12 Easy Ways to Encourage Referrals
Referrals from existing clients are one of the best ways to gain new customers. Because when someone you trust tells you to check out a product, you’re almost certainly going to give it a shot. So how can businesses encourage their e-commerce customers to refer...
14 ways to dramatically improve your Facebook ad campaign
Increasing Facebook ad conversion rates without simply increasing ad spend can be a challenge if you're not an expert. But there are some tried-and-true tweaks that will get you better results, especially if you invest some energy into testing different versions. To...
9 Tips for Softening Bad News to a Client
Everything doesn't always go according to plan. Which means that unfortunately, you sometimes have to give a customer or client badnews. To help you out, we polled 9 entrepreneurs on their best tips for softening this blow. A. Offer a Positive Initiative Stuff...
13 ways to re-energize your team
The Young Entrepreneur Council is an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses.Read...
10 Best Practices for Making a Good Impression
Do you want people to like you? Then make sure you do these things when you’re with them. YEC Admit it: You judge people. Whether it’s the new guy in the cubicle next to you, the girl you always see on the phone in the hallway or the person at the coffee counter, we...
What is the most valuable insight you’ve ever gotten from an employee about how YOU could perform better?
1. Work less I was told to work less because it was a bit intimidating to get emails at all hours of the night — not to mention that it generally meant I wasn’t paying attention to a lot of things that really matter, such as employee satisfaction and balance in their...
14 Must-Read Books for New Startup Hires
By YEC | In Company Culture, Entrepreneurship, Hiring & Firing, Leadership, Your Career | February 11, 2015 Share on twitterShare on linkedinShare on facebookShare on google_plusone_shareShare on pinterest_shareShare on emailMore Sharing Services6 What better way...
14 Best Practices for Building a Successful Online Presence
Continuing our Business Development Series of articles, the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) posed another set of questions to their membership. The question posed discusses the first step(s) in building an online presence. As always, the answers provided can be...
12 Ways a Young Professional Can Really Impress the Boss
You got the job. You’re starting today. And you want to hit the ground running… you must impress, right away. To help you do just that, we asked members of the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) this question: “What is the one out-of-the-box thing a young team member...
Beyond the Resume: 11 Ways to Grab an Employer’s Attention
Many smaller firms and start-ups are learning that a resume isn’t the best away to determine talent, potential or culture fit. So we started thinking: what would happen if the resume no longer existed? And we asked our friends at Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) this...
12 Tweaks to Increase Customer Conversion Rates
Directing people to your site is one thing, but getting them to actually take action is much more difficult. Business owners only have so much control over which customers sign up for a newsletter, for example. But there are certain ways to increase your chances for a...
9 Business Expenses You Must Budget For
Question: What is one business expense I should never cut corners on? Corey Blake Round Table Companies Culture "Most businesses don't have a culture line item in their budget. That's a huge mistake. When we invest in culture at RTC, we're investing in the spirit of...