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With a flash of creativity, you can swim circles around the competition.

Licensing your idea to a bigger company can mean fewer hassles--and a lot more money in your pocket.

Presenting a case study in striking the best deals to launch your own great product on a limited budget

Don't want to leave the selling of your product up to a licensee? Do it yourself on commission.

Make your product conform to break away from the norm.

If you need quick cash flow to stay in business—and who doesn't?—skip the small retailers and go straight for companies that buy in bulk.

In the dark because your oddball product doesn't fit with buyers? There is success at the end of the tunnel.

A good product is nothing without a customer who wants to buy it.

Private labeling offers an end to all the woes of dealing with retailers.

Domestics too costly? Look into foreign manufacturing.

One is never enough: Is another successful product just what your company needs to grow?

No, no, it's not a bad thing! The baby-products market is the perfect place for brand-new inventors to take their first steps.

Spark nationwide success for your product with some sales fuel from your local neighborhood stores.

When you're having trouble finding a manufacturer for your product, these ideas may help you locate the one you want.

If you want to see your product get on store shelves, you'd better have more than one plan in place.

The best way to protect your invention? Brand your name.

Even though you've got a great idea, hurdles along the way can stop you dead. Find out how this entrepreneur bashed through the barriers to create a successful product.</P>

Jump-start sales the simple way—with endorsements.

The SBA offers international trade tips.

Advice from an experienced toy inventor about coming up with and developing your ideas

If it's not distinctive, it won't sell.

So you've got a new product and know just who to market it to. Here's what to do next.

If you can handle it, Wal-Mart's panel of experts will tell you how good your invention really is.

Fitness equipment inventor

Hair product inventor

Don't expect things to happen from your dusty garage--bring your invention into the limelight.

Neon products inventor

Scoring a small distributor

Funding your invention - one step at a time.

How to sell more product with less effort