Protecting Your Business: A Guide for Independent Businesses
You’ve worked hard to build your business. All the energy and ideas you’ve poured into your marketing, branding and client relationships are worth protecting. But dealing with the legal side of running a business can be overwhelming and, when you’re already wearing so many hats, it can be easy to overlook.
That’s where this month’s guide comes in! We’re unpacking best practices for how to protect your business (read: all your hard work). From copyright and trademarks to online contracts and setting boundaries with your clients.
This month’s guide covers:
- What you need to protect your business
- How to set clear boundaries with your clients
- Information about copyright and trademarks
Business strategies
Consider trademarking your brand:
Increase your client retention:
Set clear boundaries with your clients:
What's Inside
Protect your brand with the power of a trademark and keep your ideas out of the hands of competitors. Magi discusses the distinctions between trademarks and copyright and how to use these legal tools to defend your business.
So you know what a trademark is, but how do you decide when it’s the right time to get one for your brand? Joey has some insights to share with you, including how to conduct trademark research, level up your brand and how to get started with the trademark process, if that’s what you decide is the best choice for you.
Learn how to create client relationships in which you and your client are consistently on the same page. Claire shares recommended strategies for how to maintain a strong connection with your clients throughout your client flow, regardless of the circumstances.
Feel confident about each new project you undertake by creating and communicating clear boundaries with your clients. How? With an iron-clad contract. Kunbi outlines not only the benefits of implementing contracts with your clients but also how to go about creating them.
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