Entrepreneurs learn to eat problems for breakfast. It seems like there is an unending onslaught of daily challenges starting, growing, and keeping any new venture afloat. As soon as one is solved, another one pops up just like the arcade game whack-a-mole. If it’s not lack of capital, it’s access to market. If it’s not […]

Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey were guests on Alicia Dunams’ YouTube program “All In” and were interviewed about leadership. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwfccZ3ewzI[/youtube]

An OfficeMax survey of small businesses showed that 4 billion hours are spent each year on routine operations that could be done more efficiently. Almost half of the business owners stated these efforts drained them of their motivation for growing the business. Look for those tasks in your office and automate them, outsource them, or […]

USASBE, The United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, is a non-profit organization that provides support for the colleges and universities across the country that are teaching entrepreneurship. They serve as a forum to share best practices, leading edge techniques, and most effective curriculums. There are effectively raising the standards for this relatively new […]

As we make our wishes, resolutions and plans, we would like to suggest that we see more “B” Corporations in the New Year ahead. “B” stands for “benefit,” and this new type of corporation distinguish itself from the traditional “S” and “C” Corps because B Corps are not only for profit, but also for the […]

When children receive food, candy, or drinks in disposable packaging, they are confused about what to do with the wrappers. Littering is not intuitive. It is learned by imitating adults who give children permission by their own behavior of littering. We recently joined a group of US college students to help clean up a schoolyard […]

Happy Holidays! It’s time to give! This is the time of year when we find ourselves rushing around buying presents for our family and friends. It’s a symbolic way of showing them that we care. But what about the folks we don’t even know, those less fortunate, what can we do to brighten their holidays […]

Happy Holidays from our house to yours!   Wishing you good health, unconditional love, & laughter in abundance!   Thank you for all of your continued support!   -M&B  

Using visual elements in e-learning circles is fast becoming the standard for case studies, presentations, website design and more. Tools to create infographics, online web seminars and online videos are allowing more visual essence to shine through for training and education in companies, as Flirting With e-Learning notes. It’s vital for educators and business professionals […]

As the current year winds down and we look forward to the New Year, start thinking about your annual goals. Don’t wait until the New Year is upon us. These last few weeks of December are a great time to identify what you want to achieve during the next year. Writing goals seems like a […]