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When The Hospitals Fill Up, The Economy Shuts Down

When The Hospitals Fill Up, The Economy Shuts Down

DON’T BE FOOLS IN A HOUSE ON FIRE

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

It doesn’t matter how you view the pandemic. It doesn’t matter if you believe in crowd immunity, if it’s political, or whose fault it is. It doesn’t matter if you think it’s an imposition on your freedom. What matters is whether or not you can get medical treatment...
7 Re-Branding Considerations for Covid-19

7 Re-Branding Considerations for Covid-19

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

The coronavirus and its consequences will be with us for a long time. What does this mean for business and more specifically, how your brand is perceived? Simply, is it viewed as a necessity or as just a non-essential option? The brands that can sell themselves as...
Holing Up at Home (Sheltering in Place)

Holing Up at Home (Sheltering in Place)

ALTERNATIVES TO GOING CRAZY WHILE SELF-ISOLATING

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

In the past year, we have been evacuated, repopulated, and now confined. In an attempt to blunt the spread of COVID19, health officials have ordered us (along with most everybody else) to shelter in place, which means to stay home. It’s enough to cause anyone anxiety...
3 Lessons to Vitalize Your Business!

3 Lessons to Vitalize Your Business!

NORTH TO ALASKA!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We recently had the honor of the opening keynote for the Alaska Small Business Development Center’s first annual Vitalize Alaska Conference. The conference was the brainchild of Jon Bittner their new Executive Director. He wanted to encourage and inspire innovation...
Now is the Time to Start a Climate Change Mitigation Business

Now is the Time to Start a Climate Change Mitigation Business

JUMP ON THE BAND WAGON OR GET RUN OVER BY IT!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Want to start a new business? Don’t know what it will be? Take a big hint from the 2nd Anniversary meeting of the signatories to the Paris Climate Accord. Just about any business that addresses, slows down or mitigates the effects of climate change is in demand. The...
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