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Founded by Rob Cummings in 1979, Cummings Design helps people succeed in business. Who is Rob Cummings? Learn more >> Trademark problem? Click here >>

"All I can say is you've earned my deepest respect, really. Now I understand things that I didn't before, thanks to the way you explained everything."

Business Learning Center
If you currently have a trademark problem or believe you may click here.

eCommerce Legal Issues

• The UK/EE seems to be addressing things the US should consider. read more

Identity, Branding, Naming

• Think you need just a logo? learn more >>

• Naming a company, product or service learn more >>

• Packaging design that sells products learn more >>

Trademarks - also visit the Trademark Learning Center >>

• Naming a company, product or service learn more >>

• How trademarks work and how to get one learn more >>

• Winning a trademark opposition learn more >>

• Filing a trademark application properly learn more >>

• Creating a name for trademark and other purposes learn more >>

• Trademark Opposition and Cancellation Questions and Answers FAQs >>

• More trademark resources learn more >>

Problem solving

• Our Systematic approach to problem solving learn more

Business Plans and Strategy

• Don't put your business at risk, read first >>

• How we help with Business strategies learn more >>

• Learn the basics with this Business Plan Presentation from BofA more >>

• Learn about choosing a business type more >>

• See why partnerships should include Partnership Counseling more >>

• Business Plan FAQs more >>

• NOLO on LLCs >>

• Principles of Marketing Tutorials

Business Consulting

• Our approach to improving business >>

Marketing and Strategy

• The main reason to contact us learn more >>

Internet, web presence, and web development

• Considerations in building a better web Site learn more >>

• Developing a web-based business that saves money learn more >>

Advertising and Promotion

• Lessons from the 'old school' learn more >>

• Reducing risk and why some corners should not be cut learn more >>

Packaging

• See our packaging design learn more >>

• How bar codes work. learn more >>

• Applying for a bar code prefix learn more >>

• The history and invention of the UPC bar code learn more >>

• The history of the Uniform Code Council learn more >>

      

Offsite Resources:

Accounting:
Principles of Accounting
Accounting Coach

Other useful business-related resources...

Phone Numbers:
Switchboard - phone numbers, yellow pages, area and zip code, and more.

Dictionaries - General:
Free Dictionary - dictionary and encyclopedia
Merriam-Webster - dictionary and thesaurus

Glossaries - Business:
Business Glossary - business terminology
Legal Glossary - legal terminology
Mortgages and Home Loans - terminology

Dictionaries - Slang:
Australian Slang

Banking information
Bankrate - banking, money, mortgage rates, and more.

Financing and Real Estate
Home refinancing

Calculators online
Time and Date Calculator

US Weather:
Intellicast - US Weather and more
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

European Weather:
ECMWF - European weather

Language Translation:
Google translations - translate web pages

Travel & Reservations
Priceline - online reservations
Expedia - online reservations
Hotwire - online reservations
US Dept of State - travel information for US citizens

World time
World Time 1

The talent we list is only best of breed, and only talent we trust.

Photography - great people pictures - Los Angeles based
See the work of Ed Carreon by clicking Los Angeles photographer >>.
If you use Ed, please let him know that Rob Cummings referred you.

More resources and categories coming soon.

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