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Can you break up with your business? What do you do if you’ve built a business, but you’re just not feeling it any more? What happens when entrepreneurship starts to feel like…just work? It’s Q&A Wednesday, and we’ve got a listener who’s had an ecommerce business for a few years — and kinda hates it now. This listener hasn’t enjoyed the business in a long time, and feels like life is starting to pass them by. Is it time to say goodbye? First, a few questions need asking. As it happens, Omar went through a similar experience, and ultimately decided to let his ecommerce business go. Today, we share the questions you need to ask yourself if you’re thinking about moving on — and what to do if you decide it’s time to end things. Make the right, most informed choice for you. Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors SYFOB Learn how to start your own business online, from scratch — without taking dangerous risks or sinking yourself into debt. This 10-part audio course lays out a complete roadmap for producing your first products and getting your brand off the ground. Get a special extended free trial of Himalaya Learning, an audio education platform with lessons from Tim Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell, Omar, and more — just go to himalaya.com/mba and use promo code MBA. Capella University At Capella University, you’re in control of your education. With the game-changing FlexPath format, you can take classes at your own pace, set your own deadlines, and even leverage your previous experience to move faster. And the faster you move, the more you’ll save. Now THAT’s smart. Learn more at capella.edu. Show Links Empire Flippers Flippa The post MBA2055 Q&A Wednesday: I don’t love my business. I can’t sell it, what should I do? appeared first on The $100 MBA.

Does being nice, funny, or likable even matter? Lots of jerks are successful in business, right? But is there any tangible evidence that likeability and profitability go together?  The impact of your personal brand on your business brand is hard to measure. But it’s pretty impossible to argue that a well-liked personality who puts smiles on people’s faces doesn’t have a positive effect on sales.  Can we be aware of this? Can we incorporate it into our marketing strategy? Omar has some opinions on the issue. Today, we discuss the relationship between you, the way you act, the way you’re perceived, and the success of your business. Can an unlikeable person create and sell an incredible product? Would people buy it anyway? Can a sub-par product sell, if the right face is on the ads and content? Join us as we explore the relationship between branding and personal branding. Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors SYFOB Learn how to start your own business online, from scratch — without taking dangerous risks or sinking yourself into debt. This 10-part audio course lays out a complete roadmap for producing your first products and getting your brand off the ground. Get a special extended free trial of Himalaya Learning, an audio education platform with lessons from Tim Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell, Omar, and more — just go to himalaya.com/mba and use promo code MBA. Mint Mobile After years of fine print and getting ripped off by “Big Wireless,” we’ve learned that there’s always a catch. But Mint Mobile offers premium wireless service starting at just 15 bucks a month – no catch! Mint Mobile is the first company to sell wireless service online-only; by cutting out retail stores, there’s no crazy overhead costs to pass on to you! All Mint Mobile plans come with unlimited talk and text PLUS high-speed data delivered on the nation’s largest 5G network. Use your own phone with any Mint Mobile plan and keep your same phone number along with all your existing contacts. Mint Mobile gives you the best rate, whether you’re buying for one or a family (and at Mint, families start at 2 lines). To get your new wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month, go to at mintmobile.com/mba. The post MBA2054 Is Being Liked Important in Business? appeared first on The $100 MBA.

How big could your business grow? The decisions you make now can put a ceiling on your growth potential, or make the sky the limit. It all depends on whether you build for scalability and innovation. Today, we have a lesson from a special guest teacher on how to do exactly that. Whether you’re just starting your business, or you want to unleash its fullest potential, this episode can help. Patrick Bryant is a serial entrepreneur and cofounder of Code + Trust. In this lesson, Patrick explains how to think about growth in a limitless way, and make key decisions that create more room for your business to grow.  Thinking bigger and longer term is often difficult for independent entrepreneurs and small business founders. But while we’re doing the day-to-day work, we can’t forget to make sure the door is open for great things.  Hear Patrick’s strategies, and ask yourself what’s really possible. Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors Capital One Spark With the Spark Cash Plus card from Capital One, you earn unlimited 2% cash back on every purchase. There’s no preset spending limit, so your purchasing power can adapt to meet your business needs. Antonelli’s Cheese Shop in Austin, Texas used their 2% cash back to help cover their employees’ healthcare costs — imagine what the Spark Cash Plus card from Capital One could do for your business! Capital One: What’s in your wallet? Terms and conditions apply. Find out more at CapitalOne.com/SparkCashPlus. WebinarNinja Share what you know, and grow your business — the easy way. WebinarNinja lets you teach, market, and sell with the user-friendliest webinar software ever created. With built-in assets like automated emails, an easy landing page builder, and more, it’s never been easier to connect with your audience. Best of all, you can use WebinarNinja at no cost with our FREE plan. No credit card, no expiration; just a basic version of WebinarNinja you can use as long as you like. Just head to webinarninja.com Show Links Harbor Entrepreneur Center Code + Trust The post MBA2053 Guest Teacher – Patrick Bryant – How to Use Scale and Innovation to Grow Companies appeared first on The $100 MBA.

