Welcome to our new business section, which was launched in June 2007. Our goal for this page is to try and shed some light on basic business concepts in an effort to try and help all individuals, but particularly inventors, authors and other “creative individuals” who have dreams of being or becoming a successful entrepreneur.

Basic Business

• Funding for Start-up Businesses
• The  Importance of Having a Website
• Making  Your Website Better
• Creating a Small Business Plan
• Making  Small Business Look Bigger
• Successful  Business Networking
• Available  Resources for Small Businesses
• Choosing the Right Corporate Structure for Your Business

Advanced Business

• Pricing: Don’t Send the Wrong Message
• Comparative Advertising: BK vs. McDonalds and Wendy’s
• Comparative Advertising: Mac vs. PC
  
• Why All Small Businesses Need Software Patents
• Domino’s Video Offers Food for Thought for Businesses
• What Should a CEO Know About Business?
• Sample DMCA Takedown Letter
  

Intellectual Property Basics

• Understanding Intellectual Property Basics
• Understanding  Basic US Trademark Law
• How to Select the Right Trademark for Your Business
  
• Understanding Basic Copyright Law
• Understanding Basic Patent Law
• What is a Confidentiality Agreement
• All  About Confidentiality Agreements (includes free sample  agreements)
• Protecting Trade Secret Assets

Basic Business For Inventors

• Invention Prototypes, Prototyping & Prototype Basics
• What Inventors Can Learn from Skateboard Icon Tony Hawk
  
• Keeping  A Good Invention Notebook
• Beware  Invention Promotion Companies
• Can Ideas Be Protected?
• Invention Marketing
• Drafting Licensing Agreements
• Top 5 Things Inventors Do Wrong
• Getting Started for New Inventors
• What to Expect When Calling a Patent Attorney
• Should Inventors Draft Patent Applications?
• Trade Secrets & Patents Perfect Together
• The Wizard of Menlo Park
• Improvement Patents & Inventions
• Inventing to Solve Problems
• Confidentiality After Filing a Patent Application