Patents and Startups Series: Small Business Development Center

Send us Fan MailJ.D. and Matt host a specal guest, Brandon Nicholas of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and discuss the types of businsses and individuals that can benefit from the advise of a FREE SBDC advisor. We first touched on fundraising and specifically the benefit of the SBDC to help with bank financing and seeking a loan. Brandon discussed the national SBDC federal fund as well as how the state-run and county-run operations work. The group critiqued a snippet of shark tank episode in the Bold Bite Segment where an entrepreneur with the floating mug pitched, but unfortuantely didn't get a deal. J.D. walked the audience through the core differences between a design and a utility patent and Matt explained that "The Floating Mug Company" was a terrible trademark name as it is WAY too descriptive of the product, and likely the reason the company couldn't secure trademark protection.  Support the showHave an invention or brand to protect? Or just curious about learning more? Download our FREE Inventor Kit here: https://keap.page/gw292/inventor-kit.htmlDISCLAIMEREverything discussed on this podcast is for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice.