Young Entrepreneur Council
The Young Entrepreneur Council is an advocacy group dedicated to fighting youth unemployment and underemployment by helping young people build successful businesses and offering alternatives to traditional career paths. Its members include successful young entrepreneurs, business owners and thought leaders. It was founded in New York in 2010 by serial entrepreneur Scott Gerber, author of the forthcoming book, Never Get a 'Real' Job.
Starting a Business
From Digging Ditches to Advising Young Entrepreneurs
The 24-year-old founder of Under30CEO.com on creating an online resource for budding business owners.
Take It From The Pros
How a Gen-Y'er Launched a Personal Branding Firm
The 27-year-old founder of Millennial Branding talks about managing a growing stable of products and services.
Starting a Business
A Radical Business: Parenting Advice From Teens
The 25-year-old founder of RadicalParenting.com on creating a new niche.
Starting a Business
Audimated.com: Helping Musicians Make Money
The 25-year-old founder talks about his startup challenges, including finding capital and managing growth.
Starting a Business
Matt Mickiewicz: How I Started 99designs
The 27-year-old entrepreneur discusses trusting his instincts, scaling growth online and driving revenue with user feedback.
Starting a Business
Nick Friedman: How I Started College Hunks Hauling Junk
The franchise co-founder talks about handling startup red tape, getting the word out and the trouble with hiring friends.
Starting a Business
How to Grow a Business Organically
The founder of The Marketing Zen Group talks about giving customers what they wanted and scaling growth to meet demand.
Starting a Business
Aaron Patzer: How I Started Mint.com
The online entrepreneur talks about ditching his day job, finding investors and hiring top talent to launch his startup.
