Hey-oh, welcome to the $100 MBA show, making building your business a whole lot easier with our practical business lessons.

I'm your host, your coach, your teacher, Omar Zenholm.

And today's episode is Q&A Wednesday where I answer a question from one of you, one of our listeners.

If you got a question you want to ask, go ahead and email me over at omar at 100mBA.net.

Today's question is from Gary, and Gary asks, Omar, I've been a solopreneur for about two years and I feel stuck.

I can't make more revenue without making more hires.

But how do I hire a team with no money?

I'm making just enough to pay myself and cover my business expenses.

I am sort of stuck in self-employment.

Would love your help, Gary.

Thanks for the question, Gary.

Hiring a team without money might sound like an insurmountable challenge, but it's a

situation that many entrepreneurs, including myself, have faced and overcome.

In this episode, I will share with you a detailed strategy that leverages creativity,

equity, and the power of your vision. build a team even when you can't offer traditional salaries. I'm not sharing with you theories here.

I'm sharing with you what I actually have done, what has worked for me in hopes that you take it on

and it works for you. So let's get into it. Let's get down to business.

I want to start by saying something that maybe you are not fully aware of or not fully convinced of. And that's people are driven by more than just money. I know that money is important.

People need to make money so they can eat and sleep and pay rent and all that kind of stuff.

So that is important.

But it's not the only thing that's important. It's just one of the reasons why somebody will

work for somebody. Just like if you're buying a car for you, maybe the way the car looks is the most

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