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7 Ways to Reduce Your Need for Capital

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...
Busy is Not Necessarily Productive

Busy is Not Necessarily Productive

“I HAVE ENOUGH TO KEEP ME BUSY”

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Are you paying people to stay busy or are you paying them to be productive? Having a great deal to do or keeping occupied is no measure of productivity. If you pay employees no matter whether the company succeeds or fails, folks will actually look for ways to appear...
Millennials Want a Positive Company Culture

Millennials Want a Positive Company Culture

FUN AT WORK?

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Seems like every week there’s a new report out on Millennials. The latest one from the management consulting firm Accenture is an eye opener. 60% of the 2015 grads in the survey said they would take a pay cut to work for a company that had a “positive social...
Send Your People a Valentine

Send Your People a Valentine

“YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO ME!”

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Company Culture

This is a great time of year to show your people how much you care. It’s still the beginning of a new year and what you do now will set the tone for many months to come. By now, last year’s reports are finally in. Find something positive in those reports that you can...
USASBE Is Dedicated to Excellence in the Education of Entrepreneurship

USASBE Is Dedicated to Excellence in the Education of Entrepreneurship

2014 - THE YEAR OF THE ENTREPRENEUR – Sir Richard Branson

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Event

USASBE, The United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, is a non-profit organization that provides support for the colleges and universities across the country that are teaching entrepreneurship. They serve as a forum to share best practices,...
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