Inventors Workshop Set

NDSU is co-sponsoring a workshop Oct. 13-14 to help inventors.

Inventors will have an opportunity this fall to learn how to turn their ideas into commercially viable products.

The North Dakota State University Extension Service, Extension Center for Community Vitality, NDSU College of Engineering and Architecture and North Dakota Commerce Department are sponsoring the Inventors Basic Training Boot Camp at the Kelly Inn in Bismarck, N.D., Oct. 13-14.

“This event will feature experts from North Dakota who will talk about the various aspects of the invention commercialization process and answer any questions that inventors may have,” says David Lehman, NDSU Extension manufacturing engineering specialist. “Because these speakers are all local to North Dakota, this event is a great networking opportunity for inventors.”

Topics to be covered include:

Patents, trademarks, trade secrets and documentation
Designing, prototyping and product testing
Feasibility and business plans
Branding and e-marketing
Registration and licensing requirements
Legalities and liabilities
Finding funding
Entrepreneurship and public policy
Manufacturing decisions
Innovate ND, Marketplace of Ideas and Pride of Dakota
Selling to the state and federal government
Importance of entrepreneurs to the North Dakota economy
Why North Dakota is a great place to start a business

The registration fee is $75 if paid by Oct. 1 and $100 after that. For more information or to register, visit http://tinyurl.com/inventorsbootcamp.

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