The Blog - Where Business Collides with Human Nature

During the evolution of your business, there can be confusion about the trade name and the the process of business name registration.  What is the difference between a trademark and tradename?  Is there legal branding protection with a trade name?  Can a trade name be the same as your trademark?

Recently I met a man named Chris.

More than likely there remains big opportunities with radio, TV, the Internet and mobile marketing.  People are spending more time in these areas but advertisers continue to be old school traditional advertisers.

Can you believe that online colleges produce the web entrepreneurs of tomorrow?

1. Online colleges and universities provide an ideal education for the next generation of entrepreneurs.
2. Students with an online education have the drive, the web skills, and the know-how to start their own promising online business.

If you are looking for capital to finance your startup or business growth, many signs suggest that lending markets are showing renewed vigor.

In order to execute a public recognition program you or your organization needs to have perceived authority, a team, a flexible online platform and there needs to be a compelling reason that people will feel it valuable and want to participate.

The last on the list may be the most important and most difficult to achieve.  People must believe it is important enough to take action.  Will people take action because they like it?

When you look at the numbers of the top ten watched videos of all time on YouTube, 9 out of 10 videos are music videos.

"Nobody is listening to me," is the cry of an unsuccessful leader.  There are many variations to this theme:  "If only they would listen to me, we could start to get things done."  "It's not my fault... nobody is listening."  These are expressed in stomping, clenched teeth, whining out loud and abrupt grunts. 

You are about to create your own group, tribe or community.  You begin first to look for community management software for paid memberships but pause for a moment and consider the pros and cons of creating your own community.

Managing a membership is much different than a social community membership.