Trademarks

01st July 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Michael Cohen Have you ever had a third party register a domain name that is either exactly the same or very similar to your trademark? If so, it may be a Cybersquatting issue. Cybersquatting is registering, trafficking in, or using ...

15th June 2007
We have all had them, those great inspirational ideas that wake us up in the middle of the night wanting to come alive and make us money. Many of these ideas even look good later in the light of day. Unfortunately, all too often as the days and weeks move...

26th June 2007
4 tips for increasing your customer retention rate By COLLEEN FRANCIS It's much easier - and more profitable - to keep an existing customer than it is to land a new one. Don't believe me? Just look at the numbers. Research tells us that ...

26th June 2007
4 tips for increasing your customer retention rate By COLLEEN FRANCIS It's much easier - and more profitable - to keep an existing customer than it is to land a new one. Don't believe me? Just look at the numbers. Research tells us that ...

10th March 2008
Knowledge of accounts can make life much easy. If you are to invest in a new business or joining your forefather's business, planning to take some loan, looking for job in any marketing company, desire to be the manager of a multinational company or hav...

08th June 2007
How to accept - and benefit from - criticism By COLLEEN FRANCIS Nobody likes to be criticized. When the complaint is coming from a client or customer, however, criticisms can actually be your best friend. Whether they're about you, your co...

08th June 2007
How to accept - and benefit from - criticism By COLLEEN FRANCIS Nobody likes to be criticized. When the complaint is coming from a client or customer, however, criticisms can actually be your best friend. Whether they're about you, your co...

25th September 2007
How to handle the "you're too expensive" objection before your clients ask it! "Your prices are too high.""Why are you so expensive?""I have another offer, so you're going to have to do better than that!"The dreaded pricing objection. ...

25th September 2007
How to handle the "you're too expensive" objection before your clients ask it! "Your prices are too high.""Why are you so expensive?""I have another offer, so you're going to have to do better than that!"The dreaded pricing objection. ...

03rd September 2007
4 tips for improving your sales team's success The year 2007 is now officially almost half over. Is your sales team performing at their maximum potential? In recent articles, we've covered a range of tips and techniques to help professional sale...

12th September 2007
4 tips for improving your sales team's successThe year 2007 is now officially almost half over. Is your sales team performing at their maximum potential?In recent articles, we've covered a range of tips and techniques to help professional sales people...

30th March 2007
I've been thinking a lot lately about the importance of having a clear, compelling vision to get you past all of life's challenges and obstacles. In fact, it prompted me to do a little research about some of our society's most successful people. ...

12th March 2007
Affiliate marketing is a very competitive field. Savvy affiliate marketers use every tactic they know to get the upper hand over their competition. It can mean the difference of whether or not they get that all important sale. One of the best...

02nd April 2006
How do you establish an effective brand? Branding--creating a distinctive corporate identity for your business--is critical to your success as an entrepreneur. You can, and must, use the process of setting up and managing your business entities to establi...

01st July 2007
Copyright lawyers deal with many different subjects such as Internet law, intellectual property, patents and trademarks, and of course, your copyright laws. Each lawyer has attended school for some time to get a degree to help you, which means they know m...

27th December 2004
Did you forget your own name? Now before you go reaching for your identification to check who you are, let me reassure you. I'm talking about your domain name. Forgetting to renew a domain name can result in HUGE headaches, including paying additi...

06th January 2005
No, I'm not talking about the warm and fuzzy movie that was on cable the other night with Nicholas Cage and Brigitte Fonda. I'm talking about another type of experience altogether - one of the decidedly cold and nasty variety. You know what cybersqu...

17th October 2006
ANY new business involves risk. The proportion of new businesses that fail within their first two years of operation is much higher than those that succeed. Whether you can afford the risk of your business failing depends on your own individual circumstan...

13th September 2005
You may publish this article in your ezine, newsletter on your web site as long as the byline is included and the article is included in it's entirety. I also ask that you activate any html links found in the article and in the byline. Please send...

13th September 2005
Q: A key investor in my business has suggested that I hire a consultant to do a SWOT Analysis to help plan for the future. I try not to argue with my investors, but I'm not so sure I need to have this done. What do you think? -- Laurie B. A: Laur...

10th April 2007
In my line of work, I tend to hear a lot of opening statements. Some I listen to during training or coaching sessions with clients. Others come from unsuspecting sales people who call me at work or at home to sell me something. Sadly, the vast major...

15th May 2008
It's a common aim for entrepreneurs when they start their business. Building it up and selling it for at least a million, or maybe even multiple millions. It's certainly possible and many people have achieved the magic number but for every one that do...

09th February 2006
Being a 23 year old entrepreneur, I am slightly biased when I make the statement that the best time in life to start a business is before your 25th birthday. That said, I still think I make a great case for starting a business sooner than later (please no...

17th August 2006
Many people cringe at the mere thought of being "forced" to hire an attorney. Hiring legal expertise is an expense that most people would live without and unfortunately there is the pervasive myth that all attorneys are out to gleefully take the shirt of...

11th February 2008
IPR - Briefing Note Intellectual property rights ("IPRs") are intangible rights granted by statute and serve a dual purpose. Firstly they reward investment of risk capital utilised for creating new materials that fall under their ambit. Secondl...

15th February 2007
Automotive Sales Training leader PAUL RICHARD HAUKE, BA, MBA, ICMP. ICCSP, ICCDP, ICCDMP, President of IFFPF Inc., the # 1 sales training company worldwide, announces the addition of new and improved sales training and recruiting programs for the Automoti...