From David Crow, a small editorial correction. We previously wrote about StartupNation, a grassroots startup conference happening November 13-14, 2008 in Toronto. It seems that they needed to make a precautionary name change:
Apparently there was a trademark registered with the previous name of our conference. We loved the name. While we’ve been in informed that our use does not infringe on the existing trademark, we decided it was just easier to change the name of the conference.
The new name of the conference: StartupEmpire. Slightly ironic, but bold and forceful. David writes "It’s a little audacious. Entrepreneurs need to start thinking big." An important lesson in branding; do your due diligence before finalizing a name, and get a trademark search done. For more information or to register, visit the StartupEmpire site.
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Greg Andrews is a Writer and Web Developer and for Techvibes. Born and raised in Edmonton, Greg was blogging about his high school drama long before it was fashionable. In the Spring of 2007, half a year out of school, Greg moved to Vancouver in search of interesting technology and the Canadian dream. His personal sites are gregcorp.com and miscellani.ca.
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