Virtual Entrepreneur

Lawdit Commercial Solicitors: Before you apply for a patent application in the UK you should consider the following: 1. Is there another type of protection that is more appropriate to protect your invention? You may also wish to consider these alternatives in addition to patent protection. Confidential... More

Emediawire: An online programme leading to the award of a Master of Laws in Chinese Business Law by the Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK) is available for global enrollment. Holders of a Master’s degree recognized by the University may complete the programme within 12 months. Commencing in... More

WIBW: If tax forms make your blood pressure spike – and your income is under $90,000 – then you’re in luck. Together, the VITA program and AARP’s Tax-Aide program make the largest free tax assistance center in the Midwest. People of all ages can receive help with their income... More

Newsday: Small-business owners can easily get so buried in the daily minutiae of running a business and trying to survive that they often don’t give much thought to retirement planning for themselves or their employees. In fact, many entrepreneurs may even think they’re just too small to... More

Ottawa Business Journal: The trade-mark Coca-Cola is among the most coveted and famous names in the world. The product, the company’s reputation, and area of trade all come to mind. In fact, the Coca-Cola trade-mark is estimated to be worth a billion dollars! Reputation associated with a name... More

BusinessBurrito: Office Supplies First up on this list of tax write offs is office supplies. From copy paper to paper clips, office supplies are considered the cost of doing business, and are tax deductible. Automobile Expenses If you own a company vehicle that’s used primarily for business, you can... More

GetEntrepreneurial: Tax accounting software has its basics in each of the three elements of the title. Accounting being the production of the financial accounts in a template format suitable for the tax system. Tax and tax software denotes the inclusion of the tax rules with software being a description... More

Newsday: Looking to get your product to market but don’t have the funds or capabilities to do it all yourself? Well, then you may want to consider licensing your invention, say experts. Licensing enables you to tap into the resources of a larger company by allowing them to produce, market and... More

Forbes.com: Legal fees are a cost of doing business. While the Web has made it easy to do some of the very mundane work on your own (say, filing for incorporation or ginning up a bare-bones operating contract), do-it-yourself lawyering has huge limitations. The trick is finding and hiring the best,... More

Wall Street Journal: Thomas Edison once said, “To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” He might have added a third ingredient: a patent. Without one, inventors can’t sell, license or protect their creations. Edison understood that very well: He held 1,093 patents,... More