Inventing Archives

The 4 Secrets to Success as a Midlife Entrepreneur

Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote, “There are no second acts in American life.” If that sentence were true, my wife, Carrie, and I would have never founded a new tutoring business while I neared my fifth...

byGil Gibori

January 9, 2020

Why being “second” to market with your product can make you a winner!

Wal Mart, Kroger, and Costco all have one thing in common that can teach all inventors a great lesson - being "second" to market can make you a winner! I just read an article about...

byJim Debetta

October 13, 2015

Why being second to market can make you a winner!

Wal Mart, Kroger, and Costco all have one thing in common that can teach all inventors a great lesson - being "second" to market can make you a winner! I just read an article about...

byJim Debetta

September 4, 2015

Where to Begin in Inventing? An Interview With Chris Hawker

Exactly a year ago, I began my inventing odyssey. Over breakfast, I announced to my family that I was going to extract the idea that I had in my head and take it from inception...

byRachel Blaufeld

October 19, 2011

Should you exhibit your product at the upcoming National Hardware Show (May 10-12th)?

Should you exhibit your product at the upcoming National Hardware Show (May 10-12th)? If you want exposure to thousands of industry professional looking for new products and the opportunity to learn from industry experts, YES…you...

byRussell Williams

March 24, 2011

Specialty Retail Entrepreneur Expo & Conference, You gotta go!

Want to start your specialty product business this year? Then you MUST attend the (SPREE) Specialty Retail Entrepreneur Expo & Conference. Be part of the world's largest event for the $12 billion specialty retail industry!...

byKim Babjak

March 16, 2011

Invention In The Spotlight – august (girl in bikini reads book)

No, the invention of the month is not the girl in the bikini; it is the clever floating bookstand she’s using to read in the hot tub! Each month, I like to provide the...

byRussell Williams

August 3, 2010

Your Product + QVC = $$ MILLIONS $$

The fastest ways to bring your product to market is to get it on QVC! The best, and fastest, way to do that is hire a QVC agent! What is a QVC Agent? A...

byKim Babjak

December 17, 2009

Getting an Invention Prototype Built

Prototypes are near and dear to our hearts because building and using them helped us succeed in licensing our dead battery prevention device, the Battery Buddy, to a huge company. We built our prototypes ourselves....

byStartupNation

July 19, 2006