Forums: Discussions for entrepreneurs and small business.

Barbara,

It is great that you can join us here. I am a aspiring entrepreneur here in Santa Cruz area, im sure you know the area well. I was inspired from reading articles about you and your success. I have been working on developing a consumer product for over a year now. I am getting ready to produce the first prototypes to test. I have a few questions you may be able to answer. How does one know if their idea is patentable? If so, should one spend the dollars to try and patent? If my product is ready to market, should I try and patent and wait on the patent process before trying to find potential customers? These are the difficult questions those of us face who have never been down the road of bringing a product to market. Thanks for joining us.

theswaynester,

Are we on our own here? Guess so.

Hey Allan. Hey Vince.
How`s it going?

The Hairagami is a perfect example. It is a slap bracelet that is manufactured with a simple sewing operation. I got full retail distribution in 27 thousands locations in 45 days. I got the orders with a prototype then went into production very fast and my manufacturer gave me 60 day terms. I was like a real estate agent brokering the deal as I used the manufacturer to fund the inventory. You can see hairagami at www.hairagami.com

Barbara,

Thanks for all the great advice. This is a great place to get information. Is your book available right now and do you have any seminars here in California?

Allan