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As part of the Young Entrepreneur Council’s #StartupLab initiative, a virtual mentorship program, Prerna will appear live via video chat broadcast right here.</p> <p></p> <p> Prerna Gupta is Chief Product Officer at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031/https://www.smule.com/%E2%80%8E">Smule</a>, the leading developer of social music creation apps, like the #1 hit app Songify, an app that turns speech into music. Smule’s apps have over 100 million downloads and over 1 Billion songs created to date. Previously, Prerna co-founded Khush, the leading developer of intelligent music apps, and led the company to profitability and acquisition by Smule in 2011. She was also responsible for producing viral videos for her products that have reached over 200 million views. 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Recruiting and interviewing candidates is a long and tedious process, but if you can perfect the hiring formula, your business can flourish and enjoy unprecedented success."/> <meta itemprop="image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031im_/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/smb/2013-09-03/98dc920c-2e5e-4b11-a88f-ae920cee823c_hireme.jpg"/> <div class="yom-mod yom-art-content " id="mediablogindex" itemprop="articleBody"><div class="bd"> <p class="first"></p> <p id="yui-tmp-25" style="margin-bottom:.25in;"></p> <div class="yom-fig-frame" style="width:100%;text-align:center;margin:auto;"><span class="yom-figure yom-fig-middle" style="width:400px;"><img alt="" class="editorial " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031im_/http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DzO6qEjmtUz3hKefItN4eA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTQwMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/smb/2013-09-03/4421e0a8-184f-4568-87d0-1f0cbbce2b56_hireme.jpg" width="400"></span></div> <p>Are you in the process of hiring more employees for your company? Recruiting and interviewing candidates is a long and tedious process,but if you can perfect the hiring formula, your business can flourish and enjoy unprecedented success.</p> <p></p> <p style="margin-bottom:.25in;">They say that 80 percent of the work gets done by 20 percent of the people, and 80 percent of your problems come from 20 percent of your employees. Now think about what your business would look like if you identified the valuable 20 percent, and chose to expand that group exclusively.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:.25in;">There is no limit to your success if you can just figure out how to hire and motivate the right people.</p> <p style="margin-bottom:.25in;">Here are five fundamental tips to help you hire the right employees:</p> <p style="margin-bottom:.25in;"><strong>1. It’s all about attitude.</strong><span class="apple-converted-space"> Assess candidates’ skills, certainly, but more importantly, look for those with the right attitude. 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Now is your chance to tell Google why your site should rank better in search"/> <meta itemprop="author" content="owenl"/> <meta itemprop="description" content="Astonishingly, Google wants to hear from people about why small sites that should rank higher in Google search results. 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Google’s SEO guru, Matt Cutts, released a tweet saying ‘If there’s a small website that you think should be doing better in Google, tell us more here: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031/https://t.co/s80BibIBhN">https://t.co/s80BibIBhN</a></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p>If there's a small website that you think should be doing better in Google, tell us more here: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031/https://t.co/s80BibIBhN">https://t.co/s80BibIBhN</a></p> <p>— Matt Cutts (@mattcutts) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031/https://twitter.com/mattcutts/statuses/372801217727979520">August 28, 2013</a></p> </blockquote> <p>This is an astonishing opportunity – but also one not to get TOO excited about. This does not mean anything will change for you or your site. But it does finally give you a voice and an opportunity to tell Google why it is that your site SHOULD rank better.</p> <p>Google is looking for real responses – arguments based around why your content is better and more important and more informative than other people’s on the particular topic. So take the opportunity to go over your website. Review it – look hard at what you know you do well and tell Google </p> <a href="/web/20130904182031/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/profit-minded/quick-now-chance-tell-google-why-rank-better-165903991.html#more-id" class="read-more" rel="nofollow" title="read the full post: Quick! Now is your chance to tell Google why your site should rank better in search">Read More »<span class="visually-hidden">from Quick! 