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Let’s Talk about your project

Let’s just talk about your project, and what you need. We can look up and find prototypers, manufacturing partners, patent attorneys, and investors. We will have disclosure non-disclosure forms for those who are not far enough along. Meeting Agenda                                                 Location                  6:00 – 6:30 p.m. – Registration                            Lean Rocket Lab                   6:30-7:30 p.m. – Program                                    (East side door)                   7:30-8:30 p.m. […]

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The Secrets of Market Research

This month we continue to explore JIN partner organizations that benefit our members. The Jackson Makerspace is Jackson’s most fantastic place for makers, entrepreneurs and inventors to work on and get help with, making their idea or product. This meeting is a reintroduction to the Makerspace and their new facility. We are continuing to explore […]

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January meeting: Learn about Lean Rocket Lab

This is the type of organization we have been looking for since the start of JIN. Come hear Ken Seneff co-founder give a tour and explain why this organization is what each of us and our group needs this place. Even if you have not come to a meeting for a long time this meeting […]

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Oct. 23rd meeting: Finding and Working with Investors

Many inventors & entrepreneurs are stymied as to how to get the first meeting with investors, venture capital or angel investors. Jack Ahrens will help us find the path and let us in on what we need to have ready before setting the first face-to-face meeting. Many times, you get one chance. So, we will […]

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Sept. 25 meeting: Approaches to Licensing Your Invention

There is not a “one size fits all” strategy for turning a clever idea into extra cash. Inventors, like the inventions they create, come in many shapes and varieties. However, many inventors at some point consider turning over their invention to a company in exchange for royalty checks. The great thing about this approach is […]

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August 28 JIN meeting: Business planning

We are one-upping the July meeting, Allen Knight, Ph.D., Business Administration, professor of marketing and entrepreneurship, Spring Arbor University, will present “The Business Plan for the Busy Planner.” What are the questions to ask before you take the time, effort, and money to write a business plan for entrepreneurs and inventors? In this meeting we […]

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Roundtable Discussion about Manufacturing

What Entrepreneurs Need to Know as They Get Started Greg Stutchell, general manager of Total Source Manufacturing in Jackson, is the featured speaker at the June 26, 2018, meeting of the Jackson Inventors Network. Stutchell has more than 30 years of experience in manufacturing, including a long career at Kellogg Company. He is also a […]

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May 22 Meeting: Resources for inventors, brief IP overview, and an overview of the patent process

For May we are taking Intellectual Property to another level with “Resources for inventors, brief IP overview, and an overview of the patent process/ prior art.” Denise Sylvester is the Regional Outreach Officer for the Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office located in Detroit, Michigan. Learn from an expert from […]

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April 24 meeting notice: IP protection with Jon Shackelford

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 […]

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March 27th Meeting: Learning at the tinkrLAB

For March Prototype and Testing month, Melissa Allen, co-owner of tinkrLAB in the Okemos Mall, will discuss how inventors and entrepreneurs can take advantage of tinkrLAB and other makerspaces. Allen is a state expert and leader for STEM with a passion for kids. She has developed tinkrLAB into a place where Smart Toys for Smart […]

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