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Small Biz Alert! Protecting Intellectual Property: Patents 101

If you are a small business owner or thinking about launching a start-up and worried about protecting your intellectual property, you should be. Your IP, often, is your most valuable asset. It should be treasured, protected and insured.

Daddy’s Home!

Andrew Morrison, 41, had reached a level of entrepreneurial success that would make even the most accomplished businessperson envious. Having started a direct-mail marketing company right after graduating from Rensselaer...

Maynard Jackson: The Ultimate Champion for Black Business

28 Days: Celebrating Black Business Icons Past and Present: In 1973 Maynard Jackson emerged on the scene when he was elected the first black mayor of Atlanta and became a national force in business and politics over the next 30 years, he used his prowess to break the old boys network's hold on contracts and power while expanding opportunities for minority businesses. The result: he helped develop and create more black millionaires that any other public figure.

Seeking New Streams

From small streams, mighty rivers can flow. Solomon Thompson Jr. learned this shortly after he launched Blue Collar Objects L.L.C. Thompson initially focused the Fairfax, Virginia-based business on the product...

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