By Shay Kaldem | Marketing Coordinator, AWBC
Donna has a passion for knitting and kept have a reoccurring problem. She loves to sit in her favorite easy chair and knit, but she had no way to hold her work, read her pattern, and hold a lamp, all the while doing her knitting. She created a non-skid lapboard that fits comfortably on her legs, has a stand for the pattern, and has an attachment for a small reading lamp, leaving her hands free to knit. Her new invention worked so well for her she felt others might want it. That’s when she turned to the Arkansas Women’s Business Center (AWBC).
“After talking to other knitters, I knew my invention could help them as well, she said. “But, I had no idea how to get started.”
The AWBC connected Donna with a business counselor who helped her to identify start up costs, gain feedback from potential buyers, start the patent process, and recommend her pricing strategy. Donna has received her initial patent and soon will be producing the first run of her Clip-On Pattern Holder with Lap-Workstations.
According to Donna, “The Women’s Business Center helped make my idea a reality. I can’t wait to launch my business and start making life easier for knitters everywhere.”
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