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Inventing on a Shoestring Budget

Inventing on a Shoestring Budget
By Barbara Russell Pitts and Mary Russell Sarao

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Insider tips for bringing your product to market without breaking the bank! How to maximize your chances for successfully moving your idea to market on a limited budget! Where to find free or nearly free help! Tips on how to pace your expenditures! When you must spend money and when you don't have to! How to know whom you can trust and whom you should not trust! Where to find the money to help you pursue your invention! Tips for toy inventors! Discount coupons worth $500 on essential inventor products and services!

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #136451 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-06-02
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 221 pages

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Makes what appears to be impossible, possible. At last, a solution for the inventor on a severely limited budget. -- Randy Moyse, www.inventorshq.com

Makes what appears to be impossible, possible. At last, a solution for the inventor on a severely limited budget. --Randy Moyse, www.inventorshq.com

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"A must have for every inventor's bookshelf and workshop. In my 35 years of dealing with inventors, this is the one to read."  —Ronald E. Brown, president, Patent Search International


"A most comprehensive and well-planned guide for inventors! It addresses every possible topic an inventor needs to consider during each phase of product development and is written in a clear, easy-to-undertand format."  —Edie Tolchin, EGT Global Trading, Inventor Resource


"Tells the inventor, in simple language, how to evaluate an idea, how to protect it, and how to get it to market without going broke . . . the essential resource for every successful inventor."  —Alan Beckley, business consultant, Small Business Development  Corporation, former president, Texas Inventors' Association, and inventor of the Savvy Caddy®


"Exceedingly reader friendly and inventor helpful. It nails the issues squarely and to the point, while maintaining a very supportive and 'can-do' tone, which all of us need to hear, especially when the going gets rough."  —Carol Oldenburg, administrator, United Inventors Association

About the Author
Barbara Russell Pitts and Mary Russell Sarao are sisters, inventors and authors. Their invention, Ghostline poster board, retails over $10 million annually. Their book, "The Everything Inventions and Patents Book", was released in 2005. They were featured in the 2001 documentary movie, "The Big Idea". They are popular speakers and passionate champions of Shoestring Budget Inventing. Originally from Oklahoma, the sisters now live in the Dallas, Texas area.

Customer Reviews

A Must-read Blueprint for all Inventors5
This book is a wealth of information and a must-read for anyone embarking on the journey of inventing. As the title suggests - this book addresses a problem that plagues many inventors - how to go about protecting and bringing a product to market with little or no finances. The information provided by these proven authors details the steps you need to take to make your dreams and ambitions a reality, along the way debunking myths like the "poor man's patent" (mailing your ideas in a sealed and dated envelope, page 48). If you have a great idea and looking for guidance, this is a sound blueprint clearly written from the point of view of experience and I highly recommend it.

Excellent Read! No fluff...just facts5
I have read several books on inventing and starting up a business and this is by far the best book I've read about the subject. Most books are packed with stories and a bunch of fluff but this book is strictly facts and information that every inventor needs to know. It covers everything from patents to finances and has so many money saving tips that I had never heard of before! I highly recommend this book and have it on my desk as a constant reference as I build my invention into a successful business.

Useful5
This book has lots of useful information. The tips will more than pay for the book if you actively pursue marketing an invention. The coupons in the back alone will save many times the cost of the book if you use one or two of them.