Should a Small Business Use the Cash or Accrual Accounting Method?
Every business, no matter the size, has to keep a set of books so they know how much money is ...
How to Negotiate an Influencer Contract, for Creators
When someone hands you a contract, the safe thing to do is to hire a lawyer to review it. But ...
How to Set Your Influencer Rate
When most people think of negotiating a contract, they think of settling on a final dollar value. For the most ...
Best Crowdfunding Platforms for Creators
In the olden days, artists like Leonardo da Vinci lived on the support of their patrons. And you had to ...
Product Endorsement and the Right to Your Name and Likeness, for Creators
Let’s say you’re a creator who does product reviews on YouTube. You just reviewed something you really like. At the ...
Trademark Fair Use, for Creators
Trademarks are everywhere. They are so saturated that even children as young as 3 can recognize trademarks. If there’s a ...
The Trademark Registration Process, for Small Businesses
A lot of services that help you set up an LLC or corporation will offer to help you file a ...
Trademark Basics, for Creators
In our intro post to this series on how to run a creator business, we covered the concept of branding ...
How to Handle a Copyright Claim Dispute, for Creators
As a creator, you can be on either side of a copyright claim dispute. Someone might accuse you of infringing ...
Copyright Fair Use, Exceptions, and Exemptions, for Creators
Anybody remember Usenet? It started way back in 1979 and was one of the first discussion forums on the internet ...
Copyright Basics, for Creators
This article is part of our series on how to run a creator business. In our intro article, we defined ...
Starting a Home-Based Food Business Under State Cottage Food Laws
Some food businesses are easier to start than others. For example, a food business selling cookies or cakes is easier ...
