MAKE YOUR SIZE WORK FOR YOU
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
This is the second installment in a four-part series designed to encourage small start-ups by recognizing some of their inherent advantages. Small start-ups face a myriad of challenges. They are undercapitalized, unproven and have no market traction. They are up... WHY LIGHT-ON-YOUR-FEET TRUMPS BIG-AND-POWERFUL
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Today we need new products, new services, and new ideas to invent our way back to prosperity. Small start-up producers have always been the backbone of the economy, not just because they provide the most new jobs, but because they improve the very quality of our lives... SEND A SILENT AND POWERFUL MESSAGE: PROFESSIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE HERE!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Many companies these days seem to think that they are giving their office staff some kind of a benefit by letting them dress any way they want. Business casual has become casual and casual has become downright scruffy. What happens when Mr. Big walks into your company... UNITED WE STAND!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
This is the third part in the series about the original Barefoot culture. Culture really sets the tone, boundaries, and expectations the team has toward your company, your mission and your product. We’ve saved the best for last because having a common cause and... CUSTOMER SERVICE AND STAFF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ARE ESSENTIAL
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
A company survives and grows due to sales and the loyalty of customers and staff. Sales are based on price, value, dependability, integrity, availability and perception. The basis of perception is image, networking, and more recently, the transparency of the producer.... GENEROSITY AND PERMISSION ARE A GOOD START
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Company culture has a direct bearing on sales, and the survival and growth of a company. We have mentioned it before but think it is such an important factor in company success that we want to expand upon it here in a three part series on the original Barefoot company...