Where Ideas Receive Recognition and Reward

Edison Nation (a sister company of Inventors Digest) scans the country for innovative, solution-based ideas each day. To date, Edison Nation has worked with the likes of The Clorox Company, Procter & Gamble, General Mills, Fisher-Price, and Mattel to pursue new products.

For inventors or everyday idea people, Edison Nation offers the opportunity to get an up-close view of what some of the country’s most recognized companies are hoping to develop.

Whether you are a parent who’s changed one too many dirty diapers or a DIY tradesman at home, Edison Nation may have a product search relevant to your idea. If not, then innovators can take a look at the ongoing Innovation Fund searches. This $25 million fund affords the Edison Nation team the ability to search for new ideas to develop and commercialize throughout the year.

Since launching, Edison Nation has worked with products ranging from ASOTV’s Eggies to the Stark Hand, named Popular Science’s “2011 Best Invention of the Year.”

Think you have what it takes? Take a look at these opportunities:

Series II of the Edison Nation Innovation Fund. Great ideas can come when you aren’t looking for them. With the fund, Edison Nation is looking for those ideas that will break the mold in the consumer and technology space.

IRWIN TOOLS challenges you to get creative and use the garage as your muse. Its search is for innovations in the Marking and Layout category within its industry. What does this mean? The company is hoping to find innovations that improve the tape measurer, a rather simple tool with a simple function.

“Made in America” series of searches. Edison Nation is working with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to support its Manufacturing Extension Program (MEP) and breathe new life into American-based manufacturing. These searches challenge you to take a look in your own home – what products are actually made in America? Bed Bath & Beyond, PepBoys and more want to know.

Visit www.edisonnation.com/searches to find out the details behind these varied searches, including specific parameters, innovator agreements and frequently asked questions.