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9 Ways Small Businesses Can Appeal to Millennials With Student Loan Debt

9 Ways Small Businesses Can Appeal to Millennials With Student Loan Debt

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Article, Business Blog

As college students head off to school across the nation, it’s getting harder for retailers to ignore student loan debt. America’s student loan debt—which is currently more than $1.2 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve—may put a damper on spending for...
How baby boomers can stay relevant to millennials

How baby boomers can stay relevant to millennials

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Article, Business Blog

by Dr. Mark Goulston – Contributing Writer The world increasingly belongs to Gen Xers and millennials, who are becoming exceedingly impatient with baby boomers. They think the boomers talk too slowly, re-tell old war stories too much, and refuse to let go of it...
Business Insider – 10 Business Lessons from Barefoot Wine Founders

Business Insider – 10 Business Lessons from Barefoot Wine Founders

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Article, Business Blog, Interview

 We recently were interviewed for an article by Daniel DiPiazza, in Business Insider, on 10 lessons that we shared. To read the article, please visit their website.  
American Express Open Forum Article

American Express Open Forum Article

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Article, Business Blog

We were interviewed for our thoughts on if Businesses Can Benefit from the Increase in Older Workers in American Express Open Forum. To read the article, please visit their website. Who We Are Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey co-authored the New York Times...
7 Keys to Discovering an Un-addressed and Under-served Market

7 Keys to Discovering an Un-addressed and Under-served Market

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Article, Business Blog

7 Keys to Discovering an Un-addressed and Under-served Market “If you are successful, you are not breaking the rules. You are writing new ones.” – asserts Michael Houlihan, the Co-Founder of Barefoot Wine. Barefoot Wine is an iconic brand that started its story...
Independent Filmmakers Celebrated and Showcased at Cinequest

Independent Filmmakers Celebrated and Showcased at Cinequest

Encore! Encore!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Article, Business Blog

We recently enjoyed watching several movies at Cinequest, an annual film festival that took place over several days in downtown San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley. Cinequest was voted the “Best Film Festival” in the country by USA today, and after witnessing it...
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