Sometimes in sequence to begin the sure commercial operation that is the brand brand new concept, you mostly need to take strangers in to your confidence. How do you forestall those strangers from hidden your brand brand new commercial operation concept?
In alternative words, you wish to sell something in sure shops as well as compensate the emporium owners the commission for gripping the batch in their shops. How do you forestall the emporium owners from branch us down after conference the shining thought as well as creation as well as offered the same product in their shop?
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Ask them to sign a nondisclosure agreement before you tell them your concept.
Edit: MaudeCat gave you excellent advice.
patent you’re ideas
before u share them
Get a patent that way they can’t steal you idea
You really can’t. (Yes, as others have pointed out, you can patent the idea, but only if it meets certain standards of uniqueness, and that turns into a huge undertaking of its own.)
The thing is, ideas are a dime a dozen. You’ve got to start thinking like Linus Pauling: “The way to have a great idea is to have LOTS of ideas.” If you keep coming up with new great ideas, you’ll realize that you can keep going regardless of what others do.
Besides, it’s the execution that makes something really valuable. Shop owners are not manufacturers. Odds are, if you can provide this great idea at a good price, it just isn’t worth their while to steal it from you. And for your idea to have any value at all, you’re not only going to have to expose it to shop keepers, but to your CUSTOMERS. What’s to stop one of your customers from doing the same thing? Nothing. It’s just a part of doing business.
Being paranoid about your ideas will shut your business down faster than anything you can do. You HAVE to expose your ideas to other people. And you want them to be excited about it and talk about it.
The more people who know about your idea, the more customers you have. The more you keep it a secret, the fewer customers. It’s that simple.