Inventor and small business programs:
Of all the government agencies, those agencies created to help inventors and small business are the best to work with. Most of their services are free or offered for a nominal charge. They can help you determine the best method to use to manufacture an invention and where it should be made, prepare documents necessary to secure financing, help locate a start up plant, train and subsidize employees and even help you secure grant money for product development. Surprisingly, most of these agencies are also easy to locate and work with. They should be among your primary contacts and advisors in a new product start-up.

What you will learn:
There is an amazing array of government assistanc, most of which is free!:

• Government assistance for business startups
• Assistance with environmental inventions
• Business plans and prospectuses
• SBDCs and the SBA loan programs
• SBIR Research programs
• Placer County Development
• Taking advantage of training incentives