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Trade Secret Protection 101 For the Small Biz

Protecting your company’s intellectual property is critical for small business owners.  Now that we’ve talked about trademark and copyright protection, let’s discuss trade secrets. Trade secrets are often overlooked by small business owners when considering intellectual property assets.  Trade secrets consist of information that your company does not want divulged because of the competitive advantage [...]

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The ABCs of NDAs (Non-Disclosure Agreements)

Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) are very common in today’s business environment.  Depending on the type of business you own, you may be asked (or may be asking others) to sign an NDA numerous times.  But, while they are common, don’t take them lightly.  These agreements have important terms and conditions which you should understand clearly. NDAs [...]

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How to Start a Business: Part 6

Wow, we’re more than half-way through getting your business from a mere burning desire to up and running!  Now it’s time to prepare your operating documents.  These are the critical documents like independent consulting agreement, Master Services Agreement, Non-Disclosure Agreement (aka NDA or Confidentiality Agreement), Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreement, Service Level Agreement, Distribution Agreement, Vendor/Supplier [...]

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