Author: j.brown4

This past week I went back to the first place I went for advice here at baruch, The Entrepreneurship Center. I had a meeting with the lawyer there instead of the entrepreneurial advisor. Our meeting consisted of a discussion around trademarks and patents because I plan to start a clothing line that most likely will require both. This is where I learned much about the process you must go through and came to the conclusion that I will not get a trademark yet instead I will utilize the “™️“ next to my brand name. Apparently when that logo is there it means it is not trademarked it is a common law mark which gives you authority in court over the name of the brand if it is well known. When you see a “®️“ that means it is a trademark because the “®️“ means registered. I didn’t know this as I know most people reading this didn’t either. I find that this center has helped me recieve much knowledge on my business strategies and plans. It has also given me a headstart to my intended major of business entrepreneurship.

You are probably reading this wondering why I am discussing the gameroom. That is because this blog post was for the second blog post which I am just now turning in. The one for the career will follow this shortly once I’m done ranting about the gameroom. While I do love the gameroom I have learned that you have to be in the right headspace to go in there. It is filled with nerds and while some of them are cool, the culture doesn’t always fill my exciting needs. All they want to do is play ping pong and pool and foosball (im not sure if that’s how it’s spelt because autocorrect isn’t on). Anyway I just wanted to say that I haven’t seen people in the gym at baruch sweat like the ping pong players… EVER! Don’t get me wrong those players are pretty elite and they would beat me but to be honest they need new hobbies. I gave up on the gaming part and now I just go in there to charge my phone. Okay I am done ranting MAX SO HERE IS YOUR SECOND BLOG POST AND NOW I WILL DO THE LAST ONE SO I DON’T FAIL!

After hearing about the Small Business Development Center I had no choice but to go take a look. Last Monday I went to the Center and scheduled a meeting in regards to  some questions I had for my upcoming business and as of the 12th I had a meeting with a professor in the business department. It was a pleasure to not only soak up all of the knowledge she had for me but also to get a taste of what my life in junior year would be like. In addition I found that often with baruch you get a lot more than you bargain for. By that I mean that I walked in with a few questions and when I left I had those questions answered but a new 100 questions to think about. While I thought I had a good amount of what I plan to do already planned out, I then noticed that I have only begun. I am beyond grateful for all of the time and information she gave to me and after finishing my business plan I will be scheduling to meet with a Lawyer then an Accountant and then back to the Small Business Development Center I go! I am extremely excited to see what else baruch can offer me and how this school can challenge me to think more in depth.