by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Misstep #1: private label You need capital so you provide your product to a retailer as their house, control, or own brand. Now you are a commodity supplier. Now you are no longer building your brand. Now they have you over the barrel since you can (and will!) be... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
The pandemic has resulted in many businesses closing. Many are hanging on by a thread. Others have been turned upside down. And many more have lost customers and sales. What can you do about it? Some may advise you to advertise more. That can be effective. But there... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Just like everybody else these days, we are being thrust into virtual conferences. We had them before Covid-19, but now they are mandatory. Unfortunately, this situation was thrust upon us so fast that we didn’t have time to develop and agree upon a set of virtual... 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... by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
According to Thomas Heath writing for the Washington Post, an interesting anomaly is taking place in the brand world. Older big brands are taking off again. This is a trend we didn’t see coming, but we should have. When people are uncertain, they seem to gravitate...