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Small Business</p></div><div class="links"><ul class="clearfix"><li class="first"><a href="/web/20130904182031/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/author/adrienne-burke/">Posts</a></li><li class="last"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031/mailto:burkea@yahoo-inc.com">Email</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div>By <span class="fn"><a href="/web/20130904182031/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/author/adrienne-burke/" rel="author">Adrienne Burke</a></span> | <span class="provider org"><a href="/web/20130904182031/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/profit-minded/">Profit Minded</a></span> – <abbr title="2013-08-29T22:47:05Z">Thu, Aug 29, 2013 6:47 PM EDT</abbr></cite></div></div><div class="yom-mod social-buttons" id="mediablogindex"><div class="bd"><div id="ymsb-13783188313642-5" class="ymsb ymsb-facebook ymsb-retweet"><div class="yui3-ymsb"><ul class="yui3-ymsb-content"><li class="ymsb-module fb-btn"><div class="fb-static"><span class="fb-icon"></span><span class="fb-text">Recommend</span></div><div class="static-count hidden"><span class="count">0</span><span class="count-right"></span></div></li><li class="ymsb-module twttr-static-module"><div class="twttr-static"><span class="twttr-icon"></span><span class="twttr-text">Tweet</span></div><div class="static-count hidden"><span class="count">0</span><span class="count-right"></span></div></li></ul></div></div></div></div><div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2013-08-29T22:47:05Z"/> <meta itemprop="provider" content="Profit Minded"/> <meta itemprop="headline" content="Passion and the Wisdom of Years Gets Entrepreneurs Through Tough Times"/> <meta itemprop="author" content="burkea"/> <meta itemprop="description" content="When it comes to entrepreneurs surviving the recession, an old adage holds true: “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Alice Bredin, small business advisor to America Express OPEN and a longtime tracker of small business owners’ behaviors, says a recent survey reveals that tough economic times make entrepreneurs better businesspeople. “When you’re riding high, [...]"/> <meta itemprop="image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031im_/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/smb/2013-08-29/04ea497e-fd55-40fa-82b1-57c593c5ecb2_passionbusiness.jpg"/> <div class="yom-mod yom-art-content " id="mediablogindex" itemprop="articleBody"><div class="bd"> <p id="yui-tmp-11"><span id="yui_3_0_0-2-1377816339093201" class="yui-editorial-embed"><div class="yom-fig-frame" style="width:100%;text-align:center;margin:auto;"><span class="yom-figure yom-fig-middle" style="width:445px;"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031im_/http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/h2FkT1rfktXjhRTT2CkY5g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTQ0NQ--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/profitminded/passionbusiness.jpg" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2204 editorial" title="Passion For Business" alt="" width="445"><span class="legend">Passion For Business</span></span></div></span>When it comes to entrepreneurs surviving the recession, an old adage holds true: “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”<br></p> <p class="first">Alice Bredin, small business advisor to America Express OPEN and a longtime tracker of small business owners’ behaviors, says a recent survey reveals that tough economic times make entrepreneurs better businesspeople. “When you’re riding high, things are busy and it isn’t a priority to negotiate with vendors or hold the line on getting the best deal on your lease,” Bredin says. “Those are the things you’re forced to do in a downturn, but those are also the best way to run a company, even in good times.”</p> <p>If business owners can hone their skills in a downturn, their businesses will be better for it, Bredin says her data indicates. The American Express OPEN Ages Survey she conducted examined the post-recession opinions of entrepeneurs in Generation Y (ages 24-35) and who are Baby Boomers (age 48-70), as compared a pre-recession analysis of the same generations. The </p> <a href="/web/20130904182031/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/profit-minded/passion-wisdom-years-gets-entrepreneurs-tough-times-224129237.html#more-id" class="read-more" rel="nofollow" title="read the full post: Passion and the Wisdom of Years Gets Entrepreneurs Through Tough Times">Read More »<span class="visually-hidden">from Passion and the Wisdom of Years Gets Entrepreneurs Through Tough Times</span></a> </div></div> </div></li><li class="entry"><div class="yom-mod yom-art-hd" id="mediablogindex"><div class="bd"><h2 class="headline"><a href="/web/20130904182031/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/young-entrepreneurs/4-tips-to-help-your-small-business-take-off-215635768.html">4 Tips to Help Your Small Business Take Off</a></h2><cite class="byline vcard"><div class="yom-art-author"><div class="bd"><div class="profile hidden"><div class="info clearfix"><p class="author-name">By <span class="fn"><a href="/web/20130904182031/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/author/phil-laboon/" rel="author">Phil Laboon</a></span></p></div><div class="links"><ul class="clearfix"><li class="first last"><a href="/web/20130904182031/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/author/phil-laboon/">Posts</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div>By <span class="fn"><a href="/web/20130904182031/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/author/phil-laboon/" rel="author">Phil