Where to find mentor

[Izayah23]

Recently I have started the journey of licensing my idea. I have a decent understanding of the process and try to read books on the topic and gather as much information as I can. The advice I keep seeing repeat itself is the importance of finding someone who has done what you are attempting to do. I decided that I need to find a mentor. My first step was to look up trade shows but unfortunately the majority of the ones were in places like Las Vegas, I'm 18 in Missouri so I don't have the income To travel to other states. My second step was to ask around my college for professors with licensing experiencing......No luck again. What would be the best way to find someone with the experience?

 

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[MTEE1985]

I suspect many of the questions can be answered here:

GOLD! - The Licensing Game

A friend approached me a few months back with a good idea that would require a license agreement. She didn't know where to start. She had an idea for a new product to bring to retail in conjunction with a celebrity slogan. She hit a wall. I laughed. Why do people make this so hard? Why...

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