A sole proprietorship is an unincorporated business that is owned by one individual. It is the simplest kind of business structure. The owner of a sole proprietorship has sole responsibility for making decisions, receives all the profits, claims all losses, and does not have separate legal status from the business. If you are a sole […]
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Small businesses make a big impact on our communities–creating jobs, treating customers like family, and often defining what makes a town unique. Over the years, we’ve built a range of tools to help these businesses use the web to grow and thrive. In 2018, our Search and Advertising tools helped create $335 billion in economic […]
This Entrepreneur Identified The Gap Left By Bloomberg And Built A $1.4 Billion Business
David Gurle has pioneered much of how we communicate today as well as the next generation of internet privacy tools and has formed a syndicate of global financial institutions. David recently appeared as a guest on the DealMakers Podcast. During the exclusive interview, he shared his journey, the experience as well as lessons learned working […]
The Two Things You Need to Know to Succeed as an Entrepreneur
Is there a “secret sauce” for succeeding as an entrepreneur? Judging from what venture capitalists look for in a startup — typically, the team, the product, the market — there’s nothing specific that creates success. So probably not. After all, most if not all entrepreneurs try to get the best team, the best product, and […]
Making The Leap From Corporate Leader To Successful Entrepreneur
In my research with women leaders and entrepreneurs, it’s clear that women are taking success into their own hands. Unable to get the freedom and flexibility they want to live a balanced life or close the gap on equal pay, many women are making the leap to entrepreneurship. It doesn’t matter if you have a […]
Million-Dollar, One-Person Business Revolution Accelerates
When Apurva Batra, now 29, walked into a supervisor’s office at Chevron and gave notice that he was leaving his engineering job, the incredulous look on his manager’s face said it all. Batra read the look in his eyes as, “Why would you want to quit this? No one does this.” It was easy to […]
Registering your industrial designs and integrated circuits
Things to know INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS Registration gives the registrant the exclusive right to manufacture, import, sell and rent any article in respect of which a design is registered and to which the design (or a design not differing substantially from the registered design) has been applied. An aesthetic shape, configuration, pattern or ornament of useful […]
Registering your copyright
Things to know Copyright protection in respect of an original work arises upon the creation the work. Although registration of copyright is not necessary, but registration provides presumptions that are useful in the event of litigation. Copyright generally lasts for the life of the author of the work plus 50 years. The Copyright Actprotects moral […]
Applying for a patent
Things to know A Canadian patent gives the patent holder the exclusive right to make, use and sell the patented invention. A patent generally expires 20 years from the filing date of the application. Canadian patents are granted on a “first-to-file” basis, not “first-to-invent” – this means that it is essential to prepare and filea […]
Registering your trademarks
Things to know REGISTRATION RIGHTS A Canadian trademark registration will give you the exclusive right to use your mark in association with your registered products or services across Canada, and the right to exclude others from using confusingly similar marks. A registration expires 15 years from the registration date but can be renewed for successive […]
