How to Obtain a UPC (Barcode) For Your New Product
Most retailers require that your product have a UPC (barcode) before it hits the market. Here is how (and where) to get one?
How-To
Product Development
News, information, ideas and how-tos about the process of product development from concept to research to manufacturing to release into the marketplace.
Featured Resources for Product Development
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Top U.S. Microcosm Cities to Test Market a National Product
Knowing what cities best serve as a microcosm of the American population as a whole can help a business test market a new product intended for a national audience
How It Helps UsTools
How Finding a Manufacturer in the USA Helped Studio Neat’s Cosmonaut Blast Off
Looking for a U.S. manufacturer helped to lead the Kickstarter superstar owners of Studio Neat to Brookings, South Dakota’s Premier Source to help turn their concept into a finished product.
Trend
The Owners of These Creative Bicycle Businesses are Pedaling to Success
Where most of just think of transportation or recreation when seeing a bicycle, these creative business owners saw an opportunity to wheel their way to success.
Guide
SmallBusiness.com’s Introduction to Crowdfunding | 2014
An introduction to various ways of funding a business project–or the business itself–by combining small amounts of money contributed by each individual in a large group.
Kickstarter Passes $1 Billion in Pledges With Epic Announcement
Yesterday, the crowd-funding platform crossed the $1 billion in pledges mark in animated infographic style.