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“Today knowledge is not power, but sharing knowledge is.” – Business.com
Startups
Promoting Yourself: Why You Have to Do It and How to Do It Well
If you look at the most successful people in any field, you’ll almost always see someone incredibly talented in the art of self-promotion.
The Fundamentals of Marketing
After you have launched your organization, one of the biggest challenges is attracting customers and clients. You may be offering a product or service that will change your community, your country or your world for the better, but the impact of your project or organization depends on people knowing about it.
Is Peer Mentoring for You?
Good advice can be found in many quarters. Advice can come from your boss, a senior colleague, or an expert in your professional field. Advice can also come from your peers, people who have similar but different experiences from you.
The Art of the Informational Interview
Remember that an informational interview is an opportunity to learn and grow your professional network.
Finding a Mentor
Challenge yourself to foster relationships beyond the office and you might develop a productive relationship with a mentor who can help guide your career growth and professional development.
Angel Rich has a secret weapon for Latin American women to grow their wealth
Angel Rich has created a smartphone app, Credit Stacker, that helps women teach themselves to become more financially savvy. And it has hit a nerve in Latin America, where women are using it to become more independent.
The winning pitch: YLAI Fellows invited to Global Entrepreneurship Summit
A good pitch can take you far in business, and for a few YLAI Professional Fellows it will take them all the way to India. Aarón Bendfeldt, Frank Solorzano and Maira Peres received capital investment in their companies and invitations to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad, India, after winning first, second and third place, … Read More »
For success in business, focus on your customer
“Don’t follow the headlines — follow your customer.” Oliver’s company Hello Tractor took off because it listened, the entrepreneur said.
Bisutería inspirada por la Mujer Maravilla
La Mujer Maravilla no solamente ha dejado su marca en la taquilla. También ha inspirado una nueva colección de bisutería a la diseñadora de El Salvador Lula Mena. Mena contrata y capacita mujeres salvadoreñas marginadas y de bajos ingresos para producir sus propias creaciones. Esta es una de las razones por las que la productora … Read More »