When you’re just starting to build your business, your intellectual property is often one of your most valuable assets. That’s why protecting that intellectual property from would-be infringers is one of your top priorities. The problem, though, is that people don’t...
For many emerging companies, the most valuable assets are ones that aren’t tangible. It’s easy to think of property as only the physical things you use to build your business. In reality, though, the most important building blocks for your company are usually the...
So you quit the day job, took out loans, corralled investors, worked day and night to create a vision and bring it to life, and now you have achieved the dream: you’ve built a growing business on your own terms. But have you taken the steps to trademark your business...
It’s 2016, your business is booming, and you want to expand. Maybe you own a restaurant, a fitness studio, a coffee house, or perhaps a retail store. Go-big-or-go-home is your motto. And now you’re ready to franchise your existing business or purchase a...
Meet This Month’s Hot Entrepreneur! Meet Ira Machowsky, founder of Aceum Partners, a staffing, HR and operations consulting firm that aims to help advance the social good. Aceum’s vision is to partner with nonprofit and social sector...