Shenandoah University Business Symposium

March 27, 2020 REGISTRATION OPEN ATTEND YOLANDA SHIELDS SESSION Social Media & Live Networking as a Critical Tool in Scaling Your Business March 27 @ 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Halpin-Harrison Hall Social media has changed the way businesses connect with their […]

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Young Entrepreneur with a passion for fashion

Mariette Dine, ‘M.eco fabrics’ By CEO Yolanda Shields It was a great pleasure to work with this gifted entrepreneur in 2019 through the Tony Elumelu Foundation program. The 28-year-old refers to herself as “a very versatile person.” She has completed […]

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Some of the BEST 2019 Task Management Tools

Benefits of task management tools Improve Productivity: There’s no need to have your team waste a good part of their day in order to attend to tasks that can be taken care of by task management or even be automated. … Increase Efficiency: […]

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2019 FOCUS ON IMPLEMENTATION

Implementation is the process that turns strategies and plans into actions in order to accomplish strategic objectives and goals. Implementing your strategic plan is as important, or even more important, than your strategy. Spend less time talking about your plans and […]

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Funding For Women In Business

@nodat_nashville Needs Your Support‼️ they are trying to reach 600 people who will back their crowdfunding campaign and pledge $50 to help them reach their funding goal. LINK TO GIVE DOWNLOAD THE APP They are raising funds to continue developing their […]

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Jessica O. Matthews On Building The Anti-Silicon Valley Energy Startup

She recently announced a new investment from Disney for an undisclosed amount. The new capital will enable Uncharted Power to provide not just products but systemwide solutions that address the generation, transmission, and storage of power to underserved communities. While […]

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8 Entrepreneurs Who Failed Before Gaining Success

Failure is not Final Sometimes we believe that we are the only one that has had failures. Many successful entrepreneurs used their failures to move them forward. If we can see failures as lessons we can learn and move forward. […]

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Every Young Person Needs an Entrepreneurial Mindset, Now

“This is true in the United States of America, Africa and around the world”. Yolanda Shields We live in a moment of great opportunity, where information is more widely available across the globe than ever before and advances in technology […]

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Top 50 Cities For Their Friendliness Towards Female Entrepreneurs

  New York, San Francisco, London, Boston, and Stockholm are the top five cities best able to attract and foster the growth of female-owned firms, according to the Dell study. Los Angeles came in 6th, followed by Washington DC, Singapore, […]

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New Research on Millennial Entrepreneurship

Thumbtack surveyed 4,000 small business owners between the ages of 18 and 35 across the U.S. and found Millennials are leaving traditional jobs and utilizing technology to start their own business, pursue professional passions and to find personal fulfillment. This […]

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