Category: Business Implications

The Mechanics of Filing A Patent and Patent Law

Picture this: you’re an entrepreneur or start-up business with a great idea, product, or service. You have worked hard on developing what you are passionate about and expecting success with your business growth. In a split second, your success and growth are put to a halt and all you have worked for is exploited. Are…

Empowering Entrepreneurs – Effective Strategies for IP Commercialization & Success

Picture this: you’re an entrepreneur or start-up business with a great idea, product, or service. You have worked hard on developing what you are passionate about and expecting success with your business growth. In a split second, your success and growth are put to a halt and all you have worked for is exploited. Are…

The Legal Brief: Anti-spam Legislation & Protecting Your Business

Privacy Law integrates into your business in more ways than one. These are the laws that are all about the storage and usage of personal information which can be retrieved by the government, public or private organizations, or other individuals. From day to day our personal and professional inboxes get filled with emails from corporations, department…

Professional Development: How to Get Your Organization to Sponsor You

Your journey to personal development starts now! You have the opportunity to negotiate with your organization to sponsor you to attend conferences to catapult your mindset and skills, including The Atelier Collective’s upcoming signature virtual event: Beyond 2020. In this post, you will learn from Master Negotiator, Atelier alumni and past SBX CNNX thought-leader, Fotini…

UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL REPORTING IMPLICATIONS FOR PRIVATE ENTERPRISES ARISING FROM COVID19

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are a number of accounting considerations for business owners, lenders and other stakeholders. These considerations will have an impact on almost every entity. In our recent Experts in Residence session, Financial Growth, Sandbox hosted financial experts of Grant Thornton to discuss topics surrounding how to understand financial reporting…

The Legal Brief: Termination Clauses In Employment Contracts

A recent decision made by the Ontario Court of Appeal may have caused more issues for employers when it comes to terminating employees. In our recent Experts in Residence session, The Legal Brief, Sandbox hosted experts Barriston Law to discuss termination clauses, how to protect yourself, what to look for and what this recent decision may mean.…