Engineering Entrepreneurship from Idea to Business Plan: A Guide for Innovative Engineers and Scientists

This book is for engineers and scientists who have the aptitude and education to create new products that could become income-producing businesses for themselves and for investors. The book uses short chapters and gets directly to the point without lengthy and distracting essays. The rapid growth in technology-based business plan contests is a clear sign that there are many wealthy inventors looking to make substantial investments in start-ups. The key features of this reference enable readers to sharpen their new idea, turn an idea into a commercial product, conduct patent search and complete a provisional patent application, collect requisite data and prepare a business model, and prepare a business plan. The material presented can be used in a college course with teams made of three or four students per team or for self-study. Supporting materials are provided on the book's website (www.engineer-entrepreneur-book.com/).