by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Contributed Article
Today it seems like we are hearing about a new breakthrough every day. It’s easy to get the idea that these breakthroughs are instantaneous bolts of clarity from very gifted people. Once in a while there is a sudden stroke of genius that leaves us all in awe. But most... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Contributed Article
Want to sell more this year? Of course, you do! Without sales, you don’t need production or even marketing. In fact, your whole company is supported by sales. We like to say, “Regardless of what their organization chart says, all companies only have only two... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Contributed Article
Silicon Valley has become Main Street Disneyland for international technopreneurship worldwide. The top international universities that teach entrepreneurship in its various forms all pay homage to Silicon Valley. They want to immerse their students in this wondrous... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Contributed Article
Most companies, in their attempt to present the image of stability and security to their employees, will deliberately prevent them from knowing about the challenges the company faces. They fear their people will jump ship if they know that the company is facing... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Contributed Article
When we took on the building of the Barefoot Wine brand, we really didn’t understand the problems we would have to overcome to be successful. We had no idea how long it would take, the opposition we would face, or the enormous hurdles we had to clear in compliance,...