Bartering definitely has a place in business, particularly if you are just starting out, or are in transition. However, at some point you have to stop bartering and giving away freebies and focus on making real money. In a sense, declining to barter and give away products and services is telling the universe you believe you are a professional and …

A trademark is a name or design belonging to a particular company, used on its products. When another company uses that particular name or design on its products as well, it can be sued for what is called trademark infringement by the other company to which these intangible assets belong. This offers a perfect way for companies, especially the big …

Facebook groups are all the rage right now. Unfortunately though, many of them have become havens for nonstop spamming and sales pitches. That fact is what prompted us to write this post on how not to engage in Facebook groups as well as offer up our suggestions on how to correct this bad behavior. Don’t – join every group even …

Anyone with experience can tell you that hiring a virtual employee isn’t an overnight process. There’s a lot of work that goes in to it, from figuring out if they’re the right fit for you, to the training it will take to get them completely on board. If you’re a virtual business owner ready to start outsourcing some tasks, it’s …