Preparing your Business and Residents for Disasters

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS Part of preparing for a disaster of a tornado, floods, fire, earthquake, or hurricane includes disaster-proofing your important papers.  You should make sure that after a disaster you are able to access documentation necessary to speed up your […]

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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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What’s Your Media Team Backup Plan?

Did your media team have a backup plan when #Facebook #Instagram and #Whatsapp was down for 14 hours? Make sure your team has a full media plan and a backup plan in place for all of your communications to your clients and members. Update your […]

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Entrepreneurship Mindset Survey – South Africa

The Allan Gray Orbis Foundation (AGOF) recently released the results of a national entrepreneurial mindset survey of 3,661 individuals from across South Africa. The Global Entrepreneurship Research Network-led study indicates that it is possible to determine likely characteristics shared by entrepreneurs, and […]

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Neurodiversity in the Workplace

About Neurodiversity in the Workplace Neurodiversity is not just about ‘doing the right thing’ anymore. GCHQ, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Direct Line Group, and JPMorgan Chase are actively getting it ‘right’ and supporting neurodiverse employees throughout their employment – benefiting both the […]

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Impacting Africa with Entrepreneurship

Yolanda Shields, founder, and CEO of YES Builds Coaching & Consulting is a global business advisor, strategist and best-selling author who has over 20 years of experience as a business leader. Based in the United States, she has a burning drive from […]

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Yesbuilds Top Small Business Tools 2018

  Fiverr is our jack-of-all-trades tool. Need a cartoon to go with your article? A logo for your website? A professional voiceover? Fiverr has it, and more. It is a freelance service website and offers a huge variety of tools […]

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