2011
December   
Prototypes:  How many will it take?  Who should see them and test them?   How much will it cost? 
How finished do they need to be to show prospective investors or buyers 
panel discussion with IAG vendors and members

November   
Alan Urech  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it     StoneyRiver Capital   and professor at GA State
”Structuring an investment  agreement with friends and family” 
The second step in any small company financing after having “your own skin in the game”

October  
Steve Brett    marketing and advertising guru   fiftyeightadvertising.com  
Different audiences require different and appropriate messages. –  Can or do competitors say the same basic things as you.  It has to be more than the difference is you.

September   
David Panton  Navigation Capital Partners   investors in established companies 5m+ annual sales 
”101 ways to loose your shirt when structuring a deal with savvy investors”

August   
Journey story of a very successful product – inventor needed

July   
Ms Jeffri Epps  Four Eyes Bus. Strategist    www. foureyesinsights.com
“Getting just 1% of the market…” is that too much, too little and how do you know what’s realistic.    

June   
Antonio and Raquel Anderson  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   Global Profiles, Inc.
gabrielfeedingpad.com  Product on the market for several years

May    IAG members journey stories  Products on the market  panel sharing
Lynn Farmer party tray?,   Chris Schutte  steamer rack?  Member Q&A

April  
Steve Wigmore  Partner in The Sentry Law Group  www.sentrylg.com 
IP  litigation costs can easily kill your business  whether you are defending or challenging 
IP Litigation costs and strategies of both sides.  What does it take to win or survive?

March 26th  
Bill McHenry  UIA board member   Sales expectations for start-up businesses.  Making the right pitch to the right propects.   www.entrepreneursales.com

February 26  
John R Hobbs  Journey story and talk from his book   His product is an exercise water bottle
”How to survive the Invention Process”     www.tsosi.com 

January 22  
IAG members sharing their projects and Q&A

2010
December  11
Clovia Hamilton, AICP, Patent Attorney    The mind of a patent examiner  What you should know to provide the info and materials the examiner wants and needs. What patents most frequently get rejected   www.lemongrassplanning.com  clovialaw.com  

November 20
All about patents   panel discussion    IAG IP vendor members panel discussion and Q&A

October 23   
Dr. Amy Baxter  Journey story   buzzy4shots.com

September 25
Understanding  sales channels and product fulfillment  options    How many hands are going to be in your pie?    open

August 28  
Dr. Bill Rouse   Understanding  personality conflicts of the Inventor and entrepreneurs mindsets   Advice to inventors    Executive Director & Professor Tennenbaum Institute  www.ti.gatech.edu

July 25   
Lawrence Guillory  The Six Laws of Product Start-up Success from a serial entrepreneur

June 26   
John Watkins  IP attorney at Chorey, Taylor & Feil 
“What you need to know about Non-Disclosure Agreements”  How to choose and modify them www.ctflegal.com

May 22   
IAG vendors tell about things to know about hiring their service and preparation needed to save money before engaging them

April 24    IAG members sharing their projects and Q&A