Entrepreneurship Links

Mere ownership of a patent, trademark or copyright does not guarantee instant financial success and wealth. In addition to detailed marketing studies and gaining access to start-up capital, obtaining Intellectual Property rights should simply be but one consideration in developing a strong business plan. Some helpful links for entrepreneurial inventors are provided below.

ENTREPRENEURIAL INVENTOR’S WEBLINK ROAD MAP

STARTUP BASICS

Entrepreneurial Basics and Face-to-Face Counseling
http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/index

Face-to-Face Counseling (with Service Corp. of Retired Executives)
http://www.score.org

Entrepreneurial Mentorship (New Mexico)
http://www.nmpartnership.com/NMP_Services.aspx
Eagleford Shale Oil & Gas Economic Development (South Texas)

http://eaglefordshale.com/

Minority Business Entrepreneur Magazine

http://www.mbemag.com/Magazine

Online Women’s Business Center
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/onlinewbc/index

UTSA Institute for Economic Development
http://iedtexas.org

MARKETING

U.S. Federal Trade Commission WARNING on Invention Promotion Firms
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/products/pro21.shtm

Complaint Form Regarding Invention Promoters

http://www.uspto.gov/web/forms/2048.pdf

Independent Invention Evaluation Services

United States – WIN (Wal-Mart Innovation Network)
http://www.innovation-institute.com/

United States and International
http://www.commerce.gov/

Tradeshow, Inventor Conference, & Marketing Information

United States

Tradeshow & Inventor Conference Search Engine
http://www.inventorsdigest.com/eventsCalendar.aspx

http://www.tsnn.com

Invention Convention Cyber Tradeshow

http://www.inventionconvention.com/cybershow

News regarding Trade and Professional Shows

http://www.mpiweb.org/About/CSR/Resources

Inventor’s Assistance League – Course Materials on Marketing Your Idea
http://www.inventions.org/free-info

Direct Marketing Association
http://www.the-dma.org/

International

How to conduct Market Research

http://www.mpiweb.org/About/CSR/Resources

International Tradeshow Directory
http://www.export.gov/eac/trade_events.asp

FINANCING

BANK LOAN INFORMATION

United States

FDIC: Institution Directory
http://www3.fdic.gov/idasp/main.asp

Business News and Bank Interest Rate Monitoring
http://www.bankrate.com

International

SBA Office of International Trade
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/internationaltrade/index

Export-Import Bank of the United States
http://www.exim.gov

International Central Banks
http://export.gov/mrktresearch/index.asp

VENTURE CAPITAL

National (United States) Venture Capital Association
http://www.nvca.org

Venture Capital and Technology News
http://www.topix.com/vc

http://www.redherring.com

Angel & Venture Funds Postings

http://www.fundingpost.com/entre.asp

MANUFACTURING

Directory of Manufacturer’s Agents (MANA)
http://www.manaonline.org/html/advantages

Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC)
http://www.tmac.org/

Assembly Calibration (U.S.) – National Institute of Standards and Technology
http://www.nist.gov/

Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Electronic Newsletter

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=7460177&siteID=123112

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

Global Licensing & Technology Transfer (World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPPO)

http://www.wipo.int/patent-law/en/developments/licensing

National Technology Transfer Center Matchmaker
http://www.nttc.edu

Association of University Technology Managers, AUTM

http://www.autm.net/Tech_Transfer/9867.htm

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Office of Technology Transfer
http://www.ars.usda.gov/business/docs.htm?docid=768