The Life Cycle of a Business

  A few years ago, I had the pleasure of being on a panel to discuss how to start, grow and protect your business. We also discussed what to do, or how to plan ahead for when your business partners may want to break up. We certainly had a great time, thanks to our host, […]

When Does Business “Take Root”?

I read a really interesting article in Forbes recently, which is linked below. We’ve all read the statistics about how small businesses account for the vast majority of job growth (and innovation) in this country. But when does a “start-up” turn into a “scale up” – that is, a business that is truly growing and […]

The Green Wave is Coming

Hi, folks.  Many business publications have written articles in the last few years about how the Baby Boomer Generation is approaching retirement age. While many people may be sick of hearing about the Boomers, many of them are business owners who have to start thinking about an exit, and how to harvest what they have […]

Understanding the Basics of Copyright

I received a phone call from a lady today who thought she might have a claim against Nicki Minaj for the song “Barbie Dreams”, because she thought of the idea of a singer as a Barbie Doll before the song ever came out.  So, does she have a case The short answer is “No”. First, […]