From one vantage point, a business is only a business when it has “agreements” in place that govern its relationships with other parties: agreements with clients to deliver goods or services in exchange for compensation agreements with vendors to pay for products and services agreements with employees, financiers, landlords, insurers, etc. You get the idea. […]
Succession Planning for Your California Family Business
First and second-generation family business owners spend an inordinate amount of time focused on building and preserving their family legacy. This is an enormous amount of work. For starters, it means not only growing the business and making it successful, but also positioning it for the unique and frequently delicate type of transition that takes […]
Why Protect Your Software With the Power of Copyright Law
An enormous amount of any software company’s value is tied up in its intellectual property. One way to protect your software – the key asset of your company – is to seek copyright protection through the U.S. Copyright Office in Washington, D.C. A copyright is automatically created upon the completion of an original work of authorship that […]
Protecting Your Trademark Rights – Recent U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Raises the Stakes
Every business wants to develop a positive image in the minds of customers. Many companies spend lavishly on marketing to establish reputations for quality, performance and value. A company’s reputation can be among its most valuable assets. If an unknown computer company could use the name “Apple” – or something confusingly similar like “Appel” – […]
Crowdfunding for Businesses and Impact of Government Regulations
Crowdfunding is a new and evolving fundraising tool social entrepreneurs use to raise money for their ideas and causes via the Internet. If regulated correctly, crowdfunding could become a powerful alternative method that for-profit entrepreneurs could use to raise capital to support a wide range of ventures and business models. To encourage the use of […]
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