Trade Secret Protection & Compliance Consulting

Help businesses identify and protect trade secrets and confidential information

Startup Cost
$15,000-$75,000
Difficulty
Advanced
Time to Profit
12-24 months
Profit Potential
$12,000-$100,000/month

Overview

Trade secret consultants generate $150,000-$1,200,000 annually with 85-95% margins.

In 2025, trade secrets protect competitive advantages.

Revenue from trade secret audits and identification ($10,000-$100,000), protection program implementation ($15,000-$150,000), employee NDA and agreement development ($3,000-$30,000), trade secret litigation support ($10,000-$200,000), exit interview and departure consulting, and trade secret training.

Successful consultants identify valuable trade secrets, implement protection measures and policies, develop NDAs and confidentiality agreements, train employees on trade secret protection, and support trade secret litigation.

Technology companies, manufacturers, and businesses with proprietary information as clients.

Marketing through IP attorneys, corporate executives, trade secret expertise, litigation prevention, and confidential information protection.

Required Skills

  • Trade Secret Law
  • Information Security
  • Policy Development
  • Employee Agreements
  • Litigation Support
  • Business Operations

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • High fees for trade secret work
  • Trade secrets increasingly important
  • Litigation support provides high revenue
  • Help businesses protect competitive advantages
  • Growing employee mobility increases risk

Cons

  • Need trade secret and legal expertise
  • Trade secret protection complex
  • Employee resistance to restrictions
  • Litigation work intensive and stressful
  • Competition from IP law firms

How to Get Started

  1. Build trade secret expertise and credentials
  2. Learn trade secret law and protection
  3. Develop trade secret consulting methodologies
  4. Market to businesses with proprietary information
  5. Conduct trade secret audits
  6. Implement protection programs and policies
  7. Provide training and litigation support

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