YVZ BLOG

After a year of quietly building and evolving my business in 2025, I’m excited to finally share that I was featured in Rising Tide Capital’s instructor highlight last May. It feels like the perfect moment to celebrate this milestone as we get ready for the Fall 2025 Community Business Academy cohort graduation. The Rising Tide Model provides a strong, structured curriculum, and I love helping students apply it to real-world business challenges while honoring their unique exp

Overwhelm is one of the most common experiences for early-stage entrepreneurs. And yet, many people quietly assume it means they’re doing something wrong. They’re not. Overwhelm is often the result of caring deeply while navigating too many decisions without enough structure.

Why More Information Feels Helpful (But Often Isn’t) When things feel uncertain, information feels safe. Learning feels productive. Saving posts feels like progress, doesn't it? But information without prioritization creates pressure, not clarity.

“Stand Out & Sell More: Marketing on a Budget.” Delivered in both Spanish and English, this session was created for small business owners who are eager to grow — but who may feel limited by time, resources, or a big marketing budget. Our shared goal? Sell more without spending more by learning how to tell your business story with purpose and clarity.

Business Educator and Creative Entrepreneur, Yasmin Vasquez is the founder of YVZ CREATIVE, a bilingual business education and creative guidance hub for early-stage entrepreneurs. Her goal is simple: to help entrepreneurs take practical, intentional steps to build a business they love.

Starting a business means choosing from legal structures also known as legal entities like DBA and LLC. Knowing the differences helps pick..

Beat the overwhelm with vetted, tried and trued business essentials. Key tools for success!

By deciding to place all of my own energy and effort into serving small business owners ideate, launch, and grow their ventures and...