Mississippi Small Business Development Center


MSBDC Inventor Assistance

Are you a Mississippi resident?

Do you have an idea for a new product, service or process?

The MSBDC State Office can help you negotiate the maze of options available for your idea, innovation or invention.

The following services are provided:

  • how to get started with your idea
  • evaluation sources
  • intellectual property information (patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets)
  • sources of specialized help (i.e. engineering, marketing, attorneys, prototype makers, government assistance)
  • seminars, workshops and other training sessions
  • sources of financing (extremely limited for inventors, especially at the idea stage)

Contact Bob Lantrip at 800-725-7232 (in Mississippi) or 662-915-5001 or send an e-mail

Technology Transfer

Invent Links

UIA New Product Hunt Info and Entry Form



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E-mail Questions/Comments to mlewis@bus.olemiss.edu