MOTHERS OF INVENTION
WORKSHOP
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What do circular saws, disposable diapers, White-out and Snugli baby carriers all have in common?

They were all invented by women!

Today’s women wear many hats: mother, wife, professional, housekeeper, student, to name but a few. In fulfilling these roles, they invent solutions to all sorts of challenges life throws their way. As a service to the community, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will conduct a half-day “how to” workshop aimed at helping women take their creative ideas for new products to a mass market—whether that’s by selling their concepts to established companies, or by starting a business of their own. The workshop will answer key questions, such as:

How do I…
     …formulate my idea?
     …protect my idea?
     …determine the demand for my idea?
     …prototype my idea?
     …establish my new business?
     …manufacture my product?
     …get my product to my customers?

The entrepreneurial spirit of small business owners is the fuel for America’s economic engine. Each year, millions of people take the plunge in starting new ventures.  Women, moms in particular, represent a great reservoir of entrepreneurial energy that can contribute mightily to the economic development of our region.

The workshop will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2007.  The event will start at 8:30AM and will conclude with lunch, ending at 1:30PM.  It will take place at the Garden Pavillion of the Penrose House, located near the Broadmoor Hotel, at 1661 Mesa Avenue in Colorado Springs. The sessions will be led by product design and development experts from the faculty and staff at UCCS.  The featured lunchtime speaker is Ms. Alyson Probst, a local inventor, business owner and winner of a First Prize Grant in the Whirlpool “Mothers of Invention” Contest for her creation of the “Snack and Play Travel Tray”.

The event planning is being handled by Backstrom Events. Joining UCCS in sponsoring this workshop are Imagination Celebration!, the Colorado Small Business Development Center, the Colorado Institute for Technology Transfer and Implementation, and the El Pomar Foundation.

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