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Location, Location, Location…

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

When starting a new entity, entrepreneurs often worry about if their business can take off in their home state. Can a new business be successful where they are located? The answer is YES. A niche in the marketplace can be found almost anywhere. It’s up to the entrepreneur to create a business that serves the marketplace effectively. No matter where you are, making the business tailored to the niche will create value for the customers and success for your business.

If you are targeting your business to serve a specific industry, there may be certain locations which are hubs for that industry. For example, Silicon Valley is the home of many ground breaking technology companies. Detroit has long been a hub for the automotive industry in the U.S. and New York City and San Francisco remain the financial capitals. That being said, many newly energized cities are up and coming homes for a variety of industries. Potential clients and customers are within reach and finding a new city to do business may make you a leader in an up and coming marketplace.

Start your business with MyCorporation, figure out how your company can add value, and then get out there and find clients who can use your services (they’re everywhere)!

Here is an article that breaks down some these energized locations: http://www.entrepreneur.com/magazine/entrepreneur/2010/august/207496.html#

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What is a trademark? What is a copyright?

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Many people often confused copyrights and trademarks or use them interchangeably when they actually protect different things. Copyrights typically protect original works of authorship such as novels, movies, songs, computer software and poetry. Copyright does not protect facts, ideas, systems, domain names, names, titles or slogan. Trademarks on the other hand protect a word, phrase, symbol or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of goods of one party from those of others.

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What’s in a brand?

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Forming a corporation or LLC is one step in the development and protection of a brand. Protecting your company name with the Secretary of State in which your corporation or LLC is formed does not necessarily mean that your trademark or brand name is avaiable on a nation-wide basis.

If you’re building a brand, which may go beyond the formation of a corporation or LLC, then considering a trademark search is a good way to go. A good example is our own company. Our corproate name is “My Corporation Business Services, Inc.”, but our brand name is “MyCorporation.com.” We do business under our brand name, it’s simpler, it’s more catchy, and it’s more well known. For that reason, we made sure the name was available on a nationwide level – that it can be used without conflicting with another company.

To evaluate whether there are other companies using your brand, a trademark search is the way to go. It’s a great first step in the process because it’s better to make sure the brand name is available before you invest in the brand only to discover it’s already in use.

A brand can be a company’s biggest asset – look at Amazon, Nike, McDonands. It’s often not the products, but the brand names with which we are familiar. Familiarity often results in customer loyalty, and it all starts with the brand.

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Is my Corporate/LLC Name Protected?

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Customers often inquire whether the reservation and filing of a corporation protects the name of the business. While it may protect the business name with the Secretary of State in the state where the corporation or LLC is filed, it does not necessarily protect the name as a trademark.

Trademarks can include any words, phrases, symbols or designs that identify and distinguish the source of the goods. There are numerous advantages to securing federal registration of a trademark. Perhaps the most important advantage is that federally registered trademarks are national in scope, regardless of the actual geographic use of the mark. Hence, trademark protection will protect your business name, which is distinct from filing for a corporation or LLC with the Secretary of State.

To find out more about trademark registration and the advantages of trademark protection, click here.

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Monday, April 12th, 2010

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