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Sales, the Job That Resists Automation

Sales, the Job That Resists Automation

WOULD YOU BUY FROM A ROBOT?

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Education, Sales

Once again we have a flood of new grads hitting the job market. But now the concern is, “Will my job become computerized? Will I be out of a job?” Undergrads are asking the question a different way, “What job should I prepare for that won’t be replaced by a robot?”...
5 Entrepreneurial Competencies Community Colleges Should be Teaching

5 Entrepreneurial Competencies Community Colleges Should be Teaching

SELF EMPLOYMENT IS EMPLOYMENT

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

As President Obama points out, community colleges are the backbone of the American educational system. He wants to make this 2-year college education financially attainable for all Americans since for most, it is all the formal education they are ever going to get....
University of Lethbridge Teaches Marketing and Management with Real World Experience

University of Lethbridge Teaches Marketing and Management with Real World Experience

LESSONS FROM THE TRENCHES

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

  This week we were the Executives in Residence at one of Canada’s premier universities, the University of Lethbridge, with campuses in Calgary, Edmonton, and Lethbridge.  In addition to delivering keynotes to several hundred students, faculty, and business...
Worthy Cause Marketing Makes Dollars and Sense

Worthy Cause Marketing Makes Dollars and Sense

DOING GOOD IS JUST GOOD BUSINESS

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Worthy Cause Marketing

What we dubbed Worthy Cause Marketing back in 1990 was really an outcome from a serious business problem: How could we get the word out about our products when we had no money for commercial advertising? We discovered something very important when we got a call one...
Teaching Entrepreneurship is as Challenging as Being an Entrepreneur

Teaching Entrepreneurship is as Challenging as Being an Entrepreneur

IT’S STILL THE WILD WEST OUT THERE

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Education, Entrepreneurship, Political, Technology

Ten years ago there were very few schools of entrepreneurship. Many asked, and some still do, “Can you really teach entrepreneurship?” They felt you just had to do it, take your lumps and learn from them. Many heroes of entrepreneurship actually dropped out of school...
Thanksgiving – A Time to be Thankful for a Culture that Supports Entrepreneurship

Thanksgiving – A Time to be Thankful for a Culture that Supports Entrepreneurship

YOU CAN DO IT!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Education, Lifestyle Blog, Political

We have so much to be thankful for in the United States, and Thanksgiving Day is the perfect time to express our gratitude. The economy appears to be improving, employment seems to be on the upsurge and home values have been on the rise. But there is something else,...
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