Laboon</a></span> | <span class="provider org"><a href="/web/20130904182031/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/young-entrepreneurs/">Young Entrepreneurs</a></span> – <abbr title="2013-08-29T21:56:35Z">Thu, Aug 29, 2013 5:56 PM EDT</abbr></cite></div></div><div class="yom-mod social-buttons" id="mediablogindex"><div class="bd"><div id="ymsb-13783188313742-6" class="ymsb ymsb-facebook ymsb-retweet"><div class="yui3-ymsb"><ul class="yui3-ymsb-content"><li class="ymsb-module fb-btn"><div class="fb-static"><span class="fb-icon"></span><span class="fb-text">Recommend</span></div><div class="static-count hidden"><span class="count">0</span><span class="count-right"></span></div></li><li class="ymsb-module twttr-static-module"><div class="twttr-static"><span class="twttr-icon"></span><span class="twttr-text">Tweet</span></div><div class="static-count hidden"><span class="count">0</span><span class="count-right"></span></div></li></ul></div></div></div></div><div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2013-08-29T21:56:35Z"/> <meta itemprop="provider" content="Young Entrepreneurs"/> <meta itemprop="headline" content="4 Tips to Help Your Small Business Take Off"/> <meta itemprop="author" content="Phil Laboon"/> <meta itemprop="description" content="Trying to get your small business off the ground can be as exciting as it can be nerve-racking. Here are some key actions to take while you are still in the earliest stages."/> <meta itemprop="image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031im_/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/smb/2013-08-29/4ff16d51-50fd-448d-b58d-36bc34f7a657_planning.jpg"/> <div class="yom-mod yom-art-content " id="mediablogindex" itemprop="articleBody"><div class="bd"> <p id="yui-tmp-73"><span id="yui_3_0_0-2-13778119929113374" class="yui-editorial-embed"><div class="yom-fig-frame" style="width:100%;text-align:center;margin:auto;"><span class="yom-figure yom-fig-middle" style="width:420px;"><img alt="" class="editorial " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031im_/http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jOXoW.6Lvr1Rtv2YEnIwnA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTQyMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/smb/2013-08-29/4ff16d51-50fd-448d-b58d-36bc34f7a657_planning.jpg" width="420"></span></div></span>Trying to get your small business off the ground can be as exciting as it can be nerve-racking. Here are some key actions to take while you are still in the earliest stages in order to protect your long-term growth and help your new business start out right:</p> <p class="first"><strong>1.Plan for the unexpected.</strong></p> <p>Take the time to create an in-depth business proposal that outlines a plan for your potential growth, accounting for turns that the industry might take. Many startups are so busy “treading water” that they don’t plan on having lasting, core strategies in place for major industry changes that could have been predicted.Companies that are quick to adapt will stand the test of time, and even well-established companies can lose out to smaller companies that learn to adapt quickly. Develop a balance of strong core services or products for your business, but also leave some flexibility in those plans.</p> <p><strong>2.Scope out the competition.</strong></p> <p>Learning as much as you can about your competition is very smart in business. This can </p> <a href="/web/20130904182031/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/young-entrepreneurs/4-tips-to-help-your-small-business-take-off-215635768.html#more-id" class="read-more" rel="nofollow" title="read the full post: 4 Tips to Help Your Small Business Take Off">Read More »<span class="visually-hidden">from 4 Tips to Help Your Small Business Take Off</span></a> </div></div> </div></li><li class="entry"><div class="yom-mod yom-art-hd" id="mediablogindex"><div class="bd"><h2 class="headline"><a href="/web/20130904182031/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/profit-minded/most-entrepreneurs-call-obama-policies-too-hostile-small-181032804.html">Most entrepreneurs call Obama policies “too hostile” to small business</a></h2><cite class="byline vcard"><div class="yom-art-author"><div class="bd"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031im_/http://l.yimg.com/os/mit/media/m/base/images/transparent-1093278.png" style="background-image:url('https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031im_/http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.Qy5MgxrEaTcu6NFwmiTaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTQwO3E9ODU7dz00MA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/539/2012/02/28/AJBheadshot-png_130723.png');" width="40" height="40" alt="" title="" class="author-image lzbg"><div class="profile hidden"><div class="info clearfix"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031im_/http://l.yimg.com/os/mit/media/m/base/images/transparent-1093278.png" style="background-image:url('https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031im_/http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.Qy5MgxrEaTcu6NFwmiTaA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTQwO3E9ODU7dz00MA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/539/2012/02/28/AJBheadshot-png_130723.png');" width="40" height="40" alt="" title="" class="lzbg"><p class="author-name">By <span class="fn"><a href="/web/20130904182031/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/author/adrienne-burke/" rel="author">Adrienne Burke</a></span></p><p class="title">Blogger/Writer, Yahoo! 