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Open For Business is a branded podcast from eBay and Gimlet Creative, about building a business from the ground up.
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eBay / Gimlet Creative
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eBay / Gimlet Creative
host
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Episodes(8)
Live Show - Hiring, Firing, and Scaling: Creating a Workplace Culture
A big part of building a business is hiring and then creating a workplace culture where your team members want to stay and grow with you. Maybe you're a business of one, and you're thinking about making your first few hires. Or maybe you’re a team of 20 trying to double your staff to meet new demand
Live Show - Hiring, Firing, and Scaling: Creating a Workplace Culture
A big part of building a business is hiring and then creating a workplace culture where your team members want to stay and grow with you. Maybe you're a business of one, and you're thinking about making your first few hires. Or maybe you’re a team of 20 trying to double your staff to meet new demand
#12 Who You Are, Not What You Sell
Every company knows what they sell. What’s harder to define sometimes is why? What motivates you beyond...money? A great mission captures that reason behind why your business exists today. But it also leaves room for your company to aspire for more in the future. It can guide every single decision y
#12 Who You Are, Not What You Sell
Every company knows what they sell. What’s harder to define sometimes is why? What motivates you beyond...money? A great mission captures that reason behind why your business exists today. But it also leaves room for your company to aspire for more in the future. It can guide every single decision y
#11 Embrace the Place
Recent research indicates that U.S. entrepreneurship is increasingly clustered in just a few metro areas. What can we learn from entrepreneurs outside those hubs? We hear from entrepreneurs in three very different places about how to make the most of wherever your business is located. This episode f
#11 Embrace the Place
Recent research indicates that U.S. entrepreneurship is increasingly clustered in just a few metro areas. What can we learn from entrepreneurs outside those hubs? We hear from entrepreneurs in three very different places about how to make the most of wherever your business is located. This episode f
#10 Surviving Failure
What happens if it all falls apart? Learn how to weather the storms of failure from two entrepreneurs who refused to give up, and have survived to tell their stories. Episode Notes: This episode features: Andrea Gönner - Co-founder of Garnwelt Bo Fishback - Founder and CEO of Zaarly Jamin Jantz - Di
#9 Bootstrapping 101
Less than 1% of companies get seed money from either venture capital or angel investors. So, how do regular people find the money they need to get their businesses off the ground? We bring you stories of how three entrepreneurs did it, complete with all the nitty gritty financial details. Learn more