entrepreneurs | The Barefoot Spirit

How to Keep The Entrepreneurial Spirit as Your Business Grows

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

The entrepreneurial spirit is the spirit of the entire team, and is represented by their commitment to customer service, resourcefulness, and going the extra mile to make sales happen. There is no question in the minds of start-up entrepreneurs, in a garage,...

Give Your Problems the Deep Six!

BELIEVING IS SEEING!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

These days we’re not supposed to call them “problems.” Now they’re “challenges.” But no matter what you call them, every day we entrepreneurs seem to face a new one, from putting out small fires to tackling ongoing threats to our business. All problems have this in...

Forbes- Secrets Of Success From 6 Visionary Entrepreneurs

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Contributed Blog, Interview

Secrets Of Success From 6 Visionary Entrepreneurs by Robert Reiss Successful entrepreneurship is at the core of the American Dream. This article is intended to let you “sit down” with six visionary entrepreneurs who have cracked the code on success. They share their...

Training Magazine – Teach Employees to think like Owners by Scaling Down to Two Divisions

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Article, Business Blog

As a leader, you’re hyper-focused on your company’s productivity, profits, and growth. Wouldn’t it be nice if your employees were as focused on those factors as you and the company’s other executives? Sure, they do what you tell them. They come in every day and...

3 Types of Hype to Fight

“I WILL GLADLY PAY YOU TUESDAY FOR A HAMBURGER TODAY” -WIMPY

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

When you start a business, it seems like the hype-type descend on you like the plague. You file for a license, a domain, or even a DBA, and bam! They are at your door! We went to a conference recently and one speaker actually advised the audience, “Ya wanna get rich?...