six steps to registering your business

Hey bosses!!

Todays blog is about giving you tips on how on how to register your business.

THE 6 STEPS ON REGISTERING YOUR BUSINESS. 

1. Choose an Appropriate business name that matches the products/services you will offer.
2. Choose your business structure the common type is Sole proprietor & LLC
3. Register your business name and structure with your state.
4. Apply for an EIN number (Employer Identification Number)
5. For marketing and business purposes, you will need a website. 
6. Selling physical goods come with rules about if you should sale tax. Always check with your particular state Dept. of Revenue.

Links
https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/launch-your-business/register-your-business
https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/launch-your-business/choose-business-structure
https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/launch-your-business/get-federal-state-tax-id-numbers
https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/launch-your-business/open-business-bank-account

TRADEMARK YOUR BUSINESS

You can file a trademark on your own, but if you want someone to help you or give you the legal advice you can hire an experienced attorney who is licensed to practice law in the united states. 
The application must meet many legal requirements before your trademark can be registered.
A trademark protects brand names and logos used on goods and services.
A patent protects an invention. 
A copyright protects an original artistic or literary work.
A domain name is part of a web address that links to the internet protocol address (IP) to a particular website. 

Is your trademark federally registrable?
Can you properly identify your goods or services?

There are four different marks you can register:

1. TRADEMARK
2. PATENT
3. COPYRIGHT
4. DOMAIN NAME

STEP ONE: Selecting your mark must be thought about carefully because not every mark is registrable.

STEP TWO:
Knowing your mark format identification of goods/services mark format is a standard character mask stylized design mark
Identification of goods and/or services identifying what your product is.
Searching the USPTO to the database will determine whether anyone is already claiming trademark rights in wording/design that is similar and used on related goods/services through federal registration.

STEP THREE:
When filing, you need to know exactly what you want to file.
If you need help, you can hire professional help with getting an attorney.
There is a fee for the application.
Once completed and filed, you will either be approved or denied for your application.

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