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Reducing Risks

“Chewy Vuitton” – Famous “Louis Vuitton” Loses Trademark Dispute with Pet Toy Company!
Tips from History – After the “Bubble” Opportunities
Take Advantage of Legal Protections
How Good Is Your Business Insurance Coverage?
NDAs – Review Checklist
Going From Underground to Mainstream
Tips to Avoid the Pitfalls and “Get Legal”
Exit Strategy
Beyond 401K
Introducing Single Member LLCs
Look Before You Leap
S-Corp, C-Corp, LLC?
Put It In Writing
Insurance- Are You Covered?
Nondisclosure Agreements (NDAs)
Business Dispute? MEDIATE - Don't Litigate!
Sexual Harassment - Costly, Embarrassing & Preventable
"Ten Tips" To Avoid Legal Pitfalls

Problem: Your “work product” is being used by others
Trust, but Check the Fine Print
Tips for Employees re Non-Competes
Smart Tips for Turning Creative Ideas into Multiple Income Streams
INVENTIVE MOMS – Smart Tips for That Business You’re Cooking Up at Home
What to Include In A Non-Compete Agreement
Don't Train your Future Competitors
Name Disputes -- Who wins? Who Loses?
FAQs - Trademark
FAQs - Copyright
FAQs – Licensing Intellectual Property (IP)
“IP Checkup”
Technology Advances Demand New Business Models
Who Owns the IP?
Trade Secrets
TRADE DRESS – Another Way to Protect Against Copycats
“Intellectual Property” – What Business People Need to Know
Patent or Not to Patent?
Is it Time to Legally Register your Trade/Service Mark?
Credit Reports– What are the Rules?
Copyright - What is "Fair Use"?
Contractor - Subcontractor?
Selecting & Protecting Your Name
Naming Your Product or Company - Tips From an Expert
Protecting Against Copy Cats
Non-Compete Agreements

Business Divorce: Breaking Up is Hard To Do — Without an Agreement
Business Partnerships
Every Business Needs Legal Advice - Tips for Choosing a Business Lawyer
Business Relationships, Signs of a Good/Bad Match
Business Relationships - Stages: Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing
Licensing is Leverage
Negotiating Tips
Considering a Franchise? - Advantages and Disadvantages
Buying a Business? -Take a Practical Approach to Key Issues.

What's in the Public Domain?
TIPS for Using Wikipedia
How do you use Wikipedia?
Legal Tips - Websites
Email - A Blessing or a Curse
Domain Name Disputes - What is Cybersquatting?
Email-Test your Legal IQ
Web Sites – Tips to Avoid Legal Pitfalls
Leverage the Internet
Internet Piracy - Protect Your Work & Yourself
Email & Internet Use in Business
E-tips For Business
Email - Rules of the Road
Email SPAM and the Law

The “Soft-Side” of Succession Planning
Year-end – Time to Reboot Your Business?
Are your numbers misleading you?
Business Growth – Who’s your Quarterback?
Tips from a Successful Acquisition
Are Your Numbers Misleading You?
TIPS for an Effective Board
Value Drivers
Accidental Inventions
Tips to Turn Your Ideas into Money
“Top Ten” Tips for Growing Companies
New Year's Resolutions 1-2-3
Business Planning 1-2-3
Goal Setting - What You Focus On Is What You Get
Financing - Pros & Cons
Focus and Follow Through
Peaks & Valleys
Growing Pains?
The 80-20 Rule
Improve Cash Flow
Collecting Accounts Receivable
Lease versus Buy
Success(ion) Planning

“Sweat Equity” & “Earn-Ins”
Encourage Employee Innovations
New Hires – Covering the Bases
Business Records Retention Requirements
Uncertain About Your Compensation Offerings?
Tax Surprise?
Profitability Check-up
Renting Space
Renovating Space - Tips to Get the Outcome You Want, On Time, On Budget
Hiring - Clone Yourself?
Paying "Under The Table"?
Firing - Painful but Necessary
Driver's Seat Accounting
Company Records Check-up
Patching Profit Leaks
Time Is Money
Gift Certificates
Best Practices

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Jean Sifleet, business attorney, CPA and three-time entrepreneur, is pleased to announce the release of her new book, Advantage “IP”: Profit from Your Great Ideas. Visit the Smartfast Bookstore for details, and to order the book.