Guest post by Erin McNeill  NPR recently did a story about Grand Rapids, Michigan’s inspiring response to a Newsweek article listing Grand Rapids as one of America’s “dying cities” with a “bleak” economic outlook. Many small and medium business owners can empathize with what the people of Grand Rapids felt in the face of such [...]

Image via Wikipedia The trademark geeks lawyers at Sands Anderson have been debating how far a company should go to “police” its trademarks.  Entrepreneur Media  (publisher of Entrepreneur magazine and owner of Entrepreneur.com) got us thinking about it:  in attempts to protect its Entrepreneur brand, it sent cease and desist letters to EntrepreneurOlogy.com for workshops, [...]

On May 1, 2011, Navy SEAL forces killed terrorist Osama Bin Laden in a daring overnight raid in his Pakistani lair.  On May 3, 2011, Disney Enterprises, Inc. filed federal trademark applications for “SEAL TEAM 6” for toys, handheld computer games, Christmas stockings, Christmas tree ornaments and decorations; snow globes, entertainment and educational services and [...]

DURHAM, N.C. – Business owners interested in improving their prospects for doing business as retailers or providing professional services in downtown Durham should take note of another round of funding now available through the City of Durham.

The North Carolina Department of Revenue is permitting victims of the weekend’s deadly tornadoes to file their state taxes late.  Here is the press release with the pertinent information:

We have a new litigator in our office:  David McKenzie.  His official bio will give you the facts and figures, but will not give you the true measure of the man.