by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
All startups agree on one thing: They need more money. Over the past decade, we’ve worked with many startups. Even though we offer three decades of hard knocks business experience and a ton of contacts, what do you think is the first thing they want from us? You... OH, NO! NOT ANOTHER MEETING!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
As we start out the new year, you can bet you’re going to be involved in a lot of meetings. The question is, “Are those meetings necessary and effective?” Because if they’re not, you’re just about ready to spend a lot of time, effort, and money taking people away from... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
One of the biggest challenges that entrepreneurs face is not coming up with a good idea as much as it is deciding on which one of their good ideas they want to focus on. You don’t want to put all your eggs in one basket, but you don’t want to be so distracted that... MAKING THE CUT
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Clients
We work as advisors to help businesses monetize their brand equity. In other words, we use our considerable experience having built and sold a business to help a select group of businesses do the same. But how do we select our clients? And what do we look for? We look... HIGH FIVE!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Want to sell more this year? Of course you do! Without sales, you don’t need production or even marketing. In fact, your whole company is supported by sales. We like to say, “Regardless of what their organization chart says, all companies only have only two divisions,...