In the course of interacting with clients and prospects, to assist them with their trademark registration, I’ve been asked this question repeatedly. If you’ve had a similar question, I believe this article will give you the answer you seek. For context, I’ll be responding to this question as it relates to trademark registration in Nigeria….
Registering a business in Ghana, or any other country in the world requires having such a business registered as a first step. In Ghana, there are various types of business organizations a business owner is required to choose from to have their business registered. We will be considering them below. The agency responsible for carrying…
An investment adviser is a firm or an individual who for compensation, engages in the business of; 1. providing investment advice to others about the value of or investing in securities (i.e stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and other investment products) 2. issues report or analysis regarding securities, as a regular business or…
As a business owner, you’ve probably heard or read a thousand and one reasons why it is important to protect your brand through trademark registration (We are also guilty of over-flogging the issue lol). You are probably wondering, is it mandatory that I do so? Isn’t my business registration enough to protect my brand? To…
Perhaps, you’ve come across conversations or posts related to having your company registered in the United States, and you’re probably wondering; “What’s the benefit of having your business registered in the United States while I’m based in Nigeria? If you are a Nigerian-based startup, an online vendor, a freelancer, etc. and this sounds like a…
In our previous article, we considered Syndicate Investment or Financing from the perspective of investors. You may read the article HERE. In this article, we will consider how Startups can raise funds through Syndicate Financing. A syndicate investment is an investment vehicle made up of a group of individual or institutional investors in which a…
As an investor, you will agree that one of the challenges that come with investing in Startups is the possibility that such startups may be a bad investment as a result of the inability of the latter to meet up with growth projections and expectations. In addition, the unstable state of the global economy hasn’t…
So, you are a founder (or team of founders) on a mission to provide access to borderless digital investment and wealth management opportunities to individuals and businesses in Nigeria. You’ve done your market analysis and your service offering fits the description of what the foremost digital brokerage investment companies in Nigeria with the likes of…
We recently worked with a client who wanted to set up a digital savings platform in Nigeria. Shortly after offering the client legal advice as regards regulatory requirements for setting up their digital platform, they engaged the services of a developer, who commenced work on developing a mobile app and a website. They however reached…
The late 20th century has witnessed the rise of Fintech companies in Nigeria that offers financial services which were originally exclusive to traditional financial institutions. Taking bearing from the likes of Remita, Paystack, Flutterwave, PiggyVest, Kuda Bank, etc. fintech companies are primarily known for using technology to improve financial services and increase access to finance. The…