Greetings!
This issue has our fourth article in our five part series on how to succeed with no money. Our feature article will discuss ways to negotiate favorable deals with manufacturers to help launch your product or business.
We have a first for our inventor story this issue: the article is written by the inventor. Read in her own words about the difficulties of bringing a product to market and what she has learned from it.
Also, the Packaging Diva has written a great article about packaging innovations that you won't want to miss.
Enjoy!
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How to Succeed with No Money |
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 Negotiating Favorable Terms with Manufacturers Inventors are often struggling with little or no money to bring their
invention to market. This often leaves inventors broke looking for
anyone to pay them anything for their idea. When someone else takes
their idea and makes millions of dollars, this often leaves those
inventors heart broken. Does it need to be like this? Absolutely
not. There are many ways for inventors to make money from their idea,
even if they have no money to invest. In this article we will discuss different ways manufacturers can help you succeed with little or no money. Read on... |
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Ups and Downs of Inventing The Folding Wagon |
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 by Tami and Tom Galt
Feeling a need to be creative and hoping to make some extra money, I
decided to work on an idea I had a couple of years earlier - a folding
wagon. My idea was to design a big, strong wagon which easily folds to
fit in a compact bag so it can go in any car. After months of working
out the design and building prototypes with my husband Tom, I showed it
to an expert who helps inventors (free of charge). He was very
enthusiastic, so my husband and I decided to go ahead and work on
getting a patent. With full-time jobs and had a two year old child,
devoting the tremendous time and resources to manufacture and launch a
complicated product such as The Folding Wagon was out of the question.
Licensing was our best option. I called numerous manufacturers, but I
could not even get an appointment.
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Packaging Valentine's Day For Profit |
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By JoAnn R. Hines, Packaging Diva
Holidays are a great time to market new packaging innovations.
Consumers look for that special something to celebrate the occasion and
prowl the isles for that unique gift that means you are special to
someone. Valentine's Day is one of the best holidays because it's
emotionally connected to the heart; and the heart is at the crux of
what connects product packaging to consumers. If your product packaging
cannot "connect" to the consumer, then it will never make its way out
of the door. Read on... |
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