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Think You Need a VC to Start Your Business? Try the Barefoot Spirit Instead!

Think You Need a VC to Start Your Business? Try the Barefoot Spirit Instead!

PROTECT YOUR EQUITY!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

These days it seems like most people believe that you can’t start a business without some sort of venture capital financing. Shark Tank, Silicon Valley, and most of the business publications underscore this popular premise. In fact, the business plan is now viewed as...
The 3 Core Competencies Entrepreneurs Must Master to Succeed

The 3 Core Competencies Entrepreneurs Must Master to Succeed

“MY IDEA IS SO GREAT, I’M GUARANTEED SUCCESS!”

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We see too many entrepreneurs falling in love with their products and kidding themselves into believing that their idea itself is all they need to make them a screaming success. Warehouses are filled with great commercial products that never got to store shelves....
The 4 Stages of Business Growth Face Their Own Challenges

The 4 Stages of Business Growth Face Their Own Challenges

ARE WE THERE YET?

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We like the way Jim Canfield of Renaissance Executive Forums defines the various stages of business growth. They provide a convenient classification that helps us recognize and appreciate the goals and challenges of each level of progression. Here we apply his staging...
Inventors Must Demonstrate a Market Before They Get Paid for Their Idea

Inventors Must Demonstrate a Market Before They Get Paid for Their Idea

I GOT A GREAT IDEA – PAY ME …NOT!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We have met many inventors with great ideas who think they should get paid just for coming up with the idea. There’s a ton of patent attorneys out there who gladly take money to file a patent, ostensibly to license it to the big guy who can’t live without it. They’ll...
Don’t Throw the Baby (Boomers) Out with the Bath!

Don’t Throw the Baby (Boomers) Out with the Bath!

LEARN TIMELESS LESSONS WHILE THERE’S STILL TIME

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Aging Baby Boomers with a lot to offer Millennials often lament, “We’re just too old to be taken seriously” by the Millennials. Sure, Boomers had to adopt technology as a second language and sure Millennials were born with an extra brain, the smartphone, in their...
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