If you are opening a brand new business, or if your current signage is in desperate need of an updated look, you need to consider your choice of signs carefully. After all, the signs you use are your visual calling card to the world: and they are often the components of your building's exterior that will give your potential customers their all-important first impression. Here is a short overview of the many types of signs that are available...more
Identity theft often happens in the business world. It occurs when someone makes a shoddy knockoff of your product and tries to pass their goods off as if they were yours.Traditionally, one of the only ways to protect your company's name, slogan, or logo has been to get a trademark for each of them.In the old days consumers knew that they were getting the real product when they saw a trademark. However, technology has made it relatively...more
When most people think of business theft they think about robberies, shoplifting, or embezzlement. However there's a much more devious type of theft that can happen to business owners that most people don't think much about.It's called intellectual property theft and way too many companies do not do enough to prevent their intellectual property from being stolen. Then when it does happen they may not do anything about. That's because they may not realize the implications of the theft and how much it could end up costing them.Intellectual property theft is the misuse or theft of proprietary information.Some examples are:1. TrademarksTrademarks protect a company's name, logo, product names, package designs, and slogans.2. Trade secretsTrade secrets protect things like a restaurants signature recipes.3. CopyrightsCopyrights protect things like computer code, video and audio recordings, and written material.4. PatentsPatents protect discoveries and inventions.How Much Can Intellectual Property Theft Cost a Company?Even though trademark infringement, copyright violations, and other types of intellectual property theft might not cause any immediate financial...more
For many small businesses that are just starting out, every expense is a major one, and if you can find a way to get things done more cheaply, you would be more than happy to do it yourself. Having your own binding machine can help you brand yourself and create documents that are every bit as impressive as those of the big boys.1.Convenience. When...more
Having a wholesale dropship directory is a good addition when it comes to your work at home business. At first when starting a small business can be one of the more confusing aspects anyone could do. With all the places that are available that can cause you to lose your profit and it may hurt your small business before it ever even gets off the...more
Spiral binding is a great and simple way to create great looking business presentations. Here are a few tips to get you started.Creating the Presentation:There are a few different programs you can use to create your presentation, depending on what the purpose of your document is. In some cases, you can use MS Word to create your pages. If you are adept at any of the layout programs, however, such as Adobe InDesign or QuarkXPress, that may be a better way to go. These programs let you import photographs and other graphics with ease, and give you a lot more creative freedom to make your pages really look great. If you are comfortable designing the pages yourself, great, if not you can hire a pro or get someone in your graphics department to do it for you.Printing and Punching:Use the best printing capability that you have, or take your pages elsewhere to get them printed in very high quality. For the most part, with spiral coil binding, you will want to use standard 8.5 by 11 sheets. You can either find the pages pre-punched, or use your binding machine to do the punching yourself. If you are using pre-punched sheets and are doing the printing yourself, make sure that you place the...more
Avant is a new home based business concept created by Brent Payne, the co-founder of the former Liberty League International. Liberty League featured an "Australian 2 up compensation plan and was forced to shut down as the company was...more
Desktop publishing is a growing industry and a great area in which to start your own business. Here are some of the basics to help you get things started.Research and Preparation:All businesses, big small and in-between, need to have a solid business...more
Here are just a few simple tips to help you get started in owning and operating your own publishing company.Preparation:For the purposes of this article, we are going to assume that you have already written up a solid business plan. What? You...more
Article marketing is not only highly effective but it also has many benefits, a fact that has been shown by all the top internet marketers. This article will cover a few reasons why it article marketing is essential to the expansion of...more
When one ones to start a business, there are a lot of thing they will always consider. The biggest thing among all is the topic of having a capital. One usually exhausts their saving s just to put up a good restaurant or a salon then end up failing...more
One of the most common questions that a small business entrepreneur has is where to get a grant so as to finance their business. As with any other business, starting a small business requires not only a business model and a market for...more