dismayed by the fact he appeared lazy on …
How to Save Face When Things Go Wrong
In my professional life I have found that when one mishap occurs with a client several more will follow. The succeeding chain-of-events tend to be embarrassing and aggravating. Worse yet, we sometimes feel like never showing up for business again. But we all know that won’t work, so what will?
“Be strong” is the slogan …
5 Strategies to Sell Well
Honesty comes in all forms including honesty to self. Do you in fact believe 100% in what you have to offer as an entrepreneur or as a sales representative will it benefit your clientele?
Should any inkling of doubt creep into your mind, your first priority is to resolve the issue. Is …
What It Takes to Start a Company
There are 2 skills that will always be needed:
The ability to build a product The ability to sell a product or serviceIf you have one of these skills, then you’ll always be able to find a job. Similarly, if you have one of these skills, then you’ll always have a place at a …