A common trait of small-business owners is their creativity -- the ability to spot a customer need and design a product to effectively meet the need. Inventing a product is an exciting experience, but ...

Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (in a Big Way) Roma Agrawal Hodder & Stoughton (2023) Ten thousand years ago, the most advanced tools were made of chipped stone. Today, ...

Once you've patented and manufactured a prototype of your invention, you're ready to start promoting it. Promoting your new invention means finding a company that pays you royalties and a licensing ...

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The History Channel recently featured a series titled “The Men Who Built America.” A mixture of narration, interviews with historians and successful business people, and dramatic reenactments, the ...