As a professional athlete, dedicating yourself to your sport may have required you to sacrifice education or the chance to gain experience in other fields. Your time at the top has limits, so it is crucial to maximize your income while you can to ensure you have a...
When you start a business, choosing the right structure is one of the most important decisions. The form you use will determine everything from your tax liability to what steps you have to take to sell the company later. Some business owners realize eventually that...
You will probably need to bring others on board if you are starting your own business. The day-to-day tasks of running a company can eat into the time you have available to deal with clients and do the things you hope your company will become known for doing. If you...
Not that long ago, young children would happily declare that they wanted to be professional athletes or movie stars when they grew up. These days, many children want to be influencers or internet video celebrities. There is a massive audience of people who hang on...
When you think of brand protection, you might think of things like Coca-Cola filing a lawsuit against anyone using a logo or name too similar to theirs. Yet what if you are your brand? You do not need to reach the heights of Michael Jordan to make brand protection...
A trademark is the identity of your business, and you need to protect it at all costs. It makes it easy to communicate and connect with customers who usually associate the trademark with the goods or services your company provides. When another party misuses your...
It can be challenging to get your business to the position that you desire. Over the years, you are likely to have invested a lot of time, emotion and finances into the project. In short, your business is probably extremely important to you. When you reach a certain...
Making money in the creative industry requires you to be meticulous about protecting your intellectual property. To avoid perpetuating the myth of the starving artist, you need to take your creative head off and put your business head-on. Remember when your teachers...
However creative your job is, a little legal knowledge can go a long way. Without it, you could lose any money you make. No work is entirely original, and that is especially true if you make video or film. If you wish to depict the real world, you cannot film in a...
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