buswk4

 Protecting Your Intellectual Property" Please respond to the following:
 

• Construct  a hypothetical product life cycle of a business you would propose to  start.  Analyze when you would obtain each of the following: a patent, a  trademark, and a copyright based on your product idea. Support your  analysis. 
• From the e-Activity, create a plan for how to use  the resources of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S.  Patent Office in starting your small business. Prepare a schedule of  when you would call on those resources during your start-up phase

 "Managing the Foundation" Please respond to the following:
 

• From  the case study, a family was torn apart by its ownership in a small  business. Suggest a method to initially structure a family business that  would mitigate the risk of this kind of disruptive future problem.  Support your response. 
• Evaluate the options to incentivize  members of a small-business founding team. Debate the value of stock  options, bonuses, and ownership compared to salary.
•