“I HAVE ENOUGH TO KEEP ME BUSY”
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Are you paying people to stay busy or are you paying them to be productive? Having a great deal to do or keeping occupied is no measure of productivity. If you pay employees no matter whether the company succeeds or fails, folks will actually look for ways to appear... FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
For the past few years now we have been speaking at universities that teach entrepreneurship in one form or another. The reoccurring question regularly asked by millennials aspiring to become entrepreneurs is: How do you prepare for the unknown? This is a great... THAR’S GOLD IN THEM THAR BILLS!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Nobody likes to get bills. They seem unending and chew up your monthly income as fast as it comes in. It’s probably the scariest part of starting a new business. You begin to realize that the bills are due no matter whether you have the funds to pay them or not. Many... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Interview
I’m not a connoisseur of wine. I’m still confused about which type of grape corresponds to which type of wine, and still have not perfected my pronunciation of “sauvignon.” Over the years, I haven’t improved much when it comes to wine selection, but I have spent a... IT'S ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
As you conduct your business, you will find a myriad of folks you will interact with, and their cooperation and support are crucial to your success. Simply having a killer product at an unbeatable price just isn’t good enough to guarantee success. You must gain the... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Contributed Blog
Most start-ups fail. Two recent articles, one by Forbes one by Fortune, cited a 90% failure rate of start-ups. And top Harvard Business School lecturer, Shikhar Ghosh, confirms that 75% of U.S. venture-backed firms don’t even return investors’ capital. In search of...