How Can I Protect My Coaching Program Materials from Being Stolen? **Attorney Advertising**
Recently, we saw a post in a Facebook group from a coach in the real estate industry who teaches in-house teams how to acquire more listings and buyers to grow their client bases. She has a proprietary method that is part of her coaching program that team leaders and agents receive once they join her […]
The Importance of Picking a Niche in Your Business
A few months ago my very knowledgable and responsive insurance broker, Michael Carroll, owner of The Carroll Insurance Group, LLC interviewed me. As my insurance broker Michael knows the details of my practice area since it is relevant to which insurance we choose to best protect ourselves. In consideration of my practice being quite specific, […]
Certification Marks: Hidden Value and Revenue in Your Business
Coaching and consulting businesses have been on the increase in recent years. I have noticed the most successful to be those that have incorporated a “certified” consulting and/or coaching program. For any consulting or coaching business this seems to be a great business model for adding a stream of revenue. Why does the addition of […]
Yes, You Need to Consider Legal Issues if You Own a Business
Delivering your product & services requires that you consider certain legal issues: I recently attended a conference held by my coach and advisor in which he introduced and focused on the idea that one of the main parts of every business is the physical plant or factory. Your physical plant has to be in alignment […]
The Power of Sensational Words
After almost two years of going back and forth with US Patent & Trademark Office I recently obtained a registration for a client’s trademark. Upon notifying the client, his response was “sensational.” Reading that word put a huge smile on my face. I have received joyful responses to good news in the past but something […]
Do Not Wait for an Emergency
Hiring an Attorney is as Important to your Business as Getting a Check-Up is to your Health; Diagnose, Don’t Operate. I was looking for an article that explains to small business owners why they should hire an attorney as soon as they decide to go into business. Upon searching, I immediately found articles that […]
LEGAL EVENT CONSIDERATIONS: THE IMPORTANCE OF A RELEASE
Live events are hot right now. You have invested countless hours and a chunk of change into a live event that you know will build your positive reputation, grow your audience, and ultimately create buzz enough to sell your higher ticket programs or items. A seamlessly run event is what will get attendees to sign […]
EMAIL MARKETERS BEWARE: If your list contains any Canadian resident you must be aware of this new law.
I am not a Canadian attorney. I am just alerting you to the passing of this new law and how it may affect your business even if you are NOT a Canadian business-owner. The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has updated and enacted an act to regulate electronic advertising and commercial activities that appears […]
Force Majeure – Force MaWhat
Force Majeure. If you have ever read a contract, most likely included in it was a provision called Force Majeure. Force Majeure, in literal translation from French, means “superior or irresistible power.” Its use in contracts stateside has been defined as “an event that is a result of the elements of nature, as opposed to […]
So you call yourself an expert…
We have all heard the term “buyer beware” and likely most associate it with the consumption and purchase of material goods. A healthy practice; cover yourself. But do not limit this precaution to physical products. So many services are offered today and practitioners are ubiquitous and often quite savvy in their self-representation. Many are legitimate […]
