By: Ryan Chevalier  Every organization screws up regularly and probably every day. You have two choices. Focus on keeping the customer or let them defect. Frederick Reichheld at Harvard Business Review has research that shows if you can reduce your defection rate by half you can double the growth of your business. If you can reduce the […]

Having difficult coworkers can be an every-single-workday bummer. Wouldn’t it be nice if you only worked with people you like? However, this isn’t the case for most people. No matter how much you love what you do, this doesn’t mean that all of your colleagues are a pleasure to work with. Almost everyone has worked […]

By: Miriam Salpeter Author Malcolm Gladwell popularized the term “connector” in his book The Tipping Point, defining the word as “someone who knows many people.” Wikipedia,  meanwhile, describes connectors as, “People in a community who know large numbers of people and who are in the habit of making introductions. A connector is essentially the social equivalent […]

Starting a new job can be difficult for anyone, but it can be especially daunting for someone hired for a managerial position. Integrating yourself into an established culture and work environment as a leader can be nerve-wracking and raise a lot of doubts and fears. Will your new employees accept you? How can you earn their trust and respect? To help start the job on the right foot, 10 Young Entrepreneur Council members each detail one step a new manager can take to establish strong relationships with their team. Here are their […]

Self-care improves our mood, strengthens our immunity, and increases positive thinking.  It can decrease stress, depression and anxiety while preventing burnout.  Incorporating daily self-care practices requires dedication and practice. Take a moment every day to pause and refuel yourself in the following five areas. Physical: Taking care of your body will increase energy levels and […]

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By Tero Isokauppila Starting your own business can feel a bit lonely at times. Some days, if you have a problem at hand, it can feel insurmountable. In the early days, you might feel like no one understands your business or where you want to grow. Even as you build a team around you, there […]

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By John Murphy Let’s face it. Entrepreneurship is lonely. I would never do anything else, but it can often feel like you’re running a race that nobody else even knows is happening. You can talk to family, but most people don’t truly get it. Reid Hoffman once said, “An entrepreneur is someone who jumps off a […]

SoyEntrepreneur With 100 employees and $10 million in annual revenues, Cynergy Systems — a software developer in the United States — applies effective and economical advertising techniques. Its founder and president, Carson Hager, is blunt: “In reality, the traditional means of marketing do not work for us. Also, we do not have a large budget for it.” […]