I just read an interesting article on How Trade Shows can Help Inventors from the United Inventors Association of America. Two sentences jumped out at my from the article. The first was: “Manufacturers often look to independent inventors to find their next great product, and might enter into a licensing agreement with you if you have that product.” The next was: “Cathie Kirik, our Trade Show Director, mentioned, ‘participating in a trade show is an opportunity for new inventors to test the waters, it can be very beneficial to practice pitching your product and even more important to listen to the feedback, good or bad.’ ”
Read the article here.