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Greetings!
Mark your calendar to join us this Thursday when SDIF takes up the topic of internet marketing. This is sure to be a lively, information packed meeting that you won't want to miss.
We meet the second Thursday of each month at the offices of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Del Mar Heights. Networking starts at 6:30 PM, and our meeting starts at 7:00 PM. As always, thanks to Sheppard Mullin for graciously hosting our SDIF meetings for the past five years. We couldn't have done it without them!
Thanks to our December guest speaker, branding expert and author, Liz Goodgold of Red Fire Branding.
Whether you're an inventor, a service provider, or an entrepreneur, SDIF is the place to get solid information as well as make great contacts! And there are no costly dues or membership requirements, just a desire to learn about the world of inventing and network with like-minded people.
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Michelle Nash-Hoff's book Can American Manufacturing Be Saved? Why We Should and How We Can has just been released as an ebook and is for sale on Amazon. Read a
review of Michele's book by Greg Autry of the American Jobs Alliance Program in this week's Huffington Post.  Congratulations, Michele!
Michele writes a monthly blog in which she discusses solutions to stop the drain of jobs from the U.S. Read Michele's blog... |
| News from Inventors Around the World |
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Gravity-Powered Lamp
A design team in London has created a lamp powered by gravity called the GravityLight that could free poor, off the grid communities, from using costly and dangerous kerosene fueled lamps. Attached to the lamp, which is expected to retail for around $10 when it comes to market, is a bag that can hold about 20 pounds of sand or rocks and gravel which acts as the fuel when combined with gravity. Read more... |
 You have a wonderful invention that promises to be very profitable. There is only one problem: you need $200,000 to develop it and build a prototype. To get this funding from potential investors, you need to show them convincing evidence that your invention will be financially successful. This evidence, alas, is the prototype itself. What do you do? Don't miss the December issue of George Levy's newsletter "The Inventor's Mentor." |
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I wish all of you a healthy and prosperous 2013 and hope to see you on Thursday.
 Have an inventive day,
Adrian
Adrian Pelkus, Chairman
San Diego Inventors Forum |
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Consulting is complimentary to businesses that are ready to grow and is available in a private setting at one of four centers and six outreach locations. The SBDC offers guidance on how to reduce the cost of operations, increase sales and market share, financing, money management, exporting internationally, marketing and online marketing, patent and technology commercialization, and market research. To learn more about these valuable resources, visit their website or contact Teresa Skrepenski, Management Consultant at 619-482-6391.
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SDIF is a member of the United Inventors Association is the Inventor Industry's national membership foundation dedicated to inventor education and support. Learn more...
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rvonbuttlar@connect.org 858.964.1309 Learn more...
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