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On March 13, 2012, QVC Sprouts is officially launching at the 2012 International Home + Housewares Show in the InventionHome.com Inventors Corner Pavilion. A panel of QVC buyers will be on hand to listen to inventor pitches. If you have an product fit for TV, submit it for a chance to be selected to attend the show and pitch directly to this panel of QVC buyers.

If you are an inventor in the early stages of development (you don’t have finished samples) and you are looking to sell or license your invention to a company for ongoing royalty payments, you will more than likely need some form of prototype or design to showcase your invention to prospective [...]

With the power of the Internet, more companies are turning to online tradeshows to discover new products available for sale or license. With the click of a few buttons companies can search and discover new products without the need to spend time and money on travel.

Should you exhibit your product at the upcoming National Hardware Show (May 10-12th)?
If you want exposure to thousands of industry professional looking for new products and the opportunity to learn from industry experts, YES…you should consider exhibiting at this show.
The trend in National Tradeshows is to include a “micro tradeshow” for inventors within the overall [...]

My very dear friend and client Kathy Lancaster, is appearing on The Today Show tomorrow morning with Kathy Lee Gifford at 10 AM EST with her amazing fashion accessory Kapelli Ear Covers! How did she do it?
Kathy and I have been working on her manufacturing project for one year now, and her shipment of Kapelli [...]

What will help products reach MILLIONS of consumers? T.V. of course!
The Military Shopping Channel (MSC) will be a fabulous new shopping model that will have access to over 12+ MILLION active duty and retired military personnel, and their families. Holy Toledo!

After returning from Tampa, and visiting with Shark Tank’s Kevin Harrington, I am [...]

INTRODUCING - MAGIC SPICER
As autumn approaches, so does the season for savory “comfort foods” and holiday baking.  As you begin to pull out those spices from the back of the cupboard, spices like chili powder, oregano, nutmeg and cinnamon, consider how great it would be to have a convenient spice rack to both simplify storage [...]

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No, the invention of the month is not the girl in the bikini; it is the clever floating bookstand she’s using to read in the hot tub!
Each month, I like to provide the StartUpNation inventor community with one invention that seems to catch people’s attention, whether it’s the creative nature and uniqueness of the invention [...]

Believe it or not, it’s not as hard as you may think to land a royalty deal on a product invention…provided you have a truly “good” idea to start with, and you have some important steps completed before approaching companies.
To begin, let me step back and explain what I mean by “royalty deal”, [...]

If you wonder what the world will be like in the future, the near future that is, take 8 minutes out of your day to watch this presentation at the recent TED conference, where the best of the best gather to take our world to the next level. This particular innovation is an information tool. [...]