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She's Ingenious! Tips and Alerts Sept/ Oct 2011


 


I've had some great 1-to-1 recently with some of our ingenious new members. It seems to me more than ever, women are seeing the possibilities around developing their own product ideas and creating an income stream to see them through tough times on household finances. It's also true though that we women don't tend to think big about our ideas. I'm seeing daily how this often makes us miss out in business. You can hear me talking about this at the BFIIN awards and the Business & Baby Show this October - read on below.... 
Cally Robson, Founder, She's Ingenious!...


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Enterprise Nation Fund 101 - Cash Funding For Small Businesses

Enterprise Nation Fund 101 - Cash Funding For Small BusinessesEvery business idea or startup needs money to launch and grow. Unfortunately, these days cash handouts are hard to come by. All the more intriguing that the Fund 101 from small business champion Enterprise Nation seems to have hit upon a simple win-win formula for injecting up to £500 into micro-enterprises. I caught up with Founder, Emma Jones to find out more about the Fund 101 and how it works . . . keep reading

She's Ingenious! will be showcasing members' products at a new UK event providing business start up information and inspiration for would-be mumpreneurs and WAHMs. As well as information and networking, the Business & Baby Show will feature inspirational speakers and workshops, including She's Ingenious! founder Cally Robson presenting a session on the Essentials of Inventing A New Product . . . keep reading 
 


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Market Hotspots Crying Out For New Brands
By Sarah Eno
Market Hotspots Crying Out For New BrandsMost inventors and designers have a new concept and then develop it toward a market. Brand Planner Sarah Eno at invention agency Zag helps entrepreneurs target commercial success by reversing the process. In this article, Sarah shares some tips on how identifying brand lag in the market highlights areas in need of new products and services . . . keep reading
 


The Importance of Technical Drawings in Licensing
By Eric Corl
The Importance of Technical Drawings in Licensing
If you search for invention help on the web, you'll come across services offering Computer-Aided Design concept drawings for your idea. The argument goes that, armed with these CAD visualisations, you will be able to find a retailer or manufacturer to license your concept. This article from Eric Corl in the US underlines why you need to be very careful before signing up for these services . . . keep reading 
 
 
Discussion ForumFrom the She's Ingenious! Forum... 
* Anne wants to know about trade shows for children's products
* Natalya is after a short-run toiletries manufacturer
* Sally has been sharing her experiences and questions around meetings with patent attorneys
 
Free Mentoring Calls for Members (Join Every 2 Weeks by Phone or Web)
Next Mentoring Clinics for Members (Phone or Web) (11 Oct 10am, 24 Oct 9pm) Need some signposting? Or a sounding board? Or do you just want to connect with other women like you? These groups calls are run regularly for Members only. Get details for the next scheduled call and sign up for reminders... keep reading
 
 
QUOTE: "Whatever you think you can do, or believe you can do, begin it. Action has magic, power and grace to it." Goethe
 
 
 


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BFIIN Awards 2011-  5th October

BFIIN Awards 2011 To Go Ahead 5th OctoberAnyone who's been in the world of popular innovation for the past decade or so will know Bola Olabisi, head of the Global Women Inventors and Innovators Network (GWIIN). At short notice, Bola has teamed up with the British Invention Show 2011 in London and is again staging the British Female Inventors and Innovators Network Awards. The conference and awards take place next week. I'll be there, doing a short talk on "Thinking Big and Acting Smart" with your innovative concept. Book online 








Are you a woman with an innovative technology or product? At prototype stage or beyond? Come and meet other women developing and taking new product ideas and inventions to market. After last year's hugely successful She's Ingenious! show and tell event, we're getting together again this autumn at the British Library in London   more info > > >
 
 
 
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