Michael Powell faced a fear many low budget inventors encounter, and he won. In this case, he tackled Home Depots theft of his invention, and he won a generous settlement. It’s been seven years since he showed Home Depot officials a saw guard he invented that allowed it to continue to cut lumber for its […]
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Inspired by his time at school, Ryan Stevens put his business degree to work. He set up a website that allows students to sell their notes and study materials, as well as communicate with classmates within the community reports the Los Angeles Times. The site, NoteUtopia.com, which was launched in August, is intended to function
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How familiar are you with the JOBS Act? LuxeLounge recently shared some information you need to know. 1. Under Regulation A, which exempts securities that qualify from registration, but they may still be sold publicly and traded, entrepreneurs will now be able raise $50 million every 12 months. 2. The “IPO Onramp†provisions of the
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The last thing you want to do when starting a business is make legal mistakes. Entrepreneur has highlighted a few of this mistakes you should avoid. Making handshake deals with clients and vendors. Always put your business dealings in writing. Don’t naively assume that everything will go according to plan. “This is often not the
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Some companies offer their employees paid sick leave as a part of their benefits. However, should small businesses be required to pay for sick leave when their employees need time off? That is a part of the debate happening in Seattle between the city and small biz owners. Under a Seattle City Council proposal, Proios
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The recession didn’t kill Nick Loper’s business. Jerry Brown did. Once the governor signed the new online sales tax law last month, a variety of businesses, including Amazon, cut loose the affiliates they had in California. After six years of growing what started as a $200-a-month business into a profitable full-time gig, Loper said he
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Anyone who has surfed the Internet at any given time has probably seen the various “free trial” ads that plague the web. Many of those people have also signed up for the free trial, and found themselves charged high rates for a product they do not have or want. According to PC World, the FTC
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For any inventor that has been keeping their eye on the progress of patent reform, it has passed another hurdle. The next step is to put it up for vote before the full House, reports Reuters. The committee voted 32-3 for the bill that allows more public feedback on applications to prevent bad patents from
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Suzy Salwa Phillips got her beginning in war-torn Lebanon. She spent a lot of time cooking in shelters and learning from her mom. When she moved to the United States in 1989, she used those skills to her advantage and began working in the restaurant industry. Already working two cooking jobs, Suzy has a dream.
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received over 3,500 complaints in regards to online ads. However, the watchdog could not do anything about most of them. That is about to change, though. The ASA rules have changed, and they can now police over all misleading marketing messages, including website and social networking promotions, reports The Telegraph.
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