San Francisco | The Barefoot Spirit

7 Ways The Gig Economy Affects Your Business

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Most startups fail because they have too much overhead and not enough sales — period. In fact, in our program, The Barefoot Startup, we advise our clients to outsource everything but sales, accounting and quality control. Overhead expenses are earned by sales, not the...

Independent Filmmakers Celebrated and Showcased at Cinequest

Encore! Encore!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Article, Business Blog

We recently enjoyed watching several movies at Cinequest, an annual film festival that took place over several days in downtown San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley. Cinequest was voted the “Best Film Festival” in the country by USA today, and after witnessing it...

Park Users Should Take Out What They Take In

IT’S TIME TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Environment

When Michael was a young boy, his grandfather, a former police officer in the Mission District of San Francisco, would take him to play in Dolores Park where he would summersault down its pristine green banks. Last year almost 15,000 cubic yards of garbage were...

How the Irish Got Barefoot

CORK, WINE, AND CONTAINER

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Over one hundred years ago Michael’s grandfather, John Francis Houlihan, left his hometown of Limerick, Ireland, heading for the port city of Cork where he boarded a cattle steamer bound for America. The only passage he could afford was above deck, so in order to...

SOCAP 40th Anniversary Celebration During America’s Cup

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We are honored to be speaking at SOCAP’s 40th Anniversary Celebration during the America’s Cup in San Francisco, CA. The event will take place on September 12 at 11:45 am to 4:00 pm. If you would like to attend the event, please visit the event details...