How about a couple top lists this week?
Top 100 daily must reads for entrepreneurs from Bootstrapper Blog
99 Free online classes for entrepreneurs from The Cheap Revolution
Top 25 web apps to grow your business by Aviva Directory
This is on an on-going post and will be updated often. Please check back often for more free business plan templates.
Download Links for Free Business Plan Templates.
Here are some free business plan templates that might interest some of you. Take a look at the differences in each one and see which is best for you. Personally, I prefer the Kauffman Foundation business plan template. It is pretty in-depth and sets up well.
Kauffman:
SBA:
Business Plan for Start up Business
Business Plan for Established Business
If you know of anymore, please comment with links to them and I will see about putting them in this post as well. The more the merrier!
These are all hosted on my server, but I am not the author nor owner of any of them. I will be releasing my own free business plan template after Summer, so check back for additions to this list. It will be geared more toward the small business owner that just needs something short and sweet, not so long and in-depth like the others above.
This post is mostly for blog owners or those interested in blog monetization.. This is also not a paid review.
If you haven’t heard of LinkWorth, you’re really missing out. Let me tell you about LinkWorth. I found and signed up for LinkWorth as a partner on March 24th, 2008, yesterday, March 27th, 2008 I had a sale. 40.00/mo run of site text ad. How awesome is that? I didn’t do a thing. I submitted my site, got approved, went through my settings and selected what ads I would and wouldn’t accept, the terms, and thats it.
What I really like about LinkWorth is how nice the interface is. It makes it very easy to manage your site or sites.
But the real BIG plus for LinkWorth is you set your amounts! I can set the price for my links, unlike other services. Minimum payouts can be as little as 25.00 or as much as 250.00. The only thing I don’t like is how scarce the FAQ’s and Help is. Though a few have told me they are quick to reply when you need something, so I’m not too worried about that.
Anyway, won’t keep you too long. Check out LinkWorth, and if you sign-up because of this post please use my affiliate code.
Here is part 6 of 8, in the youtube video series Develop your business plan.
This is all from my “patent, trademarks, and copyrights” file. It’s just a dump of the word document so excuse the poor formatting, which I have also uploaded to be downloaded for free here in a convenient word document. (Right click > save as)
Information on Patents, copyrights and trademarks
All of the following data was copied directly from websites. To get to the website click on the link that follows each section.
For information from the US Government on Patents and Trademarks use this link:
Free trademark search at:
http://www.nameprotect.com/cgi-bin/FREESearch/search.cgi
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Trademark Basics Information about what can be protected as a trademark, and other basic information about trademarks is available on our Trademarks section page.. About Federal Registration Marks can become powerful symbols of products and services in the marketplace that help businesses create branding strategies that establish consumer loyalty, deter competition, and make money for the owner of the mark. Whether you are implementing a marketing plan or working to develop one, the success of that plan may ultimately depend on the steps you take now to research and federally register your marks. Use-Based and Intent-to-Use Applications Under the current national system, a mark already used in interstate commerce can be registered, and a mark that is intended to be used in interstate commerce can be the subject of a intent-to-use application, which in effect, allows the applicant to reserve rights in a mark nationally from the filng date to as long as 3 years from the date the application is approved for registration. Benefits of Federal Registration Specific benefits of having a federally registered trademark include: constructive notice nationwide of the trademark owner’s claim; evidence of ownership of the trademark; the jurisdiction of federal courts may be invoked for infringement disputes; registration can be used as a basis for obtaining registration in foreign countries; and registration may be filed with the U.S. Customs Service to prevent importation of infringing foreign goods. Establishing Nationwide Priority Federal registration will protect your business goodwill in your marks and enable you to maintain an exclusive position in the marketplace for your product or service. You can obtain nationwide priority with your marks and block others from registering confusingly similar ones. You can establish national rights by using and seeking to register a mark, or you can reserve it nationwide by filing a federal application stating that you intend to use the mark. The Biggest Mistake The single biggest mistake we have seen over the years is when a mark is selected, adopted, used, and promoted without the benefit of a professional search. Then a cease and desist letter is received or a lawsuit is filed. If it turns out that someone else has rights in your mark, your investment of time and money, as well as the goodwill associated with the mark, can be totally lost. You could also be held liable for monetary damages, loss of sales, and legal fees. Clearly, it is better to check out a mark prior to adoption and use, and to avoid the risk that you will lose potential rights by filing an intent-to-use application before the mark is publicly exposed. |
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Check it out, heres part 5 of the develop your business plan videos on youtube. 8 parts in total.
Here is this weeks business plan related blogs, articles, stories, and otherwise cool finds.
Entrepreneurship Week at Stanford from Planning Startup Stories
Startup Nation, 10 best home based businesses
Old but good:
The Zen of Business Plans by Guy Kawasaki
More next week, when I find time to scour digg and others more.
Part 4 in the web seminar series developing your business plan by Tim Berry.
Part 3 of developing a business plan web seminar by Tim Berry.
Part 2 of the web seminar on developing your business plan, by Tim Berry.