Entrepreneurs exploring the idea of writing a book should assess their motives carefully as it can impact their brand and business significantly. The podcast emphasizes the importance of creating a book that truly benefits readers and adds value to their lives. Successful authors focus on producing quality content and having a clear purpose behind their book to ensure its success. Marketing strategies involve continuously releasing new books to attract more readers and leveraging various tactics to maximize impact and grow their business.

Starting a business while holding down a 9-to-5?  It’s one of the smartest ways to get started. That said, it’s not the easiest. To actually make progress, you’ll need to give up significant amounts of free time.  How significant? Well, that’s what this episode is all about. It’s one thing to “start a business.” It’s quite another to start and grow a business until it reaches true escape velocity (that’s the part where you can quit your day job). Until then, it’s not just about how much time you put in, but how frequently and efficiently you use that time. Today, we share how many hours you’ll have to set aside, how often, and how to make that time count for all it’s worth. Omar would know — he side-hustled for years while working full-time as a teacher.  Get your battle plan for taking a serious run at entrepreneurship. Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors SYFOB Learn how to start your own business online, from scratch — without taking dangerous risks or sinking yourself into debt. This 10-part audio course lays out a complete roadmap for producing your first products and getting your brand off the ground. Get a special extended free trial of Himalaya Learning, an audio education platform with lessons from Tim Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell, Omar, and more — just go to himalaya.com/mba and use promo code MBA. WebinarNinja Share what you know, and grow your business — the easy way. WebinarNinja lets you teach, market, and sell with the user-friendliest webinar software ever created. With built-in assets like automated emails, an easy landing page builder, and more, it’s never been easier to connect with your audience. Best of all, you can use WebinarNinja at no cost with our FREE plan. No credit card, no expiration; just a basic version of WebinarNinja you can use as long as you like. Just head to webinarninja.com The post MBA2051 How Much Time You Should Dedicate to Your Side Hustle appeared first on The $100 MBA.

Ready to find your crowd on Twitter? Take it slow. Too many new entrepreneurs put too much focus on social media. And of course, that’s exactly how social media platforms like it. But that doesn’t mean you can’t use Facebook, Insta, Twitter, and the rest to your advantage. Today, we explore how. It’s Q&A Wednesday, and one of our listeners is an experienced entrepreneur who’s never played the social game. However, they’ve decided it’s time to finally dive and start building a following. The platform of choice? Good ol’ Twitter. So how long does it take until a Twitter feed becomes a true marketing asset? Today, we discuss the (realistic) benefits of Twitter, and all the ways it can truly help your business. But at the same time, this episode is all about managing expectations, and putting quality over quantity when it comes to your following.  Get a handle on how Twitter can help, and how it can’t. Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors SYFOB Learn how to start your own business online, from scratch — without taking dangerous risks or sinking yourself into debt. This 10-part audio course lays out a complete roadmap for producing your first products and getting your brand off the ground. Get a special extended free trial of Himalaya Learning, an audio education platform with lessons from Tim Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell, Omar, and more — just go to himalaya.com/mba and use promo code MBA. Rutgers Modern business is all about data, which means analytics skills are in high demand. The STEM-Designated Rutgers Master of Science in Business Analytics gives you the knowledge to turn big data into big revenue, and accelerate your career growth in just 12 months. As the summer deadline approaches, Rutgers has made made it easier to apply by waiving the GMAT requirement! Learn more about one of the hottest degrees you can acquire at go.rutgers.edu/podcast. Show Links Find Your Following on Twitter The post MBA2050 Q&A Wednesday: How long does it take to grow a following on Twitter? appeared first on The $100 MBA.

Luck doesn’t happen by accident. No, this episode is not about witchcraft or “manifesting” success. It’s a simple lesson on how the things you can control put you in a better position re: things you can’t control. Fate can’t be controlled, but odds can be raised or lowered.  Today, we share a few key things that — no matter what kind of business you’re in — help expand the zone of what’s within your control, and make better outcomes more likely. It’s all about creating the right conditions for “good luck” to find you! From conceiving of your business to managing your team, these key principles can’t give you control over major market downturns, pandemics, or natural disasters. But they can minimize risk, open the door to opportunities, and essentially make your business bad-luck-proof.  Hear how we improve our luck, and how you can too — no rabbits’ feet required. Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors SYFOB Learn how to start your own business online, from scratch — without taking dangerous risks or sinking yourself into debt. This 10-part audio course lays out a complete roadmap for producing your first products and getting your brand off the ground. Get a special extended free trial of Himalaya Learning, an audio education platform with lessons from Tim Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell, Omar, and more — just go to himalaya.com/mba and use promo code MBA. Shopify Supercharge your knowledge, sales, and success with Shopify: the all-in-one commerce platform to start, run, and grow your business. Shopify gives entrepreneurs the resources once reserved for big business, so start-ups and scale-ups can sell everywhere, synchronize online and in-person sales, and stay informed. Reach customers across social networks with an ever-growing suite of channel integrations and apps — including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and more. Plus, gain insights with detailed reporting on conversion rates, profit margins and beyond. Head to shopify.com/mba for a free 14-day trial. The post MBA2049 How to Improve Your Luck in Business appeared first on The $100 MBA.

