News Talk 94.1 Business Works

Business Works

From growing an idea to slowing down turnover, it's all how Business Works.

Spark your entrepreneurial ideas and pursuits with some of our Guests’ best-kept secrets for growing their business and healthcare practices. Get the how-to’s that national award-winning author and host Hal Alpiar uses to win record sales success for business owners and managers. BusinessWorks from News Talk 94.1.

From growing an idea to slowing down turnover, it's all how Business works. Sunday afternoons at 1pm.

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Weekly English United States Business · Education Narrated by Johnny Stites
95 Episodes
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How Are You Managing Yourself?

Between the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 presidential election, and more, it's incredibly easy to be caught up in the taxing stress of it all - not just for your business or practice, but for yourself as well. This week, host Hal Alpiar offers some simple techniques and a breathing exercise…
8 Nov 2020 23 min

Jackson Heating Cooling And More

This week, host Hal Alpiar is joined by Thomas Gentry of Jackson Heating Cooling And More in Cookeville and Crossville. They discuss the family owned business's history since 1976, the various services that they offer, how they expanded and grew into offering new services that they found customers routinely inquiring…
25 Oct 2020 23 min

Tennessee Limb And Brace

This week, host Hal Alpiar is joined by Barry Davidson and Cody Whittaker of Tennessee Limb and Brace in Cookeville. They discuss running a healthcare practice that doubles as a small business, how they got into the practice of prosthetics and orthotics, the types of relationships and support systems that…
18 Oct 2020 23 min

Continuing To Adapt To Current Events

Many business owners and their employees have had to make the switch to working from home this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. This week, host Hal Alpiar will share a couple of different areas of thinking that have likely impacted you and your business as a result…
4 Oct 2020 23 min

The Soft Side Of Business

When tragedy hits your community, it's common to want to spring to action with your business and help out in any way you can. However, are you doing this to help your community, or are you taking advantage of the situation because you want the spotlight on your business by…
13 Sep 2020 23 min

The Politics Of Business & The Business Of Politics

From business owners who vote with their business in mind, to politicians who have owned and ran their own businesses at some point, politics and business go hand in hand in many ways. This week, host Hal Alpiar offers some food for thought for your business from the political world,…
6 Sep 2020 23 min

Building A Successful Direction For Your Business

Are you a budding entrepreneur? Or an entrepreneur with an already established business who is looking to shake things up and embrace change? The road to success requires two things - direction and ambition. This week, host Hal Alpiar discusses those things that will help stoke your ambition and help…
30 Aug 2020 23 min

Your Clock Is Ticking - Are You?

Do you push yourself past the point of recognizing your past accomplishments? Are you so absorbed with making the most of every minute that you lose the sense of where you're actually at in life? This week, host Hal Alpiar encourages you to look inward towards your clicking, ticking heart,…
23 Aug 2020 23 min

Turning The Tables: A Different Perspective

This week, host Hal Alpiar is joined by Nick McGehee. They discuss his experience as a highly qualified individual with two Masters degrees and a PHD currently between jobs, and what the process has been like for him looking for work. They discuss his background, his goals, and the importance…
16 Aug 2020 23 min

What Have You Done Lately?

If there's one thing that almost everyone can relate to, especially business owners, it is stress. With so much happening in the world, it's almost impossible to not feel stressed in one way or another. Unfortunately, from sales to employee morale, stress can cause knots in your business which need…
9 Aug 2020 23 min

The Gun Shop

Host Hal Alpiar is joined by Michael Bartlett, owner of The Gun Shop in Livingston and Crossville. They discuss his entrepreneurial journey and how it relates to anyone interested in potentially opening their own business, the services that they provide at their store locations, the unique challenges that owning a…
2 Aug 2020 23 min

Working From Home & Lessons Learned

With so many having to adapt to working at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, host Hal Alpiar discusses ways you can improve your work ethic while working from home, and how you can improve the work from home experience for your employees as a business owner. Hal also discusses some…
26 Jul 2020 11 min

Integrity In Business

Positivity can be fleeting during times of stress, and with current events the way that they have been, there has certainly been no shortage of stress. But how is this impacting your business as you try to adapt to the changing business landscape we find ourselves in? It's important to…
28 Jun 2020 23 min

Broast Tennessee Coffee Roasters

Host Hal Alpiar is joined by Justin Davis, owner of Broast Tennessee Coffee Roasters in Cookeville. They discuss how Broast came about, how he learned about the coffee bean roasting process, how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the business and how he's kept it going, and where he envisions the…
21 Jun 2020 23 min

Adjusting To Change

Between devastating tornadoes, and the COVID-19 pandemic, the Upper Cumberland area of Middle Tennessee has been through its fair share of stressful times. Business owners in particular are facing economic uncertainty as non-essential businesses are force to close for a period of time in an attempt to flatten the COVID-19…
31 May 2020 23 min

Does Your Business Work? Pt 2

Host Hal Alpiar shares some of the things that he's learned over the years that has helped him overcome stressful times and circumstances, and offers new ideas and ways to help you stay in control and be effective in times of great stress to help keep your business working. This…
24 May 2020 23 min

Does Your Business Work? Pt 1

Host Hal Alpiar shares some of the things that he's learned over the years that has helped him overcome stressful times and circumstances, and offers new ideas and ways to help you stay in control and be effective in times of great stress to help keep your business working. This…
17 May 2020 23 min

How To Focus On Priorities

This week, host Hal Alpiar discusses how to focus on priorities for your business after taking inventory of the things that you need to succeed. It's easy to get caught up lamenting the past and end up ignoring the here and now right in front of you. Taking the time…
1 Mar 2020 23 min

Moving Your Business Forward Pt 2

Previously, Host Hal Alpiar broke down the process of taking inventory of your business. Not inventory as in your actual stock, but as in the other aspects of your business such as staff, suppliers, branding, finances, your products and services, your customers, clients, and patients, and even your competition. The…
23 Feb 2020 23 min

Moving Your Business Forward

Previously, Host Hal Alpiar broke down the process of taking inventory of your business. Not inventory as in your actual stock, but as in the other aspects of your business such as staff, suppliers, branding, finances, your products and services, your customers, clients, and patients, and even your competition. The…
16 Feb 2020 23 min
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