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Don’t be a fool — protect everything that you create (access required)

by Rebecca Tonn Published: May 15,2009

Tags: Banking & Finance, banking and finance column

Protecting intellectual property is akin to traveling by air, land or water. One can reach a destination by different or multiple means. Three panelists discussed the various ways to protect intellectual property during a Middle Market Entrepreneurs seminar at The Antlers Hilton. There are three types of patents available: utility, design or plant (as in [...] [...]

Trends in local, national economy (access required)

by Rebecca Tonn Published: May 8,2009

Tags: Banking & Finance, Economic Indicators, economy, Tom Zwirlein

Psst … here’s, well, not exactly a secret, but at least a marker to look for that signals economic recovery. “Once you see signs that people are going back to work, that’s usually a sign that the recession is winding down,” said Tom Zwirlein, director of the Southern Colorado Economic Forum and a professor of [...] [...]

Eisenberg outlines the law of unintended consequences (access required)

by Rebecca Tonn Published: May 1,2009

Tags: Banking & Finance, Microeconomics

Microeconomics is the study of behavioral changes – including the relationship between changes in price and changes in behavior. Regulatory changes create price changes. Therefore, “using microeconomics, let’s look at behavioral effects due to price changes resulting from regulatory changes,” said Dr. Elliot Eisenberg, senior economist for the National Association of Homebuilders, the keynote speaker [...] [...]

Cultural factors key to international business (access required)

by Rebecca Tonn Published: April 17,2009

Tags: Banking & Finance, banking and finance column, international business

Scene: A three-hour dinner in Germany, Poland or France with potential business associates, during which only politics, religion and family are discussed. Success or waste of time? Probably the former. “The fundamental difference between American businessmen and Europeans, is that Americans believe that product and service is king or queen, and method is fungible,” said [...] [...]

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