Free Geek Startup Trademark Use Application

Why are we doing this?
We need some way to ensure that new Free Geek's actually understand what "Free Geek" means, and that they're involved in the larger Free Geek community. We also want to help ensure that new startups have a feasible startup plan.

From C7 Minutes:

DECISION: We'll create a Free Geek Startup Franchise Agreement. This will involve creating a form for Ray and all other FGs out there to fill out. They'll apply to be a FG Startup, we'll take the opportunity to tell them some requirements they'll need to fulfull in the future to become an official FG, and we'll tell them if we accept them as a startup, and give feedback. * We'd like to ask other FGs to submit questions for the form as well. * This is the start of a process we'll need to use more and more as more FGs appear. - Commit: Richard and Shawn will oversee the creation of the FG Trademark

A brainstorm of questions to ask new Free Geeks
The following questions should be asked of the people applying to be a startup:
 * Have you reviewed the documentation?
 * Free Geek Startups?
 * Getting Your Own Free Geek Started?
 * Free Geek Principles?
 * Mission Statement?
 * Free Geek Bylaws?
 * Site Analysis Guidelines?
 * E-Waste Best Practices?
 * Free Geek Definitions?
 * Are you applying to
 * be an affiliate? or
 * use the Free Geek name?
 * What is your mission statement?
 * Have you made contact with local recycling partners?
 * What facilities will you likely be using for disposal of e-waste?
 * Have you researched their recycling practices?
 * Do they send e-waste overseas? Where?
 * Do they use prison labor?
 * What do they process that ends up in a landfill?
 * Do you know how much it will cost you to recycle:
 * Batteries?
 * Monitors?
 * Do you know how much you are likely to make off of
 * Processors?
 * Circuit boards?
 * Have you made contacts with other community organizations...
 * that work with free or open source software?
 * that work with communities of people who lack technology or technical skills?
 * How does your volunteer group make decisions?
 * How are decisions recorded?
 * How do you encourage participation?
 * Please explain the difference between a for-profit recycling and reuse company and a Free Geek style organization?
 * Infrastructure for communicating with other Free Geeks:
 * Have you joined the Free Geek Startups mailing list?
 * Do you know how to contact us via IRC?
 * Do you know how to contact us via phone?
 * Do you know how to contact us via snail mail?
 * Your own infrastructure?
 * Do you need hardware to help you get started?
 * If so, do you know how to apply for a grant from the mothership?
 * Do you understand what software the other Free Geeks are using for infrastructure? (Software Overview)
 * Volunteer recruitment
 * Do you already have volunteers that are willing to work on a weekly basis?
 * How many volunteers?
 * How many hours per week?
 * How do you plan to recruit more volunteers?
 * Start up funding
 * How much startup funding do you already have?
 * How much will rent for your initial space likely cost?
 * How do you plan to raise more startup funds?

Related issues

 * Legally enforcing our trademark
 * Creating an umbrella organization for all Free Geeks