How did I start?
One thing I have learned during this process is, it takes stamina, endurance and money. It may not be a huge amount, but it will take some cash.
Prior to even attending my first hair show the time and money can really began to add up.
I felt that it was very important to hire experts because I have no issues with admitting to what I don’t know.
The first things that I needed were:
Patent attorney
Certified public accountant
Graphic designer
Website designer and maybe even a photographer.
I am not an expert at any of the above but I do know what I know as well as what I don’t know.
The most important requirement on my list was a very good patent attorney because he or she will have to represent me as well as my product if necessary.
Hopefully not but it’s a lot better to have someone on my side that knows exactly what they’re doing.
I soon found out that my patent attorney did not have time to tell me everything that I needed to know so, I had to get a book on patents, trademarks and copyrights and all I did was read. Then read some more, and once I got tired of reading I read just a little bit more.
I had to do a lot of reading to understand the process of patenting and producing a product because it can be confusing as well as overwhelming.
A CPA helped me to arrange my company papers as well as legal status. Next I decided what corporate status I wanted to file my business under. This wasn’t too difficult of a task so it’s probably something that you’re able to do without any problems.
Graphic designers are good, but in considering what I paid for mine logo I really didn’t see too much of a change from what I originally gave her.
I’ve never had an issue with being creative but if you aren’t a creative person then by all means hire a graphic designer.
A good website designer is an absolute must because we live in a society where image is everything.
The most valueable lesson that I learned from the graphic designer was to make sure that he or she has the time to devote to your product.
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