The Mom Inventors Handbook: How to Turn Your Great Idea Into the Next Big Thing [Paperback]

Tamara Monosoff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 22, 2005

The Mom Inventors Handbook. gives practical step-by- step advice for putting inspiration into action. The book takes inventors from idea development to marketing and sales covering everything from market research to prototype development, manufacturing and licensing and debunks some common myths. It simplifies the invention process; even providing stories from real mom inventors sharing their 'aha' moments and lessons learned.

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From the Back Cover

Cash in on your inventions—before someone else does.

Who are mom inventors? They're people who turned their homemade solutions to everyday problems into incredibly successful products everyone wants, including Baby Einstein™, The Snack Trap™, and the Toss and Chop™. Now Tamara Monosoff, the founder of Mom Inventor's, Inc. and a successful inventor herself, gives you the expert advice you need to create and sell your own products from home.

The Mom Inventors Handbook is her official guide for enterprising women who have the ideas but not the experience in creating a product and getting it to market. If you think the world is ready for your great idea, then this book will explain, in simple steps, how you can:

• Create prototypes and watch your vision come to life
• Safeguard your products, including patent information
• Identify funding for your business
• Locate reliable distributors and manufacturing sources
• Market and publicize your product for free
• Learn from the success stories of other mom inventors
• Find a company to buy your idea or invention

Moms are natural problem solvers. Chances are you've already had the brainstorm or come up with the gizmo that everyone could use. Make it the next big thing with The Mom Inventors Handbook.

"A superbly practical guide for women inventors, especially those who are also mothers."—Autumn Stanley, author of Mothers and Daughters of Invention

Tamara Monosoff is an award-winning inventor and the founder and CEO of Mom Inventors, Inc. (www.mominventors.com), which helps people working at home to create and sell their products. She has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, and other national shows, and in The Wall Street Journal, Time, People, and the London Times.

About the Author

Tamara Monosoff is an award-winning inventor and the founder and CEO of Mom Inventors, Inc. (www.mominventors.com), which helps people working at home to create and sell their products. She has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, and other national shows, and in The Wall Street Journal, Time, People, and the London Times.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (July 22, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071458999
• ISBN-13: 978-0071458993
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.8 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,624 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #6 in Books > Law > Intellectual Property > Patent, Trademark & Copyright
  • #48 in Books > Business & Investing > Small Business & Entrepreneurship > Marketing

More About the Author

Tamara Monosoff is the Founder of Mom Invented®. A dynamic company with the mission to... "Inspire, Inform & Boldly Promote Courageous Women in Business" and "Celebrate the creativity of moms by launching innovative Mom Invented® products around the world." Our internationally trademarked Mom Invented® products can be found in stores worldwide. Tamara is a best-selling author and columnist and has been called, "America's Favorite Business Mom" by the media.

She is the best-selling author of The Mom Inventors Handbook: How to Turn Your Great Idea into the Next Big Thing (McGraw-Hill) and Secrets of Millionaire Moms: Learn How They Turned Great Ideas into Booming Businesses and How You Can Too! (McGraw-Hill)

Her new book, Your Million Dollar Dream: Regain Control & Be Your Own Boss, Create a Winning Business Plan, Turn Your Passion into Profit launched in May 2010 and hit #1 on Amazon in Marketing, Entrepreneurship & Home-Based Businesses(McGraw-Hill)!

This book will help you...Create Your "Someday" Life TODAY!

Have you said or thought that "someday" you'd do this, or someday you'd become that? Your Million Dollar Dream is all about turning "someday" into "today."

Your Million Dollar Dream provides the path for you to start making money your way. It will help you choose or create work that is satisfying and that supports what you want to achieve in your life. Your Million Dollar Dream offers resources to help you:

Link your dream to practical business possibilities & Become Your Own Boss
Get your business in the media spotlight
Use Social Networks like Twitter & Facebook as powerful business tools

As you dive into the pages of this book, you'll learn that achieving your dream is within your reach. Your "someday life" is available to you right now.

Tamara is a columnist for Entrepreneur.com and a Coach for AOL.com.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and inspiring March 11, 2006

By Ann Douglas VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

Mom inventors wanting more info on what's involved in bringing a product to market will want to read this book. The book offers practical advice on researching your market, creating your product prototype, protecting your idea, manufacturing your product, and bringing your product to market.

What I like best about the book is that it features case studies and practical advice from real-life mom inventors.

There are also lots of helpful website links and other helpful resources at the back of the book -- very helpful for mom inventors who wish to do some additional research.

This is a terrific and inspiring book that will be very helpful to mom inventors at any stage of bringing an invention to market -- conception right through delivery.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent -- 5 starts plus! October 13, 2005

By Gerri Detweiler

Format:Paperback

The Mom Inventor's Handbook is a very detailed, hands on guide for taking an invention from idea to reality. There are several things I believe make it so useful: it's relevant and recent (no outdated advice here), it's based on real-world experience from an inventor and the others she has mentored, and it offers myriad resources to implement her advice. The examples of moms who have had success also make it inspirational.

I also liked how the author uses examples that clearly illustrate what she is advising. For examples, she gives before and after pictures of the packaging design for her invention, the TP Saver when illustrating design elements.

I interviewed the author about the book on my Internet radio show, EverydayWealthRadio, and found her to be very knowledgeable. If you've been thinking of inventing a product, this is a book you must have.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Tremendous aid for understanding how to turn your new product idea into a successful business June 9, 2006

By M. Harrington

Format:Paperback

I launched a new product line several years ago - learning a lot along the way. I am getting ready to launch a new line of products and decided to read this book. It was a tremendous resource! So many of the answers that I had to dig for and learn the hard (and expensive) way - are contained here in one easy to read book. I highly endorse it. It is also very motivational (as you read the stories of other people) that decided to take action and turn their idea into a successful business. Well worth the price. Very well written.