Locating Help:
The cost of the patent process is actually a minor part of
the costs of bringing a new product to market. Development,
prototypes, testing, test marketing and distribution are
significantly greater costs. Contact the Southwest Missouri
State University, (SMSU) Small Business Development Center
(SBDC) at 417-836-5685
www.sbdc.smsu.edu
if you are in the
Springfield, MO area or the Small Business Development Center
nearest you. Assistance is also available at the Missouri
Enterprise Business Assistance Center,
www.missourienterprise.org.
Either organization can provide
you with valuable assistance on business plan development.
You may also wish to participate in the WIN program to get
an independent review of the marketability of your product.
The SMSU SBDC can help you with that as well. Many inventors
seek financial help from local Venture Capitalists, the Small
Business Administration or private institutions. You will want
to enter into secrecy agreements with any individual or private
institution before you disclose your invention to them.
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