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Friday 11th April 2008
Patents and design registration are the two legal defences your product has against plagiarists. In essence, patents protect ‘new’ and ‘inventive’ ideas, while design registration protects the look of your product, provided it is ‘new’ and ‘of individual character’.
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Thursday 27th March 2008
The continuing enthusiasm for sustainability suggests a fantastic opportunity for entrepreneurs. Sam Richardson, investment director at venture capital firm E-Synergy Ventures, asks whether the clamour for cleantech is genuine or yet another fad.
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Wednesday 12th March 2008
A recession can be like a volcano: to survive you have to move fast. As the economy becomes increasingly volatile, Ken Jacobson gives his take on what MDs, CEOs and owner managers need to do to keep their companies safe.
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Friday 11th January 2008
Despite intense media interest in AIM, there has been scant attention paid to an interesting alternative: the PLUS Markets Group, or plain PLUS. Yet PLUS is growing in popularity, with 40 companies joining the market in 2007, writes Nick Winters, a partner at business advisory firm Vantis.
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Tuesday 9th October 2007
Fast growth might grab headlines, but you also want to build a business that's robust enough to survive a few knocks. Introducing a recurring revenue model could be the answer.
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Wednesday 19th September 2007
Entrepreneur Thomas O’Connell received offers of investment from two of the tycoons on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den and rejected them both. The CEO of import and distribution outfit Atomic Sports says: ‘They were looking for too much equity. I turned them down and went off and got a better deal.’
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Thursday 26th July 2007
Workers in the UK attend almost eight face-to-face meetings per month, according to recent research. Bert van der Zwan of web conferencing company WebEx argues that much of this time could be better spent.
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