Have any of the IT contractors on here ever claimed/applied for a grant of any kind for their business? Are business "initiatives" feasible for one-man-band IT companies, or are they only really aimed at companies that intend to produce tangible goods, like a new brand of smoothie or that crap you see advertised in bettaware catalogues?
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Originally posted by Cheshire Cat View Postor are they only really aimed at companies that intend to produce tangible goods
If you can patent software then it must be tangible.Feist - 1234. One camera, one take, no editing. Superb. How they did it
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Originally posted by Cheshire Cat View PostHave any of the IT contractors on here ever claimed/applied for a grant of any kind for their business? Are business "initiatives" feasible for one-man-band IT companies, or are they only really aimed at companies that intend to produce tangible goods, like a new brand of smoothie or that crap you see advertised in bettaware catalogues?
At this stage outside investment doesn't make sense but I haven't ruled the idea out for the near future.
Originally posted by PAH View PostIf you can patent software then it must be tangible.
"Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like? If that is the case then we have free speech."- Elon MuskComment
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Originally posted by Jog On View PostI'm building a 'real business' and reinvesting my contracting income into it. Not developing any 'hard goods' though.
At this stage outside investment doesn't make sense but I haven't ruled the idea out for the near future.
I tried to get my program patented and got told 'no software isn't patentable' I tried to get a more clear answer from them but they didn't want to know.
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Originally posted by Jog On View PostI tried to get my program patented and got told 'no software isn't patentable' I tried to get a more clear answer from them but they didn't want to know.Comment
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