Patents By Don Debelak

Meet 3 Inventors From The Grommet {Don Debelak’s new book, Turning Your Invention into Cash is now available on Amazon for $3.49. Go to Amazon.com and enter inventions Don Debelak to purchase. From the author of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Bringing Your Product to … [Read more...]

Private label manufacturers make products for other companies to be sold under the buying company’s name. Inventors frequently pursue this strategy to build a quick sales base or when the market resists a one-line company. For example, most inventors won’t have much luck selling a painting accessory … [Read more...]

Two heads are better than one, so if you are trying to license your idea why not get a partner – and often the best partner is a sales rep that is already in the industry.  He or she will know the market, many of the major players, and what kind of deal really makes sense. For inventors, … [Read more...]

Product Design – learn the history of other products in the market to avoid making the mistakes of the past Steve Christini’s new All-Wheel Drive Mountain Bike was all the buzz at two major bike trade shows, and the 27-year-old entrepreneur is on the verge of major success, now that a sales … [Read more...]

Getting a new product on the market requires many skills and inventors often benefit from teaming up with someone with complementary skills to launch their invention.  But for partnership to work you need to outline your expectations in an agreement, even if it is a checklist, that you share … [Read more...]

Don Debelak offers affordable patents http://www.patentsbyDonDebelak.com I find that inventors often just find a manufacturer that is willing to go ahead and make their product and then gives them a quote.  Inventors are better off asking more questions of manufacturers to better … [Read more...]

Listing on Walmart.com Though many inventors would like to be in a Wal-Mart store, do   not overlook possibilities of Wal-Mart.com and other Wal-Mart ecommerce sites. They may be easier to get on if you are a smaller vendor and success on the site is a big plus in building market … [Read more...]

Target, as most retailers have done, have Internet portals for new Vendors. Before you simply present your idea be sure to visit a Target store, determine where you think your product should be sold and see what other products are in that section. Then pitch you product as another option to … [Read more...]

Some inventors move way too fast to market, overlooking key items that could help them succeed, or help them from wasting a lot of money.  Other inventors move too slowly, paralyzed from too much analysis and fail to move on their idea when it has a chance to succeed.  The question is how do … [Read more...]