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The data comes from a Rasmussen Reports survey that was published this week. Rasmussen surveyed 1,000 likely voters by phone last week, and says this is the first time [...]"/> <meta itemprop="image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031im_/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/smb/2013-08-29/88c9db3a-b75a-48ad-9848-d955ee9281c8_businesspolicy.jpg"/> <div class="yom-mod yom-art-content " id="mediablogindex" itemprop="articleBody"><div class="bd"> <p id="yui-tmp-11"><a id="yui-tmp-10" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/profitminded/businesspolicy.jpg"></a>More than half of American voters say President Obama’s policies toward small businesses are “too hostile,” and even more entrepreneurs (55 percent) agree with that statement. The data comes from a Rasmussen Reports survey that was published this week.</p> <span id="yui_3_0_0-2-1377799860817201" class="yui-editorial-embed"><div class="yom-fig-frame" style="width:100%;text-align:center;margin:auto;"><span class="yom-figure yom-fig-middle" style="width:506px;"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031im_/http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/9gKv9fkVB.kZPe4d1bTUsA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTUwNg--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/profitminded/businesspolicy.jpg" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2200 editorial" title="Business Policy" alt="" width="506"><span class="legend">Business Policy</span></span></div></span><p class="first">Rasmussen surveyed 1,000 likely voters by phone last week, and says this is the first time its data indicate that a majority of voters call the president “too hostile” to small business. Thirty-five percent of respondents overall consider the President’s policies toward small business to be “about right,” and only three percent say his policies are “too friendly” to small business. Twelve percent are unsure.</p> <p>Asked to rate Obama’s policies toward big business, 30 percent of respondents say they are “too hostile,” and again, more entrepreneurs (33 percent) take that view.</p> <p>Not surprisingly, survey respondents who identified themselves as Republican voters are more likely to dislike the President’s policies; 52 percent say he is too hostile to </p> <a href="/web/20130904182031/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/profit-minded/most-entrepreneurs-call-obama-policies-too-hostile-small-181032804.html#more-id" class="read-more" rel="nofollow" title="read the full post: Most entrepreneurs call Obama policies “too hostile” to small business">Read More »<span class="visually-hidden">from Most entrepreneurs call Obama policies “too hostile” to small business</span></a> </div></div> </div></li><li class="entry"><div class="yom-mod yom-art-hd" id="mediablogindex"><div class="bd"><h2 class="headline"><a href="/web/20130904182031/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/young-entrepreneurs/young-entrepreneurs-live-chat-with-influence-and-co--co-founder-and-ceo-john-hall-165354862.html">Young Entrepreneurs Live Chat with Influence and Co. Co-Founder and CEO John Hall</a></h2><cite class="byline vcard"><div class="yom-art-author"><div class="bd"><div class="profile hidden"><div class="info clearfix"><p class="author-name">By <span class="fn"><a href="/web/20130904182031/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/blogs/author/owen-linderholm/" rel="author">Owen Linderholm</a></span></p><p class="title">Owen Linderholm, Yahoo! 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Co-Founder and CEO John Hall"/> <meta itemprop="author" content="owenl"/> <meta itemprop="description" content="Got a question for John? Use the chat feature below to get it answered live."/> <meta itemprop="image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031im_/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/smb/2013-08-28/65d503c0-3e17-41ae-b4c4-f38ebb455bfb_john-hall-startuplab.jpeg"/> <div class="yom-mod yom-art-content " id="mediablogindex" itemprop="articleBody"><div class="bd"> <p class="first"><strong>The live chat with John Hall has now ended. Recorded video highlights will be uploaded shortly</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>John Hall is the Cofounder and CEO of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031/https://www.influenceandco.com/">Influence & Co.</a>, a company that assists individuals and companies in growing their influence through products and services ranging from creating and publishing bylined articles to facilitating content marketing programs for large brands. Influence & Co. is now one of the leading providers of high quality expert content to the world's top publications. John is also the Co-creator of Contributor Weekly, a weekly newsletter for contributors, keeping them up-to-date on tips and trends for writing, publishing and sharing their content. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130904182031/http://www.contributorweekly.com/">www.ContributorWeekly.com</a>. 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