Chapter 6
Finding a Home for Your Brainchild
In This Chapter
◆ Finding companies with the right stuff
◆ Trading information at trade shows
◆ Making connections at conferences
◆ Companies, great and small, private and public
◆ May I see your license, please?
Independent inventors tend to make the most radical innovations in technology because they are not held back by corporate group-think.
—Paul Herbig, author, The Innovation Matrix
Well, have you decided yet whether you want to license your invention to a manufacturer or start your own company to develop, produce, and bring it to market?
If you want to raise venture capital, skip to the chapters on how to protect your intellectual property (see Parts 4 and 5). If you are new to divining for capital, find a nearby university or adult education center where you can take a class or two on how to raise venture capital. To learn about state and federal programs, call the Small Business Administration’s toll-free information line at 1-800-827-5722.
On the other hand, if you want to license your product, read on.
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