Strategic Alliances | The Barefoot Spirit

The 7 Tenets of The Barefoot Startup

HOW DO YOU SPELL SUCCESS?

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

According to Forbes, 90% of all new businesses fail. Why is the rate so high with so many great ideas? Is something missing? Something basic? According to the Small Business Administration, businesses that survive over 5 years tend to survive over 10 years. Do they...

The Countdown to Success

THE LAUNCH IS SUCCESSFUL!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Every year we are delighted to be part of the Nanyang University in Singapore’s U.S. Immersion Program. The students visit businesses in Silicon Valley and the East Coast with a trip to the Sonoma County wine country. This year we hosted 120 international graduate...

Don’t Throw the Baby (Boomers) Out with the Bath!

LEARN TIMELESS LESSONS WHILE THERE’S STILL TIME

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Aging Baby Boomers with a lot to offer Millennials often lament, “We’re just too old to be taken seriously” by the Millennials. Sure, Boomers had to adopt technology as a second language and sure Millennials were born with an extra brain, the smartphone, in their...

Entrepreneur – 10 Business Lessons Learned From the Founders of America’s Biggest Wine Brand

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Interview

DANIEL DIPIAZZA, CONTRIBUTOR, Founder of Rich20Something Last month I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, the founders of Barefoot Wine. What’s most humbling is that they had absolutely no idea what they were doing at first. From...