Make a Friend Everyday By Networking
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conferences, attend as many as possible. Ask questions. Stay afterwards and introduce yourself and give everyone you meet a business card. Do not drink alcohol. Make sure the business card contains a clear and obvious reference to your project (i.e. do not list Mike’s Inventions, instead, Patented, Ergonomic New Paint Applicator).
Attend trade shows, walk showrooms, introduce yourself to potential mentors, join the Lions Club, Rotary Club and local Chamber of Commerce. Enter competitions for new inventions and product submission. Talk to people, ask questions and listen closely to the answers. The more you network, the easier it becomes. The fatter your Rolodex the more access you will have to the answers: guidance,
