Recent content by SHARKER

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    What does the average business spend on advertising a month?

    If your counting sponsorship deals Pepsi
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    Best use of Marketing Budget

    I think Niccolinas post and name says allot. Some great advice! If it was me I would speak to a few of these shops first, and ask them for advice. Leaflets can be great, and also bad. Getting people to read them is the key. I have obtained loads of good PR with facebook - which is free, and a...
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    Help for a future business

    I dont have a cafe, but bought a Fish and Chip shop. The first year was very hard, and I had to keep two jobs working 16 hour days just to stop me going under. Now its established we are flying. My advice is that you need to have a clear idea what you want to do. Competition is nothing to fear...
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    How many of you acutally use Microsoft Office?

    Im on office 2003, cant bring myself to upgrade. Im looking to switch over to Linux in the near future, once ive found a distro I like. Stu
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    good idea no money

    You dont need the legal resource as the precedent is set. Forget trying to tell me software cant be patented because it can, and it can be used legally to protect your intellectual property or sell on and make money. I assumed that before asking for funding the Op already knows money can be...
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    Credit crunch ruin my business??

    She probably wanted you out the way to go and do some shopping - we earn it, they spend it, LOL
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    good idea no money

    It depends if your glass is half empty or half full, whether your optimistic or a pessimist. I disagree - It can be patented, and i quote you the recent case law for the UK court In the case Symbian's application GB 0325145 - The Court of Appeal in UK has allowed a software patent...
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    good idea no money

    I wonder if Larry Page of the now great Google!! was given the same advice. He has never finished that course - I wonder why? I take your point of the enforcement of patents in Europe, it is valid - but enforcing or creating value through innovation then selling on - it is possible to make...
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    good idea no money

    Have you told Bill Gates this?
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    good idea no money

    open source route maybe be better - it could get you noticed and be a route into a great career!
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    good idea no money

    I take your point, however If you where going to IBM you need a specialist and watertight agreement, off the shelf NDA just wont hack it when it comes to software. NDAs of this type will cost to setup, thats if you can get IBM to even talk with you. Investors is software are very rare - thats...
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    good idea no money

    Why is that silly? are you an expert in software engineering, and the specialised knowledge it needs to make money. Rather spend £3k know than £100k and find infringed patents
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    good idea no money

    Other than criticising - what would you recommend the budding software architect do?
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    good idea no money

    Patent it first before you do or talk to anybody. Stuart
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    lcd screen in shop window

    I use it in my shop - Powerpoint is quick and easy - good for getting the message across, its cheap too. I bought a 2nd hand machine off the Internet with all the licensed software. Doing it with video will be expensive, and when an update is need more cost. Whereabouts in the country are you...
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