There are nine general and specialty SBDCs in Massachusetts. Organizational structure informs what you can do and how fast. Be sure your communications infrastructure is ready to handle the new business. A strong brand name is one of the best defenses against mediocre copycats. Rock, for years the mainstay of the global music market, has splintered into numerous sub-genres and given way to completely different styles of music.
Musical eclecticism is on the rise.
Even the Grammys, in their own way, reflect the slivered state of pop. Techno-forecaster Burrus makes heady stuff clear as he employs the metaphor of a card game to show how new breakthrough technologies are changing the rules under which business used to be carried out and levelling the playing field for all companies. Important reading for music businesses even if somewhat unbridled in technology's praise. Of the many handbooks out threre for the solo entrepreneur, this is a stand-out. Lonier knows her audience and seems to anticipate our questions as she writes.