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The Master Checklist of EVERYTHING You Need to Start a Business

Jason Nazar

If you are inventing or creating a product, understand patents and register for one at the USPTO. Reach out to relevant newspapers and press. If outsourced development is needed, use Guru or Elance. Determine whether your business name needs to be trademarked, and if does Trademark it at the USPTO. Recommended.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Startup 5.0 – I’m just going to chill out for a bit… (OK, for a month…)

Frank Addante

Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? of the product, file patents, hire a small sales team and launch a marketing program to take StrongMail to market. FounderBlog’s 1 Year Anniversary! A BIG THANK YOU. ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3.

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