GET SMART ABOUT STUPID
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Whenever you are depending on contractors, government organizations, or outside services, things can go wrong. When they do there is a great tendency to point a finger and find fault with the other guy. Here are some tips that will help your company improve and be... PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
With all the challenges your small start-up faces, you still hold some impressive cards. If you play them right, you can have the winning hand! You face all the challenges of cash flow management, distribution management and personnel management, not to mention the... YOUR BRAND HAS MORE THAN ONE PURPOSE
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
By focusing on your customer, and not your big time competitors, your small start-up has the opportunity to address the market with creative and relevant products. In this series we have examined some of the powerful advantages of being small, undercapitalized and... MAKE YOUR SIZE WORK FOR YOU
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
This is the second installment in a four-part series designed to encourage small start-ups by recognizing some of their inherent advantages. Small start-ups face a myriad of challenges. They are undercapitalized, unproven and have no market traction. They are up... WHY LIGHT-ON-YOUR-FEET TRUMPS BIG-AND-POWERFUL
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Today we need new products, new services, and new ideas to invent our way back to prosperity. Small start-up producers have always been the backbone of the economy, not just because they provide the most new jobs, but because they improve the very quality of our lives...