Aug 23 2010
Resources
Important Documents:
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) Small Business Development Center (SBDC):
Provides guidence on:
1) Starting a business.
2) Expanding your business.
3) Contracting with the government.
Our services are FREE, confidential and one-on-one.
Go to www.fgcu.edu/cob/sbdc to contact us and get directions to the SBDC office.
The current SBDC-PTAC quarterly newsletter can be viewed at www.fgcu.edu/cob/sbdc
Dan Telep, Jr
Procurement Specialist, Certified Business Analyst,
Small Business Development Center (SBDC),
Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC),
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU)
Lutgert College of Business, Unit 2313
10501 FGCU Blvd. South
Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565
Tel: (239) 745-3708
Fax: (239) 745-3710
e-mail: dtelep@fgcu.edu
Web:www.fgcu.edu/cob/sbdc
www.floridasbdc.com
www.fptac.org
General sites:
Thomas A Edison Regional Science and Inventors Fairs www.edisonfairs.net
USPTO Kids Page www.uspto.gov/go/kids
FGCU SBDC www.fgcu.edu/cob/sbdc
Florida Business Related Information www.sunbiz.org
National Inventor Fraud Center www.inventorfraud.com
U.S.P.T.O. www.uspto.gov
SCORE www.score.org
United Inventors Association www.uiausa.com
Inventors Digest www.inventorsdigest.com
Patent Cafe www.patentcafe.com
Innovative Product Technologies www.inventone.com
Small Business Administration www.sba.gov
Business Link to US Government www.business.gov
Society for Human Resources Management www.shrm.org
Edison Nation Network www.edisonnation.com
TheSartUp411 www.thestartup411.com
Manufacturing sites:
Thomas Registry www.thomasregister.com
Organizations/Associations/Manufacturers
World Intellectual Property Association www.wipo.org
Toy Industry Association www.toy-tia.org
National Association of Women Business Owners www.nawbo.org
Entrepreneurship Education www.entre-ed.org
Thomson Research research.thomsonib.com
Lemelson – MIT Program www.web.mit.edu/invent
Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association www.jpma.org
Innovation at GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) www.innovation.gsk.com
Trade Show Sites:
INVENTION CONNECTION® CYBERSPACE CONVENTION www.inventionconnection.com
Trade shows, Conferences, Exhibitions www.expo-guide.com
Trade Show Exhibitors Association www.tsea.org
Software For Inventors:
Autodesk Inventor www.autodesk.com 60 day evaluation available
Google Sketchup sketchup.google.com Free Opensource 3d Modeling software
Blender www.blender.org Free Opensource 3d Modeling software
OpenOffice openoffice.org Free Opensource Office software (for your business planning needs)
Helpful Phone Numbers
USPTO (800) PTO-9199
SBDC (941) 948-4040
SCORE (239) 489-2935
Florida Trade Data Center (305) 876-9747
SW FL International Trade Association (239) 466-0785
Toy Industry Association (212) 675-1141
Imaginarium (239) 337-3332
Florida Patent Depository Libraries:
Ft. Lauderdale (954) 357-7444
Miami Dade (305) 375-2665
Orlando (407) 823-2562
Tampa (813) 974-2726
Disclaimer: Information is offered in an open forum for discussion. Opinions expressed may not represent the views of the Edison Inventors Assoc., Inc. The Association does not claim to endorse any advertisement or product unless specifically stated.
