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Buying a Small Company Also Takes Some Patience
"It so happens I’ve been on the other side of that issue the last six months or so in that I’m trying to buy a small business," wrote Jim Slagter, 45 years old, of Wayne,…
Inventors need more than just a good idea
"A business may be founded on an invention, but it also requires skilled management, financing, positioning in the marketplace, building a successful brand and more."
Family Businesses Hard to Pass On
Gerald R. "Skip" Daynes Jr. wanted to be a rancher. Instead, he rides herd over Daynes Music store, which Family Business magazine ranks among the oldest businesses in the United States. By Kathy Gurchiek The…
Start-up ideas straddle worlds of art, technology
To experience ”Invisible Ideas,” you first check out a PocketPC handheld computer and a pair of headphones from Copley Society of art on Newbury Street. Then you start roaming around the Boston Common, the Public…
Developer sees opportunity in old Idaho sugar factory in Rigby, ID
It’s a landmark, a business park and a bit of an eyesore. But the old sugar factory on Rigby’s north side is Al Brown’s baby and part of new development for a rural Idaho community….
Negotiating For Entrepreneurial Talent
Backout is the most dreaded word in the search and recruiting industry. It also strikes terror in the hearts of entrepreneurs seeking candidates for growing companies. I know. I’m an entrepreneur, having founded four companies….
McLaughlin Research Institute in Great Falls lands $1 million grant to study brain diseases including CWD and mad cow.
"Experts believe genetic mapping will help researchers find treatments and cures for a host of diseases. And they hope research into prion diseases will rank among future success stories."
WEB PATENT NEWS – April, 2003
News about patents, licensing and seed capital sources for inventors and innovating organizations. by Robert M. Hunter, Registered Patent Agent CONTENTS I. INTERNATIONAL PATENT APPLICATIONS – Filing your patent application via the Patent Cooperation Treaty…
SBA’s Monthly News Update-Serving Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming-
Mick Ringsak’s Thoughts and Remarks SBA has been an economic powerhouse since 1953. The month of May ushers in a special time here at the SBA. As most of you know, 2003 is the start…