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3 Reasons to Start a New Branded Product Now

3 Reasons to Start a New Branded Product Now

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Are new brands getting squeezed out of the packaged goods markets? It seems like every day there’s some new merger to further consolidate the production, distribution and retail channels. The markets are getting monopolized by a few big players with hundreds of...
I Followed the Process. Where’s My 6 Figures in 6 Months? – Entrepreneur

I Followed the Process. Where’s My 6 Figures in 6 Months? – Entrepreneur

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

First published on Entrepreneur.com on 12/16/2017 Just because you learn how the chess pieces move doesn’t mean you will win the game. In fact, you can’t lose the game until you learn the moves. But how the pieces move is just the beginning. To win, you need to know...
Now is the Time to Start a Climate Change Mitigation Business

Now is the Time to Start a Climate Change Mitigation Business

JUMP ON THE BAND WAGON OR GET RUN OVER BY IT!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Want to start a new business? Don’t know what it will be? Take a big hint from the 2nd Anniversary meeting of the signatories to the Paris Climate Accord. Just about any business that addresses, slows down or mitigates the effects of climate change is in demand. The...
Are We Ignoring the True Cost of Oil?

Are We Ignoring the True Cost of Oil?

DRILL MORE OF WHAT’S KILLING US – NOT!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

What does China, India and the rest of the world know that the US is trying to ignore? The true cost to us and to the atmosphere of burning petroleum, that’s what! Even now, as China and India suffocate on toxic exhaust, the US is doubling down on its commitment to a...
5 Ways to Love Complaining Customers

5 Ways to Love Complaining Customers

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Nobody likes complainers, right? They can’t be satisfied. They want something for nothing. They called just to annoy someone, and that was you. But many who call are sincere and should be treated like gold, because this is a golden opportunity. Most unhappy customers...
Is Tech Dumbing Us Down and Making Us Vulnerable to Mob Rule? 

Is Tech Dumbing Us Down and Making Us Vulnerable to Mob Rule? 

WHOSE NEWS?

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

As a result of ever-present information sharing technology, are we losing our freedom? According to Thomas Jefferson, we are moving in that direction! “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be,” he said. “If we are to...
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