Business Blogs: Trends, tips, and real-life anecdotes from industry experts.

Similar to our efforts on Twitter to claim the www.twitter.com/startupnation account name, we have now achieved something similar for www.facebook.com/startupnation.
As I wrote a while ago here in my blog about the Twitter squatter who was trying to extort StartupNation, there are definitely systems in place at the social media companies that support ethical companies and [...]

Should you exhibit your product at the upcoming National Hardware Show (May 10-12th)?
If you want exposure to thousands of industry professional looking for new products and the opportunity to learn from industry experts, YES…you should consider exhibiting at this show.
The trend in National Tradeshows is to include a “micro tradeshow” for inventors within the overall [...]

As an inventor with a new product idea (or improvement to an existing product), it’s important to understand the various types of protection that are available to you.  Let’s assume that your idea provides benefit and usefulness (not just a visual design) ~ you might consider filing either a non-provisional patent (a “Utility Patent”) or [...]

My very dear friend and client Kathy Lancaster, is appearing on The Today Show tomorrow morning with Kathy Lee Gifford at 10 AM EST with her amazing fashion accessory Kapelli Ear Covers! How did she do it?
Kathy and I have been working on her manufacturing project for one year now, and her shipment of Kapelli [...]

INTRODUCING - MAGIC SPICER
As autumn approaches, so does the season for savory “comfort foods” and holiday baking.  As you begin to pull out those spices from the back of the cupboard, spices like chili powder, oregano, nutmeg and cinnamon, consider how great it would be to have a convenient spice rack to both simplify storage [...]

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No, the invention of the month is not the girl in the bikini; it is the clever floating bookstand she’s using to read in the hot tub!
Each month, I like to provide the StartUpNation inventor community with one invention that seems to catch people’s attention, whether it’s the creative nature and uniqueness of the invention [...]

This one is especially for the ladies, because I think this is an epidemic issue with us.  But men, you are warmly welcome here!  I hope everyone gets something from this post….read on!
There are so many programs out there that talk about marketing, sales, Social Media, finding your bliss, etc….  All of these things are [...]

Believe it or not, it’s not as hard as you may think to land a royalty deal on a product invention…provided you have a truly “good” idea to start with, and you have some important steps completed before approaching companies.
To begin, let me step back and explain what I mean by “royalty deal”, [...]

I just came across a great blog post by a fellow attorney, J. Michael Hurst at Keating Muething & Klekamp PLLC. Apparently, 19-year old Jimmy Winkelmann created a company called The South Butt LLC, which was meant as a parody of The North Face.
Here are the two logos at issue:
 

Apparently, Jimmy has a [...]

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 The fastest ways to bring your product to market is to get it on QVC!
 The best, and fastest, way to do that is hire a QVC agent!
What is a QVC Agent?
A QVC Agent is an independent person, or group, that can get your product or new invention in front of a QVC buyer. [...]