Manufacturing

After protecting the invention and testing the market for product viability, there are many steps left before completing the quest. One important next step is manufacturing. Before selling a product to the market that has been thoroughly researched, the invention has to be made. But who, what, where, and when is it made? How is an idea for an invention transferred from paper and thought, into hard-fast, physical form? The answer is easy, manufacturing; but there are several difficult aspects to deal with when producing a new product. It is important to understand manufacturing choices, prototypes, and shipping/importing for successful product manufacturing.

Paper outline

• Protecting inventions
  • Patent search
  • Provisional patent
  • Formal patent
  • Patent lawyers
• Manufacturing the product
  • Manufacturing choices
  • Manufacturing prototypes
  • Shipping & importing
• Getting resources and financing
  • Needed funding & business plan
  • Where to get funding
  • Tips
  • Conclusion
• Testing the market
  • Potential customers
  • How much will they pay?
  • Survey potential customers
  • Barriers to entry
  • Know the competition
  • Conclusion
• Preparing products for market
  • Legal & financial protection
  • Packaging
  • Manuals & Documentation
  • Warranties
  • Full package creation
  • The Web site
  • Money, invoicing & taxes
  • Shipping & distribution
  • Conclusion
• Closing thoughts
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