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How to Overcome the Challenge of Perceived Value

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

It’s really hard to give folks a good deal. This is especially true when your price matches a point that is not known for high quality. We ran into this perceived value challenge when we started Barefoot Wine. Our concept was to produce a product that delivered the...

Taking the Inc. 500 Survey is an Eye Opener

WHAT MAKES SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURS TICK?

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Is there a set of characteristics all entrepreneurs share? What differentiates them from other folks? Below are the questions asked in the September issue of Inc. Magazine. In this issue, they list their annual Inc. 500 greatest and most inspiring entrepreneurs of the...

3 Big Throw Downs Challenge Today’s Grads

WE NEED HELP!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We are excited to go to a friend’s graduation who just completed his Masters in Engineering from Stanford. When we asked him what he was going to do with it, his response came lightning fast, “I’m going to extend the range of electric vehicles another 200 miles!” Now...

Ask the Right Questions to Get the Right Answers

FROM SINGAPORE TO SILICON VALLEY BY WAY OF THE WINE COUNTRY

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Education

Last week we had the honor of hosting 21 undergraduate students from the Minor in Entrepreneurship (MiE) program at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. For most of them, this was their first time in the US. They went on to visit the great entrepreneurships...

7 Ways to Reduce Your Need for Capital

GET MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Happy Veterans Day, everybody! Today, November 11, 2015, it is our honor and our pleasure to speak at the first annual Vets Rock event at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. What would we share at this keynote event with more than 100 veteran-owned businesses that would be...