Jackson Inventors Network
Spring is here school almost out and inventors are moving with their ideas! Don’t miss this months meeting on May 24, where we have Jack Ahren from Tgap guiding us in our entrepreneur business development with “Governance the Foundation of a Successful business.” Let Ahrens help you avoid the pit falls many start-ups get into. This […]
Thousands of early stage companies fail because predictable challenges in bringing their innovations to market are poorly anticipated and addressed by overwhelmed founders. This interactive session introduces how to manage common growth issues, stakeholder expectations, and strategic planning. For many, that includes finding and trusting professional managers to scale the business. At this month’s JIN […]
Join the JIN faithful March 22 to hear from two local inventors who are following through on their dreams. Each guest speaker will share their personal story from concept to market. Story#1 – Fan Zone Furniture. Bill Jewell decided to merge his love for college sports with his desire to start a business. Fan ZoneTM Furniture […]
Get out of the February blues and join us for a best of the best look at prototyping and what you need to get your input for if your product will sell. Randall Easterling is a fantastic artist and prototyper using commonly available materials and you can do it techniques. Meeting date Feb 23rd Meet […]
This month we are doing something different. The MiQuest is having the ACE16 event on Jan. 26, which is our planned meeting day. ACE16 is an event that all of our inventors should go to it is a source of help we can not provide for developing a new business or product. The time […]
This month, JIN welcomes Matt Stoner and Jeff Weed to share their entrepreneurial story and their journey. Stoner and Weed are not your typical inventors, and neither had prior experience in food creation. Nevertheless, over the past year, they have collaboratively developed and launched a tasty new paradigm in the frozen-dessert category: “Goodphoria.” What led them […]
Inventing is not for the faint of heart. Trying to complete an invention and make money from it is tiring work. Have you ever felt so drained you aren’t sure you have the energy to see your invention through to the end? The Jackson Inventors’ Network will be discussing the “One-Man-Band” Syndrome at its next […]
Many thanks to tonight’s speaker, James Fleming, of Jackson-area law firm, Fleming and Fleming PC. He described the various business entities of interest to inventors, plus discussed the growing trend of crowdfunding. It was a lively meeting!
The Jackson Inventors’ Network will feature local legal expert James B. (“Jim”) Fleming as the special guest speaker for July’s monthly meeting, July 28. Fleming brings a wealth of experience and knowledge relevant to inventors and entrepreneurs. Should I incorporate? LLC or S-Corp? How dangerous is it to use on-line legal forms? What do I need […]
The Jackson Inventors Network (JIN) will feature Arthur R. Di Blassio, CEO, Emerging Enterprises, at its June 23 meeting, with challenging questions to leaders of any key effort: Who are we? Where are we Going? How do we get there? Every organization has a “direction”, but very few have a concise description of it, that easily […]