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 t

#12 Who You Are, Not What You Sell

Apr 20th, 2017 27m 25s

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

#11 Embrace the Place

Apr 13th, 2017 31m 9s

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 m

#10 Surviving Failure

Apr 6th, 2017 28m 57s

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

#9 Bootstrapping 101

Mar 30th, 2017 32m 28s

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

#8 Customer Service in the Digital Era

Mar 23rd, 2017 28m 26s

It’s easy to satisfy your customers when everything’s going well, but how do you handle it when things go wrong? We’ve got stories from small business owners who’ve learned the hard way about how to get customer service right. Episode Notes: T

#7 How to Reinvent Your Business

Mar 16th, 2017 31m 44s

In this episode, we hear stories and lessons from two entrepreneurs who had to reinvent their companies in order to survive. This episode features:Debbie Marriott Harrison, Global Officer, Marriott Culture and Business CouncilBetsy Helmuth,

Season 2 Trailer

Mar 9th, 2017 2m 26s

From eBay and Gimlet Creative, we return with season two of Open for Business, a show about building your business from the ground up. This season, we’re diving even deeper and exploring essential topics from financing to how to kill it at cus

We're back, and we’d love your ideas!

Dec 12th, 2016 1m 22s

We'll be returning in March with Season Two of Open for Business, and we'd love to hear what you want us to cover. Visit ofblistener.com to share your thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

#6 The Future of Work

Aug 4th, 2016 24m

The gig economy is growing so fast, it might just be the future of entrepreneurship as we know it — but it is also still a work in progress. We explore its past, present, and future with two entrepreneurs who ditched the traditional idea of wor

#5 How to Make It in America

Jul 28th, 2016 23m 38s

Immigrants to the United States make up about 13% of the U.S. population. And yet, from Silicon Valley to Main Street America, they make up a disproportionately large number of American business owners. In this episode, we explore why this is.

#4 Every Launch Is a Movement

Jul 14th, 2016 25m 23s

How do you tell your company’s story in a way that resonates with customers? In this episode, we learn marketing lessons from a failed Silicon Valley pioneer and two entrepreneurs who gained major success with minimal marketing budgets.This ep

#3 Price Is Right?

Jul 7th, 2016 25m 5s

Setting your prices is harder than it sounds and making a mistake can be costly. We outline concrete steps to get to the right number, starting with one of the most incredible wins in game show history.This episode features:Terry Kniess, Pri

#2 How to Hire

Jun 23rd, 2016 29m 59s

No one hires the wrong person on purpose. In this episode, we hear some hiring horror stories and about how to learn from our mistakes.This episode features:Jordan Insley, Co-founder of QuickShip ElectronicsElana Krieger, Head of HR at Boxed

#1 The Entrepreneurial Mind

Jun 16th, 2016 26m 48s

What makes a successful entrepreneur? If you are one, were you born that way?**Warning, this episode contains adult language.**This episode features: Corri McFadden, owner and founder of eDrop-Off Nsi Obotetukudo, co-founder Alley NYCScott

Trailer

Jun 8th, 2016 2m 21s

Open For Business is a branded podcast from eBay and Gimlet Creative, about building a business from the ground up. Open For Business launches Thursday, June 16th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices