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Funding Opportunities for Maine Businesses and Entrepreneurs What should I do if someone else is already selling my idea? 9 Steps to Estimate What an Idea is Worth What is a Prototype? Is your idea GOOD?

Maine Small Business, Entrepreneur & Inventor Innovation Grants By Mike Brown So you have a great idea for some technology that will lead to a new product, process or service, the only problem is you need money to turn your idea into a reality. In this blog I will tell you where and how to […]

By J. Bryant This is an all too common situation and one of the largest causes of discouragement for people striving to innovate.  The easiest reaction is always to throw in the towel and start over from scratch.  But is that the right reaction?  Lets examine several scenarios and then dig deeper to answer it […]

By: Michael Brown “How do I know if my idea will make money? Is my idea profitable? How much is my idea worth? What are the pitfalls to avoid before commercializing an idea? How do I estimate my ideas value?” So you want to know if your idea is profitable or not? The fact that […]

A prototype is simply a model that is used to demonstrate the qualities of a future part, product, process, or service.  A prototype can be anything that demonstrates how your idea works and what it will look like.  The term prototype itself is used pretty loosely and is applied to ideas under development along the […]

Is Your Idea Good? It can be hard to know if an idea is good enough to invest in.  There are many steps along the way from a Eureka! moment to a product on the shelves or a service ready for hire.  You may not know if you should even pursue the idea, let alone […]