Scott Gerber


Act Like A Big Company--on a Shoestring Budget

Tips from Mark Peter Davis, founder of Kohort, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.  Watch video

Art of the Sales Pitch

Here's how to hook new customers--or investors. Tips from Kevin Harrington, founder of TVGoods, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.  Watch video

How to Organize a Contest to Market Your Business

Tips from Susan Koger, co-founder of Modcloth, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.  Watch video

How to Land the Mentor You Want

Offer smart perspective to your mentor in return for his or her time and insights, recommends Jeremy Johnson, co-founder 2tor.com, among other tips.  Watch video

Do It Today: A Small Business Check-Up

Tips to make sure your is business healthy from Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, co-founder of Gilt Groupe, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.  Watch video

How to Build a Loyal Brand Ambassador Following

Get a community of ambassadors talking about and advocating for your brand. Tips from Naveen Jain, founder of Intelius, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Youn...  Watch video

Run Your Business From Your Smartphone

Lead your company from anywhere--on your smartphone. Tips from Cyriac Roeding, founder of Shopkick.com, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur C...  Watch video

How to Bounce Back From Start-up Failure

Can you recover from a failed business? Tips from Martin Zwilling, founder of Startup Professionals, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Coun...  Watch video

Remarks: Scott Gerber at a Roundtable Discussion Hosted by the Senate Small Business Committee

The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship held a roundtable discussion on fostering start-ups, called Perspectives from the Entrepreneurial...  Read story

What You Should Know About Investment Terms

Decipher deal terms before you raise money. Advice from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and Mike Michalowicz, president of web optim...  Watch video

Better Online Customer Service

Perfect your customer service, and your retention. Tips from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and Angie Hicks, founder of Angie's List.  Watch video

Smooth Out Irregular Cash Flow: 8 Tips

Incentivize your customers to pay early, and keep overhead low. Plus other advice from Rahim Fazal, co-founder of social media firm Involver.  Watch video

How to Manage Your Time Better

Techniques to help you prioritize and save time from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and Catherine Cook, co-founder of MyYearBook.com.  Watch video

Turn Giveaways Into Revenue Opportunities

Tips from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and Arjun Arora, founder of ReTargeter.com, an ad serving company.  Watch video

How to Use Foursquare to Get Customers

How "hyper-local" targeting of prospective customers can help your business. Tips from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and Joe Meyer...  Watch video

How to Save On Business Travel

Six tips from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and Matt Mickiewicz, co-founder of 99designs.  Watch video

How to Communicate Well With Your Team

Tips to perfect the communication between you and your staffers from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and Scott Case, CEO of the Star...  Watch video

Run Your Business From Anywhere: 9 Tips

You don't have to be beholden to a particular location. Advice from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council and Andrew Lock, owner of HelpMyB...  Watch video

5 Cues You're Pursuing A Bad Business Idea

How to determine you're on a dead-end business path. Tips from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and Marc Barros, CEO of Contour hands...  Watch video

Before You Launch Your Business Idea

How do you get a company started? Take these tips from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, founder of Gilt ...  Watch video

Are You Ready to Seek Funding?

Determine if your company is ready for and worthy of investment. Ask yourself these questions from David Rose, Managing Partner of Rose Tech Ventures, and fo...  Watch video

How to Cut Costs

Here's five ways you can reduce your business expenses including the negotiation tactic Siamak Taghaddos, CEO of Grasshopper, used to launch for less.  Watch video

How to Be Your Own PR Rep

You don't need to hire a firm to handle public relations. You can do it yourself. Here's how from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, an...  Watch video

How to Host A Successful Webinar

Engage your audience and win new customers. Here's how, including tips from Shama Kabani, president of the Marketing Zen Group.  Watch video

How to Increase Your Online Ad Conversion Rate

Find out why Matt Mickiewicz, co-founder of 99Designs, a graphic design marketplace, recommends website live chats.  Watch video

How to Become an Amazon Bestselling Author

You should strategically market your book for Amazon. Tips from Scott Gerber, author of Never Get a "Real" Job, and Jack Covert, founder of 800-CEO-...  Watch video

How To Recruit Top Employees

How can you find the best candidates? Here's recommendations from Scott Gerber, founder the Young Entrepreneur Council and Jeremy Johnson, co-founder of 2tor.  Watch video

How to Crowdfund to Raise Money

Here's 4 tips to take advantage of social networks to raise money from investors. You'll also hear from Daniel Epstein, CEO of the Unreasonable Institute, wh...  Watch video

How to Organize Your Home Office

Want to maximize your productivity at home? Here's four tips, and advice from Jason Sadler, who owns Iwearyourshirt.com, a social media firm.  Watch video

How to Give Great Presentations

Follow these five tips to deliver persuasive presentations. Plus, one trick from Naveen Jain, co-founder of Intelius, a data company.  Watch video

How to Network Strategically

Tips on professional networking, including advice from Matt Wilson, founder of under30ceo.com.  Watch video

Turn Conversations into Leads

Five tips to make casual encounters into new business opportunities. Plus, an upfront approach from Arel Moodie, co-owner of Extreme Entrepreneurship Education.  Watch video

How to Create Realistic Financial Projections

Don't get called out on faulty numbers or assumptions. Take it from Dan Osit, co-founder of Ignighter, and create projections for best, worst, and modest sce...  Watch video

Increase Your Search Engine Page Rank

Five tips to optimize your website and improve how search engines rank your site. Plus, don't miss crucial advice from Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian.  Watch video

How to Avoid Early Failure

Avoid common mistakes in your startup's infancy. Take the advice of Jake Nickell, founder of Threadless.com.  Watch video

Five Things You Shouldn't Do When Writing a Business Plan

Don't fall prey to these common business plan no-nos. Plus, advice from Daniel Gómez, co-founder of Solben, on how to separate the practice of your business...  Watch video

How to Build an Online Community

Engage your customers in an authentic, ongoing online relationship. Plus, Ben Huh, chief executive of Cheezburger Network, a humor website, on how to get you...  Watch video

How to Create a Publicity Stunt

Here's what you need to know to plan a publicity stunt. Plus, David Meerman Scott, who wrote The New Rules of Marketing & PR talks about what the Ch...  Watch video

How to Build Your Personal Brand

Five tips to help you create and proliferate your most important brand asset--you--and gain notoriety for your business. Dan Schawbel, founder of Millennial ...  Watch video

What You Need to Know about Client Contracts

Here are the steps to take to prevent yourself from getting burned by your clients. Plus, advice from Ashley Bodi, co-founder of Business Beware.  Watch video