Over the last week, I’ve seen various articles, like this one, from different industries asking inventors to submit their ideas to them. While this is not always a good choice for everyone, this is certainly an opportunity to consider. Whether or not this is a good choice for you, do you know of such opportunities in your industry? How up-to-date are you with the comings and goings of the industry you are targeting?

Sometimes, being up-to-date, and moving decisively when you see a door of opportunity, can be the difference between success and failure.

To stay up-to-date, attend all the industry events in your area, use Google Alerts to get the latest news, read blogs, subscribe to industry literature and make contacts with industry insiders. If you need to ask questions, you can always offer to take one of your contacts out to lunch and ask him or her questions. Don’t be left out of the loop.

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