What do you really need to start and grow a business? Today’s marketplace has lowered the barrier to entry for entrepreneurship. Given the tools available, the average person can start a profitable, scalable business with way less capital — and less experience — than ever before. Today’s Must-Read explains how. The Minimalist Entrepreneur is a roadmap for creating low-stress, low-investment businesses that put your profitability (and your sanity) first. The author, Sahil Lavingia, was employee #2 at Pinterest, and is the founder of Gumroad, which helps people start businesses with almost nothing. Learn how to start a business without going into debt. Start a business that works for you, rather than indenturing you to it. Hear out takeaways, and why this book resonates so strongly with us. Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors Capital One Spark With the Spark Cash Plus card from Capital One, you earn unlimited 2% cash back on every purchase. There’s no preset spending limit, so your purchasing power can adapt to meet your business needs. Antonelli’s Cheese Shop in Austin, Texas used their 2% cash back to help cover their employees’ healthcare costs — imagine what the Spark Cash Plus card from Capital One could do for your business! Capital One: What’s in your wallet? Terms and conditions apply. Find out more at CapitalOne.com/SparkCashPlus. Novo Fortune favors the bold. For your business to break out, you need checking as brave as you are. Novo has NO minimum balances, NO transaction limits,and NO hidden fees. Novo is customized to save you time and free up cash flow, including seamless integrations to Stripe, Shopify, Quickbooks Online, and more. Join a community of over 150,000 fearless small businesses who’ve found the business checking solution built for the brave. Sign up for your FREE business checking account at novo.co/mba. Bonus: $100 Dollar MBA Show listeners get access to over 5,000 dollars in perks and discounts. Show Links The Minimalist Entrepreneur by Sahil Lavingia The post MBA2048 Must Read: The Minimalist Entrepreneur by Sahil Lavingia appeared first on The $100 MBA.

The “freemium” model is everywhere now. And it makes sense! Consumers are picky, more wary than ever, and in need of more proof before opening their wallets. But what if freemium isn’t feasible for you? Giving away your product or service is pretty costly, after all (we know — our software platform offers a free plan). If you’re not yet at a point where you can absorb the cost of even a basic version of what you’re selling, there’s another way.  It’s called the faux free plan. What is it? Well, it’s basically an almost free plan. It still lowers the barrier to entry, makes signing up a no-brainer for your leads, and gets people using your product. But it doesn’t strain your company’s resources the way a truly free plan does. Today, we explain the faux free model in detail, share why it works (with real-world examples), and help you decide if it’s the right move for your business. Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors SYFOB Learn how to start your own business online, from scratch — without taking dangerous risks or sinking yourself into debt. This 10-part audio course lays out a complete roadmap for producing your first products and getting your brand off the ground. Get a special extended free trial of Himalaya Learning, an audio education platform with lessons from Tim Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell, Omar, and more — just go to himalaya.com/mba and use promo code MBA. Capella University At Capella University, you’re in control of your education. With the game-changing FlexPath format, you can take classes at your own pace, set your own deadlines, and even leverage your previous experience to move faster. And the faster you move, the more you’ll save. Now THAT’s smart. Learn more at capella.edu. Show Links EasyCourse ProfitWell ConvertKit The post MBA2047 Why You Should Offer a Faux Free Plan + Free Ride Friday appeared first on The $100 MBA.

We can all agree that networking is vital to getting anywhere in business. But you might be surprised to learn that networking is something you can outsource. Wait, what? How can you outsource building relationships with people? With a little ingenuity, that’s how. From helpful tech to helpful employees, you can develop systems to initiate and maintain connections with the right people. Tune in, and hear how Omar takes significant amounts of the work of networking off his plate — without sacrificing relationships or detracting from their mutual beneficialness. In fact, by systematizing and optimizing your approach to networking, you can become an even more reliable, considerate colleague and friend to the people in your circle. Hear Omar’s hacks, and see if they can work for you. As Porter Gale said, your network is your net worth! Click Play!  SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTS Stitcher | SoundCloud | Podcast Feed | How To Subscribe Give us a Rating & Review Today’s Sponsors SYFOB Learn how to start your own business online, from scratch — without taking dangerous risks or sinking yourself into debt. This 10-part audio course lays out a complete roadmap for producing your first products and getting your brand off the ground. Get a special extended free trial of Himalaya Learning, an audio education platform with lessons from Tim Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell, Omar, and more — just go to himalaya.com/mba and use promo code MBA. Rutgers Modern business is all about data, which means analytics skills are in high demand. The STEM-Designated Rutgers Master of Science in Business Analytics gives you the knowledge to turn big data into big revenue, and accelerate your career growth in just 12 months. As the summer deadline approaches, Rutgers has made made it easier to apply by waiving the GMAT requirement! Learn more about one of the hottest degrees you can acquire at go.rutgers.edu/podcast. Show Links The Jordan Harbinger Show The post MBA2046 How I’m Outsourcing My Networking appeared first on The $100 MBA.