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About Us • Business plans for start-up businesses

Braintrust uses its more than 30 years of • Enhance business plans for current businesses
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business experience along with key business • Assistance with building your business team business needs.
contracts to help new business owners realize
their full potential. We have experience in • Operations efficiency
analytics and research, leadership, streamlining • Help identify resources for small (micro)
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We help entrepreneurs navigate the patent
search process, assess the viability of their idea,
get the provisional patent filed, set up their
patent team, acquire needed financing and
advise on what to do while waiting
for patent approval.