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Selling Ideas - How to Fund, Market, or License

How to succeed at selling and marketing your inventions.
Introduction - Making Money
What do I do to make money from my invention ideas? The different paths an inventor could follow. Is selling an invention outright best? Can you handle manufacturing, selling, or marketing your own invention?
Different Ways to Fund an Invention
An introduction to invention funding illustrating several different sources to borrow or raise funds and bring your idea to the marketplace.
How Do I License My Invention?
Introduction to licensing; the selling of the rights to your invention.
The Business Plan for Independent Inventors
Are you setting up a small business in connection with your inventing? Use a business plan with a marketing plan.
Marketing - What Is Marketing?
Marketing activities and strategies result in making products available that satisfy customers while making profits for the companies that offer those products.

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