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Six Criteria for Outsourcing the Right Processes

Startup Professionals Musings

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. Once product software is written, it doesn’t take much effort to deliver it to customers. Creative or operational. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property.

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Six Key Factors in the Right Outsourcing Decision

Startup Professionals Musings

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. Once product software is written, it doesn’t take much effort to deliver it to customers. Creative or operational. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property.

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To Outsource or Not to Outsource Software

Startup Professionals Musings

Near-shore and local outsourcing alternatives are manageable with contracts and non-disclosure agreements. Once product software is written, it doesn’t take much effort to deliver it to customers. Creative or operational. Some country cultures have little appreciation for software as intellectual property.

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Tips For Hiring An Independent Contractor

YoungUpstarts

Independent contractors can change the way your business operates. Many professionals have stepped out of the workforce to facilitate e-learning or hybrid school schedules until schools resume normal operations. This is especially important for creative services such as artwork or design.). by Lesley Pyle, MSc.,

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The Ultimate Inventor’s Guide to Inventing Things

Up and Running

If you want to explain your idea to someone in-depth and are worried potential theft, you can get them to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA)—a legal document that states both parties intent to keep information confidential. Your price may affect business operations. Your price positions you in the market.

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Startup IP tips before you launch

NZ Entrepreneur

Patents and designs – What should you consider? Public disclosure of an invention or use of an invention prior to properly setting up an intellectual property protection strategy can render any subsequent patent and design applications invalid. i) Disclosing your idea. ii) Using open source software.

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The Top 5 Intellectual Property Mistakes

Up and Running

Your name or product name, branding, and customer lists are all valuable IP assets and need protection. And, if you are working with anyone on your business or idea, having work-for-hire and employment agreements will ensure the work done for the company is owned by the company. IP is not just for tech businesses or inventors.