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Trademark Registration Process — Do it Yourself or Hire an Attorney?

Up and Running

Most small businesses, growing startups , and individual entrepreneurs do not have ready access to legal counsel. Ideally, the trademark registration process should begin as soon as you’ve narrowed down a selection of possible marks, including business or product names, logos , and slogans. The do-it-yourself approach.

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20 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

I had three goals: match the name for the intended industry and make the name easy to remember. Most important, knowing this product was first of its kind in the industry, the goal was to make the products name as important as Klennex is to any tissue. Kimberly Urosek. Thanks to Kimberly Urosek, Kin-Soul ! #9-

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The Secret Sauce Of Start-Up Success

YoungUpstarts

Because of this, fellow entrepreneurs are always asking me the proverbial question that is woven into the media interview of every successful CEO, “So, what’s your secret?”. Can a competitor’s product name be easily substituted for my company’s brand? Don’t settle for the “good enough” employee. Sound harsh?

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The 3 Most Common Challenges Faced By New Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

Not only must an entrepreneur have insight, diligence and tenacity to initiate an enterprise, he or she must also consider the common challenges that occur in operating a company on a day-to-day basis. Many new entrepreneurs seek financing from private banks that often aggressively seek out new business in the local community.

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10 Avoidable Mistakes Cause Entrepreneurs Much Pain

Startup Professionals Musings

Some entrepreneurs can’t decide if they want to be a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) or a C-corporation, or they don’t have the money, so they put off doing anything until the first venture capital round, or until the first lawsuit occurs. Make it a rule to not fraternize with your employees, and choose your partners wisely.

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Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property for New Startups

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Most traditional, bricks-and-mortar businesses have substantial, often enormous hard assets, such as raw materials and supplies, work-in-process, inventory, manufacturing equipment, real estate and more, as well as armies of employees. Tech startups are at the other extreme. Instagram is a textbook example.)

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Many Startups Stumble on International Cultures

Startup Professionals Musings

Although most Latin American countries have significantly improved working environments for women, few companies would yet dare send a women employee to work in Saudi Arabia. Watch your product naming. Product naming is always a major effort and mistakes can result in costly failures. HR rules are local.