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Who Owns your Domain Name?
A domain name can be critical to branding your business. But do you know who owns your businesses domain name?

Small Business Copyright
Protecting Your Copyright Per Copyright.gov, a copyright is “A form of protection provided by the laws of the United States for “original works of authorship”, including literary, dramatic, musical, architectural,...

The Best Way to Deal With Bad Reviews
Dealing with Online Reviews Let’s face it, the reality is that an ever-increasing number of customers are finding businesses online. If you aren’t online (with a good site), you are...

Standard Character Marks vs Stylized Logos
Registering your Trademark: Standard Character Mark or Stylized Logo? Whether you are just starting your business or getting ready to expand, one of the most important assets you have is...

Getting Sued? Lawsuit Survival
You Got Sued…now what? Getting sued is like a punch to the gut. You are going about your normal day and then WHAM! you “get served” or receive some sort...

Judge, Jury, Executioner? Small Business Burnout
Is Your Small Business Driving You Insane? Everyone’s heard about Small Business Burnout. We all know someone who started their own business to follow their passion but wound up hating...

The Gloves are Off – When Business Partners Declare War
Business Partners Love them or hate them, Business Partners can be a huge asset to your business. The best kind of Business Partners are the ones with similar goals, trust...

Legal Structure and Your Business
Legal Structure and Your Business Oh great. Another thing to think about. In this blog entry for our “So You Want to Start a Business” series, we tackle the different...

Maximizing Profit
At the end of the day, most businesses exist to turn a profit no matter what their core concept is. To that extent, it makes great sense to focus on Maximizing Profit. However, many small business owners confuse profit and revenue. Let's clarify that right away. Revenue is ALL the income a business generates from its sales, services, etc. Profit is revenue LESS expenses, taxes, operating costs, unit costs and so on.

The Social Media Divorce
Updated 1/6/23 Small Business and Big Social Media The simple reality is, there simply are not enough hours in a day to manage your business AND be your own online...

Location, Location, Location: Small Business Real Estate
Small Business Real Estate It pays to be pretty picky when it comes to Small Business Real Estate. Take it from someone who knows. I’ve built websites for property management,...

Alternative Lending and Your Business
The Main Street Credit Gap and You Are you familiar with the “Main Street Credit Gap”? Chances are that you, as a small business owner, are familiar with the concept...