Serving Jackson Area Inventors and Entrepreneurs Since 2009
April is Intellectual Property Month, and we are fortunate to have one of the best presenters, Jon Shackelford, presenting the topic: “IP Protection Tips for the Cost-Conscious Inventor”Are you an inventor operating on a tight budget? What are some smart ways to stretch your dollars in the area of patents and trademarks that will not […]
This month our topic is “Finding Help, Where’s the Money,” featuring entrepreneur Stuart Kail, chief marketing officer of Jackson’s own social-networking startup, Pitch.me. Pitch.Me has raised more than $3 million in private equity and was recently one of the Top Five Trending Apps on Google Play Store. Stuart will show us how to take advantage […]
The Jackson Inventors Network is offering admission the the Michigan Inventors Expo for both days for just $25.00. To get this price you must be a paid, active JIN member (paid more than active). Email John Hopkins at johndhopkins1@gmail.com and he will add you to the paid JIN attending list. This year’s Expo will take place Sept. […]
Michigan Inventors Coalition EXPO16 is the best inventor EXPO in the country. If you have a product idea or invention, plan to be at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, Sept 7, from 8:30 – 6:00 p.m. MIC has already exceeded booth and attendance number from the past 3 years! Plan to be be a part of it! […]
Gary Pageau is on the cutting edge of marketing your idea or product. His background in marketing, name recognition, and getting visibility in this new era of communications is a vital and needed subject for our inventors and entrepreneurs. Pageau is the principal of InfoCircle LLC, a marketing communications company. For 25 years, he was […]
How one Jackson-area business analyzes how/if to invest in new products, inventions, and other businesses The ambition of some inventors is to let an established, reputable company take their product idea to market. But may come as a surprise to some naïve inventors, but the world is not likely to beat a path to your door […]
Spring Arbor University is hosting the editor of “Entrepreneur” magazine, Amy Cosper on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m., at the Ralph Carey Forum, on the main Spring Arbor University campus. This is a unique opportunity to hear one of the most prominent voices in the world on the topic of entrepreneurship. She was named one of Fast […]
Come to the Michigan Inventors Expo where inventors can collaborate and network with other professionals from across the state. We are going to have speakers, break-out sessions and a “Shark Tank”-like competition call “Spin, Pitch and Sell.” Click here for the schedule. Thursday, Sept, 10, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.(Registration at 8:30). Where: Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, 219 South Harrison […]
We have one of our Jackson Inventors Network inventors going for an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds to launch his product. We have done a lot to educate our inventors about crowd funding and Alex Walacavage is doing it! To support his campaign and protect your life if bird flu crosses to humans, you will […]
Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at 4:00 p.m. Elijah J. McCoy United States Patent & Trademark Office 300 River Place South, Suite 2900 Detroit, MI 48207 Welcome & Opening Comments Jennifer M. McDowell, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Pro Bono Coordinator Thomas C. Rombach, President, State Bar of Michigan Jennifer M. Grieco, Treasurer, State Bar of […]