Zusammenfassung der Ressource
10 Common Mistakes When Launching
a New Business
- 1. It is important to choose a
business name that a
business can use online with
a website and social media
presence.
- 2. The business name should be
unique and not confuse a consumer
with the goods, services, or
trademarks of another business.
- 3. Some people assume that just because they
obtained a business registration and/or domain
registration and all the necessary requirements
for registering a business, that they own the
name. This is not true. A business still has to file
for a trademark.
- 4. It is advisable to obtain copyrights,
trademarks and patent protection in those
other countries from the beginning. Failure
to do so may jeopardize the trademark of a
company that is not protected in those
jurisdictions.
- 5. A new company can not stop obtaining
intellectual property rights just to save
money. in the end the loss will be greater..
- 6. New business owners make the
mistake of disclosing an invention
without the necessary protections and
then lose their right to filing a patent
leaving it vulnerable for competitors to
come in and steal their ideas.
- 7. Proper shareholder agreements,
intellectual property assignment
rights from employees, and
co-founders assigning all intellectual
property rights to the company are
important.
- 8. Instead of getting the right legal advice, a new
company can use generic templates, such as
shareholder agreements, found on the Internet.
The danger is that the legal concepts found in
foreign laws may not be applicable to contracts in
the jurisdiction of the business owner.
- 9. Es importante para una empresa
tener un buen plan de negocios que
incluso puede ser un plan de negocios
de una página.
- 10. The founders should be aware that
launching, sharing a business plan or asking for
money could put them outside the securities
laws. The business plan should be limited to the
product, concept, marketing, strategy,
equipment, vision and competitive advantage.