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5 Ways to Tell if You’re Persistent or Stuck in a Rut

5 Ways to Tell if You’re Persistent or Stuck in a Rut

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Most successful startup founders will tell you that it’s going to take a lot of tenacity to succeed. They will all generally tell you that persistence is the better part of valor when it comes to winning. We agree. It takes a great degree of resolve and patience to...
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...
Make Fun out of Adversity by Playing the “No Game”

Make Fun out of Adversity by Playing the “No Game”

NOW OR LATER?

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

If you’re going to be an entrepreneur, you’d better get used to being told “No!” No is the last thing you will hear before you get a “yes!” But how many times do you have to hear “no” before you get discouraged? And what can you do about this fact of life that comes...
Can Legislative Indecision Hurt Small Business?

Can Legislative Indecision Hurt Small Business?

“LET’S POSTPONE THAT MAJOR PURCHASE!”

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

A small business owner recently asked us if we thought Washington’s indecision over the health care issue could affect her business. Our answer was not the one she wanted to hear. It has been the public’s willingness to commit to the purchases of new cars,...
The 4 Stages of Business Growth Each Present Their Own Challenges

The 4 Stages of Business Growth Each Present Their Own Challenges

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...
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