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Should Some Clients Be Fired?

Should Some Clients Be Fired?

TIME TO PRUNE

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, C-Suite, Clients, Company Culture, Entrepreneurship, New Category

With the New Year upon us, we are all reflecting on our past and how we can improve our future. In the early days of our business, we took any client or customer we could get. We had to stay in business. It’s humbling and sometimes we had to put up with a fair measure...
Chambers of Commerce Provide the Building Blocks for a Healthy Economy

Chambers of Commerce Provide the Building Blocks for a Healthy Economy

LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE HOME TEAM!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Company Culture, Entrepreneurship, Event

Throughout the country, local businesses continue to provide the majority of employment and economic opportunity. Organized into local chambers of commerce, they seek to work together to maximize relationships between their members, provide environments conducive to...
Spark Entrepreneurial Culture in Your Business with The Barefoot Spirit

Spark Entrepreneurial Culture in Your Business with The Barefoot Spirit

ENGAGEMENT, EMPOWERMENT, AND ENJOYMENT

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, C-Suite, Company Culture, Entrepreneurship

After we sold our business, our acquirer asked us to come to work for them as brand consultants to, as they put it, “keep the Barefoot spirit alive.” We liked the term “the Barefoot spirit” so much we named our first book, The Barefoot Spirit, How Hardship, Hustle,...
Communication World Interview

Communication World Interview

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Company Culture, Interview

We were recently interviewed by Natasha Nicholson of Communication World Magazine on how to create  an entrepreneurial culture. To read the article, please visit Communication World Magazine. To listen to the audio interview, please click the play button below....
Norway’s University of Science and Technology at Trondheim Sparks the Entrepreneurial Spirit

Norway’s University of Science and Technology at Trondheim Sparks the Entrepreneurial Spirit

MIXING IT UP!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Company Culture, Education, Entrepreneurship, Event

Every year the students at Norwegian University of Science and Technology mix it up to encourage entrepreneurship. NTNU is Norway’s largest technical institute with over 29,000 students engaged in the sciences and technology; along with a thriving...
What it Takes to be a “Good” Boss

What it Takes to be a “Good” Boss

SHAKING THE TREE FROM THE TOP

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, C-Suite, Company Culture, Entrepreneurship

October 16th was Boss’s Day. Traditionally it was established to show appreciation to your boss for being kind and fair throughout the year. Of course there are differing opinions about the appropriateness of the celebration based on people’s experiences with their...
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