Business
Many entrepreneurs write research reports instead of strategic business plans. They write dozens of pages about the market, the competition, SWOT analyses (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats), industry analyses, and detailed financial projections. But there are a growing number of influential blogs coming from businesses of all sizes. Your competitors may even have blogs, which, as a result, may be prompting you to consider starting a business blog of your own.
Starting your own company is amazing. The freedom it offers is something you just can’t have when working for someone else - no matter how high on the ladder you are. So why doesn’t everyone bail out of their 9-to-5 and head for the green pastures of self-employment?
Ultimately, you should have a patent in every country in which you do business. U.S. patents are not enforceable overseas. And in most foreign countries, you forfeit your intellectual property rights if you publicly disclose an invention or technology without a patent. In other words, the instant you begin talking about your widget–even at an informal sales call or trade show–you expose yourself to the threat of knockoffs and will have no ability to seek restitution.
