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Licensing

Grow Brand Value While Accelerating Revenue Growth
Branding

Grow Brand Value While Accelerating Revenue Growth

Three ways to expand the licensing value of your brand.
Pete Canalichio | 4 min read
5 Steps for Dispensary Owners Thinking of Partnering With a Franchisor or Licensor

5 Steps for Dispensary Owners Thinking of Partnering With a Franchisor or Licensor

Franchising or licensing are two options for the majority of dispensary owners who lack the resources to grow beyond one location.
Christian Hageseth | 6 min read
Extend Your Brand's Reach With Licensing

Extend Your Brand's Reach With Licensing

The practice has prospered for nearly a century, and the playbook is dogeared, yet many brand owners hesitate.
Pete Canalichio | 4 min read
Are You an Artist (or Artistically Inclined)? License Your Work: You'll Make Money.

Are You an Artist (or Artistically Inclined)? License Your Work: You'll Make Money.

And you don't need an agent or a booth at a trade show.
Stephen Key | 9 min read
After 10 Years of Unprofitability, 2 Breakthroughs Led This Entrepreneur to a $100 Million Brand

After 10 Years of Unprofitability, 2 Breakthroughs Led This Entrepreneur to a $100 Million Brand

Jim Scott's beverage company features famous characters as bottle toppers, and it recently underwent a huge rebranding.
Stephen J. Bronner | 6 min read

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Can your idea be manufactured at a reasonable price point? Can it be easily explained? If the answer is "yes," sit back and watch the royalty checks roll in.
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This contributor tells how he did a deal with Disney and how gaining entry to the Magic Kingdom was easier than he'd thought.
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