Inventor and Entrepreneur Resources:

Market Feasibility:

Slide Show Presentation: “What’s the Market for My Product or Service?”

Competitive Advantage:

Slide Show Presentation: New Product Development as a Key to Competitive Advantage

Intellectual Property:

Slide Show Presentation: Maintaining the Advantage; Intellectual Property Strategies

Slide Show Presentation: Licensing Strategies

Myths and Realities of Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

Product Development:

Slide Show Presentation: Valuing New Products: Pricing Strategies

Slide Show Presentation: Designing, Developing, and Testing Prototypes

Developing a Business Plan:

Slide Show Presentation: Creating a Winning Business Plan

Small Business Administration (SBA) Business Plan Basics The SBA provides information on creating a business plan. A business plan precisely defines your business, identifies your goals, and serves as your firm's resume.

Financing:

Slide Show Presentation: Finding Innovation Funding

Finance and Grants

Marketing:

Effective Customer Interaction

Slide Show Presentation: Marketing on a Limited Budget

Slide Show Presentation: Technologies for New Product Promotion

General Business Planning:

New Business FAQ’s

Top Ten Invention Myths

First Steps A free online course that will help you determine whether business ownership is for you.

Wisconsin Business Answer Line Receive free over-the-phone answers to your business start-up and management questions. Call our experienced counselors at 1-800-940-7232 from Monday to Friday, 8:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Wisconsin Department of Commerce Business Wizard Using a series of five question-and-answer pages, the Wizard provides customized information to help you start and operate a Wisconsin-based business.

Small Business Development Centers Find the SBDC nearest you. These centers educate entrepreneurs –beginners and veterans alike –through affordable educational programs and one-to-one confidential counseling.

Environmental Protection Agencies and Offices These offices provide information on proposed new plant and office construction environmental impact, size, production, capacities, employees and financing.

United States Census Bureau This site is very helpful in finding industry and corporate sales data. It is also useful in determining the demographics of your market (using the Quickfacts link is best for this, or by using FactFinder).

United States Patent and Trademark Office NOTE: Investing in intellectual property should be a business decision. In other words, is it likely that the market potential of this product or technology will justify the costs of seeking intellectual property protection?

Facilitator Resources:

Facilitator List-Serv This list-serv is for I&E club facilitators in order for them to be able to communicate and share valuable information.

Resource Connection The WEN Resource Connection is designed to locate individuals with a specific expertise and can be a useful tool in finding quality speakers.

Key Topics in Facilitation An online list of key topics for facilitation. Each topic includes numerous online free articles, general resources, online discussion groups and links to related topics.

Disclaimer Slide This is a slide to be used at the beginning of meetings to inform attendees about the importance of confidentiality.