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5 Business Courtesies to Increase Your Credit

Five Business Courtesies that Pay

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

The impression you and your company make on your buyers and business associates is what keeps them coming back – or not. Buyers don’t buy your product so much as they buy you! So, what do they think about you, your manners, and your values? How can you...

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by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey

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7 Tips to Maximize Your Human Resources

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Does your company regard its staff as a commodity, information as a currency, and operate on a need-to know basis? If so, you may be missing one of the primary advantages of Human Resources – good ideas. Some of the best ideas can come from your own people....

Hire the Old Guy

The Inexperienced Often Agree on the Wrong Path

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Does your company suffer from the “not invented here” syndrome? Many companies believe all the answers must originate from within. In fact, most good business principles have been in existence for a long time. Don’t waste valuable time and money expecting your people...

Is Your Company Doing these Things?

The 10 Big “No-No’s”

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Recently, while attending a Wine Industry Symposium, I had the good fortune to sit next to a fellow consultant, James J. Downes of BBK, an international business advisory firm. Over lunch, the conversation quickly got down to what we each thought were the biggest...