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Local vocational schools can be particularly helpful in the development and prototyping phase of the inventive process. There are vocational schools for virtually every trade imaginable, from electronics and computers to welding and automotive repair. Students work under the close supervision of their instructors. You can often get a prototype, or a particular part of [...]

Assuming the results are favorable, the report you receive at the conclusion of the project can be an important and compelling part of the eventual product presentation that you will prepare for either attracting apotential licensee or obtaining funding for your start up business. You are undoubtedly saying to yourself, “This all sounds great, but [...]

Before you approach a college professor to ask him to take on your product as a class project you will need to clearly establish what it is you wish to learn. There are usually no set guidelines on what the students will and will not do as a part of the project. The clearer you [...]

Many inventors overlook free or nearly free resources that are right under their noses: nearby schools and universities. Schools have marketing and business departments and they are constantly on the lookout for projects in which to involve the students. The marketing department of a nearby university can be an extremely valuable yet inexpensive resource for [...]

Most university and college libraries are also open to the public. You may, or may not, be allowed to check out books, but you certainly have the opportunity to look at their collection of books, magazines and journals and glean information from them while you are at the library. University libraries are often the repositories [...]

If you choose to license your product, you can often find every major manufacturer of your category of invention in those directories. If, instead, you choose to manufacture your product yourself, these directories often list distributors and sales representatives who work in your sector of the market. Either direction you choose to go, the trade [...]

While there is a charge for a subscription to Inventors’ Digest Magazine, their website is completely free. You can find articles relevant to issues faced by the independent inventor, classified ads for services needed by independent inventors as well as a complete listing of tradeshows for all sectors of the market. For very reasonable fees, [...]