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Wisconsin Ideas to Profit Conference for Inventors

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This Wisconsin inventors conference, sponsored by The University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Innovation Service Center, was held Oct. 1-2, 2009 in Dells, Wisconsin.  The conference was well attended by what seemed like 100-200 inventors as well as plenty of consultants and experts who facilitated workshops on various subjects relating to patenting, marketing, prototyping, manufacturing, raising venture capital, seeking government assistance, forming a company, commercialization, and licensing, and consulted with inventors at no charge.  If the inventor were to pay the regular hourly rate for these experts to consult with them on their invention project the cost could be $500 – $1,000 to get this level of advice.

It’s a great deal to attend a conference like this for under $200, or even under $100, depending on the conference, since you’re able to take advantage of these experts at no additional charge. And this is in addition to the valuable information that you learn from the speakers and workshop leaders. Read more…