The Entrepreneur MBA Podcast with Stephen Halasnik

Building a successful business is not all about rolling your sleeve, putting your nose to the grindstone, and getting things done by any means. Although this scrappy means can help get your business off the ground, it cannot lead to sustainable growth and development. Hence, you must have a system in place on which to run your small business. Companies with processes, policies, and procedures achi...

Maintaining a healthy business-life balance is not only important to your relationships and health but also helps improve your performance and ultimately, your productivity. When you have hobbies outside your work habit, it reinforces the enthusiasm you have at work. Striking a balance between your business and personal life offers numerous benefits, including reducing the risk of burnout, fewer h...

With about  83% of online research being done on the Google search engine, it has arguably become an indispensable tool for small business brand building. However, you must know how to package your content to help Google achieve your business goals. In today's podcast, Jason Barnard from Kalicube and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions, a leading provider of small unsecured business credit l...

In recent times, emotional intelligence has gained considerable attention in the workplace and has become the hallmark of effective leaders. Small business owners with high emotional intelligence deeply connect, collaborate, and know how to communicate with their team members to achieve and exceed business goals. In today's, podcast Candance Mae from Candace Mae Training and Services and Stepehen...

Leadership style plays an overriding role in setting the tone of a company. Smart business leaders are adept in leadership as they adapt their leadership styles to achieve results. However, when you don't take the leadership aspect of your business seriously, there can be far-reaching consequences, including low employee engagement, job dissatisfaction, and a high employee turnover rate. In today'...

Effective leadership is at the heart of every organization;  it sets its tone and dictates its trajectory. With this in mind, business owners should strive to acquire the requisite leadership skills to successfully navigate the rollercoaster of running a company. If you lack leadership skills, it could have far-reaching consequences on your business, including low employee engagement, low producti...

Your employees are the most important asset of your company, and working towards building teams without conflict allows for a high retention rate, better talent acquisition, and more engagement, all leading to improved sustainable profit. As a business owner, you need to help your employees and make them feel valued to become fully committed. In today's podcast, Leila Ansart from Leadership Impact...

The business landscape is a hive of activities that makes numerous entrepreneurs always have a lot on their plates, leaving little time for them to look after their health. However, no matter the status of your company, your health remains paramount for it to thrive. Health is the most valuable aspect of human life and should be seriously taken care of if you want to reach your business objectives...

In today's competitive market, you can set your business apart by contributing to the communities in which it operates. Customers want to do business with companies that prioritize social good. And that's the major reason you should take your business' philanthropic program seriously. Plus, doing social good offers numerous benefits to businesses, including helping in employee retention, customer...

In today's podcast, Lysa Miller from Ladybugz.com speaks to Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions about how she built a digital agency that passed seven figures by leveraging an agile team, basic marketing strategy, and agile methodology. Business owners who want a successful company should consider factoring in these essential ingredients while building their business. 

Procrastination is one of the major barriers that prevent many small business owners from taking their businesses to the next level. A habitual procrastinator hardly gets important things done on time. And like in every human activity, a delay is dangerous in business. Procrastination can make you miss great business opportunities, making it difficult to reach your business goals. In Today's podca...

Entrepreneurs looking to build their e-commerce business competitive agility must find effective ways to stay ahead of the curve in providing quality services to their target consumers in order to build a sustainable and profitable business. Plus, they should put considerable effort into brand building, strive to acquire and retain customers by offering a great customer experience and manage their...

  To build a loyal customer and employee base that will affect your bottom line, you must have the capacity to inspire them to help advance your business mission. Successful business owners have the propensity to inspire others by making them develop an affinity for their ideas. However, to make your small business inspiring, you must have a firm understanding of your business objectives and commu...

To affect the bottom line, business owners must be on top of their marketing strategy to reach out to prospects, promote brand awareness, and engage and retain their customers so as to drive sales. No matter the nature of your business, you must factor in effective marketing to run a profitable business and stay ahead of the curve. In today's podcast, Tim Parkin from Parkin Consulting and Stephen...

In today's podcast, Andrew Schwartz from Stein Sperling and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions discuss how business owners can build a successful company through growth, management, operations, and succession. Running a thriving business demands that owners should put in place the essential ingredients that foster growth and development. For example,  operating agreements, succession plans,...

Smart technologies are changing the ways we do business in recent times. Today, it has become possible and fashionable for machines or computers to be trained to perform specific intelligent tasks while we focus on other aspects of our business. Business owners that deploy artificial intelligence technology in their business reduce operational costs, increase efficiency, maximize revenue and enhan...

Your customers are the cornerstone of your business growth, which is why you must prioritize your relationship with them. To drive sales and generate more revenue, you must continuously find ways to foster a great customer service experience. In other words, you don't just reach out to your customers only when you want them to purchase your product. Instead, you should strive to build a long-lasti...

A functional website design is an indispensable tool every small business owner should never neglect. A quality website does not only help you build and grow your only presence but shows that your company is credible and can be trusted by customers. In addition, using new website design ideas to build your site will help generate traffic and foster a good user experience. In today's podcast, Lindy...

Good relationships and connections are keys to building a successful business. Every small business owner must look for ways to reach and connect with people that can greatly impact their business operations through mutual interactions and sharing of innovative ideas. However, what troubles the minds of many business owners is how to develop a working business relationship with people they barely...

Communication skills are ultimately important in every marketing effort, especially as it concerns content marketing. Persuasive communication creates good marketing outcomes by delivering your message to the target audience so they can purchase your product. Savvy business owners who have realized the importance of persuasive communication reach the market, understand their prospects' needs, and...

There's no doubt that intuition plays a significant role in business decision-making. It can be a great tool in your business tool kit when properly harnessed. Your intuition( inner CEO) can offer solutions to your many problems and helps to generate creative ideas that will facilitate the operation of your business, especially when facts and data are unavailable and you're in a very difficult sit...

The PPC advertising model has become an excellent resource for small business owners. It can help you optimize your online presence, reach your target audience quickly and make conversions. Unlike organic SEO,  which can take weeks or even months to get the desired result, paid search ads can bring your business to the forefront of search engine result pages immediately after launching the ads. In...

In today's podcast, Derek Champagne from The Artist Evolution and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions discuss the marketing best practices for small business owners based on hands-on experience. Whether you're just starting your business or you have been in business for years, effective marketing strategies will help you achieve a great deal of success. 

Mentoring undoubtedly has a very high impact on business growth. A mentor can help streamline your business development very quickly, and there's no denying that you need one who understands your business mission and vision for its successful operation. Many businesses fail because their owners thought it wise to fly solo while building their business. No matter the size of your business, you're b...

In today's Podcast, Carol Sanford from The Regenerative Business and Stephen Halasnik from Financing Solutions discuss how to change an organization based on the regenerative change theory for businesses and humans. Business owners can dramatically bring changes to their business through innovative and disruptive business best practices. In other words, when business owners become more creative an...