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How Resourcefulness Can Help Your Business Survive Major Disruptions

How Resourcefulness Can Help Your Business Survive Major Disruptions

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Since some of us are still locked down, we may as well have some fun perfecting one of the two most commonly heralded ingredients of entrepreneurial success, resourcefulness. The other one is tenacity, and together they make an unbeatable duo that most successful...
5 Ways to Make the New Year HAPPY !

5 Ways to Make the New Year HAPPY !

PRACTICE, SMILE, REPEAT

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

For the next few weeks, you’ll hear a lot of folks wishing you a Happy New Year! And you, like us, will no doubt wish them the same. Everyone wants something better for themselves and others, and hopes that a fresh start is possible in the coming year. So, this is the...
Problem Solving, Barefoot Style: 5 Steps to Approach Any Problem

Problem Solving, Barefoot Style: 5 Steps to Approach Any Problem

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

The success of the Barefoot Wine brand is living testimony to the problem-solving methods Bonnie Harvey and I employed in our early days. You can use these same methods to help overcome the problems your business faces on its journey from start-up to build-up and from...
3 Business Functions You Can’t Outsource

3 Business Functions You Can’t Outsource

BEYOND LEAN

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

The Burn Rate and Runway It’s always painful for us to hear a new wantrepreneur talking about the first steps they’re going to take when they go into business. They usually say something like, “Well, if I’m going to go into business, I’m going to need to get an...
3 Lessons to Vitalize Your Business!

3 Lessons to Vitalize Your Business!

NORTH TO ALASKA!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We recently had the honor of the opening keynote for the Alaska Small Business Development Center’s first annual Vitalize Alaska Conference. The conference was the brainchild of Jon Bittner their new Executive Director. He wanted to encourage and inspire innovation...
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