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Resources
Social Entrepreneurship Initiative (SEI) I2P™ Web site
This is the web site for the Burton D. Morgan Center program from which this competition is modeled:
http://innovate.ecn.purdue.edu/index.php
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Bill McKibben. This book elucidates successful examples around the globe of a new paradigm of economics that values people, community, and the environment.
http://www.billmckibben.com/deep-economy.html
Interview with McKibben on creating the durable future: http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/006451.html
Paul Hawkin, Environmental Entrepreneur. Landmark writings and resources on green economics and environmental sustainability in business. http://www.paulhawken.com/
Interview and article with Paul Hawkin: The Green Quotient (pdf) and Natural Capitalism (pdf)
SEI Manual on Intellectual Property Disclosures
This is an invaluable guide to each step teams must take to properly disclose and protect their intellectual property (original product or idea). While the manual is written specifically for EPICS teams, the steps described also apply to teams in the Environmental I2P competition.
http://innovate.ecn.purdue.edu/documents/Intellectual_Property_Disclosure_Phases.pdf
Patent Resources
The Engineering Library has links to information regarding patents and patent searches.
http://www.lib.purdue.edu/engr/resources/patentlinks.html
Search Engine Presentation by John Calvert, US Patent Office.
mms://video.dis.purdue.edu/bns/technology/IT226_080103.wmv [paste this URL into your browser - it will launch windows media player]
Copyright Resources
The U.S. Copyright Office is a good place to start.
http://www.copyright.gov/
Creative Commons Licensing
This is a unique alternative to standard copyright and patent. If you are interested in open share type services or product dissemination you should check out the worldwide alternative called Creative Commons. You can choose various levels of protection and use parameters.
http://creativecommons.org/
Business Planner tutorial and process - Purdue University
This is a web based planning tool that allows you to quickly move through a draft business plan proposal. It generates basic feasibility and financial outcomes based on your inputs. In addition it asks guiding questions to determine your level of confidence and commitment to the business idea.
https://www.agecon.purdue.edu/planner/
Business Information Resources - Krannert Library
The Krannert library has many resources which provide access to demographic, business trend, and market research data. General information can be found at:
http://www.lib.purdue.edu/mel/
A user-friendly map of business information resources for entrepreneurs can be found at
www.lib.purdue.edu/mel/drawing.htm
University of Texas at Austin Idea to Product® Website:
This website from UT Austin, which founded the I2P™ competition, contains links to competition resources and examples of team presentations.
http://www.ideatoproduct.org/
Examples from other I2P Competitions:
2006 Winning Overview Document
http://innovate.ecn.purdue.edu/documents/LARA.pdf
Past Presentations from UT Austin I2P Competition
http://www.ideatoproduct.org/ut/competitionArchives/videosWebcasts.cfm
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