All articles from: September, 2009

WSJ: Firms Outsource a Top Job as Cheaper Than Hiring Their Own Executive

From the Wall Street Journal, Setpember 22, 2009, Page B7
by Raymond Flandez
This past year, Al Lovata, chief executive of Be Our Guest Inc., cut expenses for his party-equipment rental business by laying off staff and reducing workers’ salaries. He credits an “outsourced” chief financial officer with helping him prepare for the worst of the economic [...]

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An Intellectual Property Primer

What are copyrights, registered trademarks, and patents?
by Gord Hooker
Intellection Property is a topic that few entrepreneurs consider and even fewer truly understand, but it can have important ramifications for your company. Like many forms of property, intellectual property (or IP, as it’s often abbreviated as) has value, and like anything of value, you must take [...]

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