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Startup Lessons: 4 Companies Facing Product Lawsuits

The Startup Magazine

Whether a startup or established company, these guidelines will establish your business as a reputable, ethical company and help you build and maintain customer relations. Blitz USA originally produced metal gas containers primarily for military use under the company name U.S. Blitz USA’s Gas Cans. Metal Container.

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Digital Transformation And The Evolution of Apps – What’s The Link?

YoungUpstarts

It was launched in 1994, and had over 10 inbuilt apps. The risk is — a cyberattack will cause more than loss revenue, but loss reputation as well, causing customers to jump to alternative services. Now that near-instant communication had been achieved, the next step in the evolution was in providing content. What’s next?

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The Reputational Damage of Non-Responsiveness

Feld Thoughts

But, as I’ve said in my post Your Words Should Match Your Actions , one can “ damage their reputations by having their words not match up with their actions.” But I’m amazed at how the reputational damage follows the person around. Venture Capital actions entrepreneur life reputation VC words'

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6 Tips for Coming Up With Your Million-Dollar Business Idea

Up and Running

With my third business, I didn’t even try to be original—I purchased a custom framing franchise and piggybacked to success on someone else’s name. Beth developed her own intensive curriculum and, with the help of seed money from a student, founded YogaFit® in 1994 to fill the niche. reviews, reputation, Yelp!, Adi’s advice.

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How To Start A Medical Tourism Business

YoungUpstarts

As the name suggests, the report will help to determine how practical it is for you to launch a startup company based on various factors. In 1994 it formed the Joint Commission International (JCI), which works with medical tourism businesses and healthcare organizations in over 100 countries today. Joint Commission International.

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How Does A Small Company Make A Big Company Successful?

Feld Thoughts

When I started investing in 1994, I was involved with a few large companies. That we’d do all kinds of vague and unspecified things together in the name of innovation. They hadn’t done anything illegal, but they had damaged their reputation with me and with many VCs and entrepreneurs I knew.

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Patent and Intellectual Property Protection for Startups

The Startup Magazine

An invention with great commercial potential; a catchy business name; artworks and innovative designs. Trademarks prevent other businesses “piggybacking” on your brand to poach customers or damage your reputation. Representations of a brand including the name, slogans, jingles and logos can be protected under the Trademarks Act 1994.