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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:

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

Idea Tango ideatango.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

Nation Inventor Fraud Center www.inventorfraud.com

Entrepreneurship Education www.entre-ed.org

Center for Assisted Living Innovation www.cali-fgcu.org

Thomson Research www.investext.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 www.tscentral.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


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



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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.