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MBA1633 Guest Teacher – Gino Wickman – How To Determine If You Have What It Takes To Become An Entrepreneur

Is entrepreneurship for you? ‘Cause it’s not for everyone.

If you’re wondering whether you have what it takes to build your own business, we have an answer. Actually, our special guest, Gino Wickman, has an answer.

Actually, you have the answer. But Gino has the perfect way to help you find it. 

Gino Wickman has 30 years of experience building businesses, guiding other entrepreneurs, and writing best-selling books on entrepreneurship — including one featured on our “Must Read” list. 

Today, he’s here to help you self-evaluate as a budding entrepreneur-in-the-making.

Tune in, and hear about the specific traits that successful entrepreneurs have. It’s not about whether you’re “good” enough, or have some mind-blowing product idea or experience in business. It’s about whether you’ll really love it. Click Play!

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MBA1632 How Do You Turn Your YouTube Viewers into Email Subscribers? + Free Ride Friday

Got great YouTube content? A strong following? Great!

But how is that supposed to help your business?

Today, we discuss how to turn views into conversions. YouTube is awesome for the top of your marketing “funnel,” but all those viewers are useless if you can’t follow up. You need email addresses, not likes and shares.

 Fortunately, there’s a way.

Learn how a simple modification can turn every YouTube video into a lead-capturing, email-list-building machine. Get your potential customers off YouTube and into your business ecosystem. Click Play!

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MBA1631 How To Create A Compelling Sales Page

What makes a sales page work?

The goal is to get people to buy. So why do some pages perform better than others? Today, we’ll discuss one key element that has a bigger impact than any other. 

Whether it’s your homepage, or individual product pages, there’s one thing that really conveys the value of your product. It might not be what you think, but it’s undeniably at the core of what inspires consumer action.

Best of all? This thing is completely under your control.

Tune in, and learn how your sales pages can make a stronger case for your products. Click Play!

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Want banking that moves your small business forward? Axos is 100% digital, with much lower overhead costs than traditional banks — and they pass the savings on to customers.That means no maintenance fees, no minimum balance requirements, unlimited domestic ATM fee reimbursements, and up to 200 free transactions/month with their Basic Business Checking account. They’re so confident you’ll love it, they’ll give you $100 to try it out. Just use promo code AXOSMBA at axosbank.com/mba to get started.

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MBA1630 Q&A Wednesday: Is it OK to not give refunds?

No-refund policy: good idea? Terrible idea?

It’s Q&A Wednesday, and we’ve got an online course seller who wants to protect their revenue from frivolous refund requests. Will a blanket no-refund statement scare people away?

Or will it just save some hard-earned cash?

We’ll discuss a few options when it comes to refund policy, and why no business owner has to feel bad about protecting their investment. It’s all about making sure that customers really give your product a chance first!

There is a way to make sure people who are genuinely not helped by your product get their money back — without letting yourself be taken advantage of. Click Play!

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MBA1629 How to Attract Great Talent When You’re Just Getting Started

We all want the best possible team. But is that a realistic goal in your first year or two? When you haven’t established a reputation yet, how can you attract the best talent? 

Turns out, being new to the game is a big advantage in that department.

Today, we discuss 5 things that attract great hires, and explain why new businesses are sometimes better positioned to offer them. We’ll explain what to put out there so dynamic, creative, hungry individuals apply.

If you build it, they will come — but only if you give them a few good reasons.

Learn why money isn’t the only factor in attracting employees. Empower your business to bring in top talent, with a few promises that anyone can keep, in any size business. Click Play!

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MBA1628 Guest Teacher – Penny Elliott – How To Get Momentum In Your Business Through Accelerated Sales & Automation

Not much of a “salesperson?” That’s ok (and totally normal).

Today, we’ve got a top-level expert in the Selling Arts, Penny Elliott. Penny’s raked in millions in sales over her career, and currently makes her living showing others how it’s done. 

In this episode, Penny shares 3 specific strategies anyone can use to move their products and services — especially in the current business climate. 

Learn the principles that can empower you to sell, whether you think of yourself as a “salesperson” or not. Click Play!

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MBA1627 Do You Need an Office To Work Efficiently + Free Ride Friday

What did we really lose when we lost our offices?

Coronavirus changed everything for some companies. Not ours — our team has always been fully remote. But as other companies were forced into the WFH life, we couldn’t help but wonder…

…have we been missing out on something?

Our host Omar decided to find out by asking a fellow entrepreneur. He spoke with the founder and CEO of Wistia, which had to shutter their Massachusetts-based headquarters. 

Did they lose productivity? Collaboration? Revenue?

Hear what Omar learned, and how it can affect your business plans. If given the choice, should you build a remote team, or get yourself an office? Click Play!

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