Copyrights are extremely important for one’s business. This is obvious if the business is involved in the creation of art, films, music, software, architecture and the like. It is less obvious that copyright protection can apply to marketing materials, websites, internal policies and procedures, and many other business documents. To understand what a copyright is, one only has to look back to the Founding Fathers and the Constitution. Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States … [Read more...] about Understanding Copyrights for Your Business
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Funding a Business Acquisition
WCI Brokers is the largest full service business brokerage firm in Northern Arizona. As business brokers, we have facilitated over 500 business acquisitions in Northern Arizona over the past 15 years. This article is one of a series of articles written by our professionals at WCI Brokers on topics important to business owners. Funding a Purchase The funding of a business acquisition is an important component in the decision-making process of both buyers and sellers. Given that … [Read more...] about Funding a Business Acquisition
Preparing Your Business for Sale
WCI Brokers is the largest full-service business brokerage firm in Northern Arizona. As business intermediaries, we have facilitated more than 500 business acquisitions in Northern Arizona over the past 15 years. This article is part of a series of articles written by our professionals at WCI Brokers on topics important to business owners interested in selling their businesses. A couple of statistics are noteworthy. Did you know that only 8,000 small and mid-sized companies are sold every … [Read more...] about Preparing Your Business for Sale
ERAU Business Students Shine Among Nation’s Brightest
Quad Cities businesses or organizations looking for exceptional business talent do not have to look far. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) business students have proven themselves again, coming out on top in the prestigious National Leadership Conference competition, and demonstrating why recruiters come to campus to search for talent. In performances that pitted ERAU against other top national business schools including Harvard and Duke, three ERAU students – juniors Adin Herzog … [Read more...] about ERAU Business Students Shine Among Nation’s Brightest
Preparing Your Business for Sale
WCI Brokers is the largest full service business brokerage firm in Northern Arizona. As business intermediaries, we have facilitated more than 600 business acquisitions in Northern Arizona over the past 15 years. This is the first in a series of articles written by our professionals at WCI Brokers on topics important to business owners interested in selling their businesses. A couple of statistics are noteworthy. Did you know that only 8,000 small and mid-sized companies are sold every year? … [Read more...] about Preparing Your Business for Sale
Tools, Tips for Inviting Customers into Your Business
Invitation is the new persuasion in the quest for business success among marketers in a digital world. The alphabet soup of B2B, B2C and C2C targeting among businesses and consumers has transformed into person-to-person conversation via evolving technology platforms. Successful businesses invest in their most valuable asset: themselves. Storytelling in the right time and space inspires readers to follow, engage, refer and/or buy. The marketer becomes the trusted friend and advisor to a … [Read more...] about Tools, Tips for Inviting Customers into Your Business
Becoming Excellent
In some circles, the term “excellence” gets thrown around frequently, either explicitly or implied in phrases like “going to the next level.” Organizational gurus have penned dozens of views on what excellence means, and how to achieve it. (Anyone remember “In Search of Excellence?”) Excellence is a fascinating, important topic (hence all the books), but despite all the books and articles, the topic remains muddy to many. So, I thought I’d share my take on excellence. The first question is … [Read more...] about Becoming Excellent