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How to Teach Entrepreneurship – It’s the Wild West!

How to Teach Entrepreneurship – It’s the Wild West!

SALES, SALES, SALES - THE MISSING LINK

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

Schools and courses in entrepreneurship are popping up all over the country. Each school has a slightly different approach to teaching this relatively new class study. Some schools have a few specific courses, while others have full curriculums devoted to...
Article/Interview at Cornell University

Article/Interview at Cornell University

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Interview

Get Barefoot and Have a Great Time! Uncorking the Success of Barefoot Wines by Trevor Burns  Hardship + Hustle + Heart = The Best Selling Wine Brand in America. That’s the magic recipe Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey discovered in 1986 in Sonoma County, California....
A Wish for the New Year: Let’s Have More “B” Corporations

A Wish for the New Year: Let’s Have More “B” Corporations

IT'S TIME FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

As we make our wishes, resolutions and plans, we would like to suggest that we see more “B” Corporations in the New Year ahead. “B” stands for “benefit,” and this new type of corporation distinguish itself from the traditional “S” and “C” Corps because B Corps are not...
The C-E-O is the Future of The American Economy

The C-E-O is the Future of The American Economy

GEN Z TO THE RESCUE

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

The C-E-O (Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization) had their Annual Conference this past October 31 – November 2 in Chicago, and we were thrilled to be a part of it. When we got up to the stage and even before we began our keynote address, we were taken back by the...
Doubt the Doubts Interview with Paul Blais

Doubt the Doubts Interview with Paul Blais

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

EPISODE 95 MICHAEL HOULIHAN Posted on October 26, 2013 by Paul Blais Podcast: Play in new window | Download Michael Houlihan, author of the New York Times bestseller The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand, started the...
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