One of the most challenging parts of being a young entrepreneur is branding yourself as someone with experience and expertise in your field. This list is a compilation of ways for building credibility and experience so you can look like a rockstar. Remember, each of these tips are building blocks to get to the highest level of expertise. Work your way up the rungs, establishing greater authority with…
By Donna Fenn Author of Upstarts! How GenY Entrepreneurs Are Rocking the World of Business and 8 Ways You Can Profit from Their Success Last spring, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that unemployment among 18 to 25-year-olds was a staggering 16.1%. That was grim news for college grads, plenty of whom headed straight to grad school, or promptly moved their belongings into the family basement. If you…
Building your online brand is becoming more important every single day and the scariest thing is that the web as we know it is still very young. The information that is you can find online is becoming more in depth, more detailed and even more invasive. You would be hard pressed to find someone that you could not Google and get some kind of search result for whether…
The Best Business Lessons I Learned Came From Men In Spandex. Let me tell you what is personal branding and why is it important. Growing up, I always wanted to be a professional wrestler. I know a lot of kids say that when they are little but eventually they grow out of it – but not me. The summer before my senior year of college (Univ. of Maryland…
Do you ever find yourself asking, “Is this it?” Sure, you’ve had some early successes in your career, made some money, received a promotion or two. Yet you can’t help but wonder, Is this what I am supposed to be doing with my life? Is this the limit of my contribution? These questions are familiar territory for me. I was stuck in a career rut. Then, unexpectedly, my…
A few weeks back I wrote a post here at Under30CEO about why networking doesn’t end just because your job search does. As you can imagine I’ve been spending quite a bit of time at networking events over the last month. At each event I have only a few goals in mind: 1. Make a new friend or two 2. Learn something new 3. Have fun I’ve even…
An effective digital marketing strategy is paramount to the success of today’s small businesses. Understanding how to create and execute a solid plan can increase visibility, drive traffic to websites, and increase revenue generation. Today’s average consumer spends nearly 7 hours a day on the internet. To reach people where they are spending their time, small businesses must use digital marketing to spread the word about their business.…
The primal nature of subtle social cues and what they mean to our subconscious. Social Cues by Part of Your Body What’s with the strut? Psychologically there are many cues that denote the feeling of confidence. They display our intent, betray our falsehoods and reveal our attractions. Many of these actions we cannot control and some of the micro twitches in our face, that we consciously miss, can…
BusinessWeek’s cover story “The Lost Generation” frames Gen Y as a pathetic generation surrendering to our circumstances. Yes, the economy is piss poor, but is it true that “young people can’t even grab on to the first rung of the career ladder?” Millennials are not helpless and are certainly not entitled. This may be exactly what the doctor ordered–a wake up call. The level of frustration stems from…
It is not a question of IF major changes will occur in our lives, but rather a question of when and how often they will occur. How to Embrace Major Changes When They Occur in our Lives We will experience change in many areas of our lives – our homes, our beliefs, our careers, our health, our friendships, and our love lives. Change is inevitable and it occurs…