Entrepreneur.com: In the inventing world, a lot of attention is paid to patenting. Often overlooked is the power of a trademark–a wonderful tool that can provide an incredible value when it comes to protecting your product or brand name. But what’s the difference between a patent and a trademark? While a patent protects utilitarian inventions–the […]
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Rhonda Abrams At USA TODAY: Here’s a trivia question: Who’s the only U.S. president to receive a patent? Here’s a hint: He was also a small business owner and one-time retailer. The answer: Abraham Lincoln. This year we observe the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth. We remember Lincoln as a great president, who helped save
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BBC: A nine-year-old Malaysian boy in Singapore has written a painting application for the Apple iPhone. Lim Ding Wen created the finger painting program, known as Doodle Kids, for his two younger sisters aged three and five. The program allows iPhone owners to draw images on the handset’s touch screen using just their fingers. The
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Bizjournals.com: As a result of Sylvan Learning Systems Inc.’s franchise sales growing more than 150 percent last year, the company is franchising off its Washington-area centers to local entrepreneurs and business operators. The Baltimore-based company, which private tutors pre-K through 12th graders, sold 94 domestic franchise territories last year, compared to 37 in 2007. “Individual
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Small Business Computing: The Federal bailout trough seems reserved for corporate giants, and it makes you wonder, where can a small business go to catch a break? Intuit has stepped up to the plate with an initiative called, Small Businesses United, which the company calls a small business stimulus package. The campaign is designed to
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MSNBC: Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Inc., a commercial cleaning http://www.vanguardcleaning.com/cleaning-services franchisor leader, continues to expand its growth in the United States by awarding the rights of the Greensboro, North Carolina Master Franchise to Charles Lockee. Charles Lockee comes to Vanguard after having a 16 year career at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals where he was the District Manager for
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MSNBC: As a franchise consultant, I’m often surprised by the decisions made by demonstrably intelligent businesspeople. These are often businesspeople who’ve successfully grown businesses based on nothing more than their own ingenuity, talent and sweat–and yet some of their decisions almost defy explanation when it comes to franchising. In analyzing some of those poor decisions
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Franchising.com: Franchising is a business model that combines the best aspects of sole proprietorship and Corporate America. It can be described as a “hybrid†model that fills the gap between working for somebody else (whether a large corporation or a small business) and working for yourself. Franchising is not an industry in itself. Rather, it’s
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PowerHomeBiz.com: Is potentially owning a franchise in your future? Do you have long-term projects with short-term expectations? If you do, that is a sure path to frustration and failure. Owning and operating your own franchise is a decision you are making now along with how you envision your future to be, both in the short
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Philippine Franchise: POPOY’S GRILL, INC. is a stand-alone outlet that exclusively sells a wide range of dirt free and mouth-watering All Original Filipino Grilled Street Foods with reasonable cost to the consumers. Intending for market leadership in the grilled industry, POPOY’S GRILL gears up for further growth via ambitious expansion program through POPOY’S GRILL Franchise
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