Links to Other Resources

The following are links to resources that TTO has found helpful in gathering information about specific industries, the business environment, start-ups, venture funding, entrepreneurship, business plans, etc. These sites provide a general view of the complexity and opportunity that awaits your invention.

The sites linked below may be not-for-profit and offer free information. Others may be for-profit and provide their services on a for-fee basis. UC San Diego and TTO make no endorsement of these organizations or companies, nor are they responsible for the content of the sites.

General Information:

University Interaction with Industry
UC San Diego Libraries SAGE Resource (access to resources may require a UCSD account or UCSD remote access)
BIOCOM ("BIOCOM is a premiere life science industry association representing more than 450 member companies in San Diego and Southern California.")
CommNexus San Diego (A network of Communications companies)
CONNECT (Accelerating Innovation in San Diego)
San Diego Software Industry Council (SDSIC is building a future for the region's information technology industry.)
Fast Company ("Fast Company is an informative resource on the changing business environment. The magazine focuses on new industries, change management and the Internet.")
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
European Patent Office
EntreWorld.org ("EntreWorld search engine delivers the best and most useful information, guidance and contacts for you, the entrepreneur.")
Entrepreneur Magazine (Web magazine)
Dunn and Bradstreet
Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
U.S. Copyright Office
California's Stem Cell Agency: California Institute For Regenerative Medicine

Business Plans

Small Business Administration Business Plans ("Resource on business and marketing plans as well as finanacial resources.")
Business Plan Archive ("Blueprints that lay out the assumptions and strategies of Internet entrepreneurs.")
About.com ("Business Section)
bplans.com ("Advice, examples, calculators and software.")

Financial

Small Business Administration Finance ("Resource on business and marketing plans as well as financial resources.")
Garage Technology Ventures ("... see the world for what it could be, not what it already is...")
The San Diego Venture Group (" The San Diego Venture Group is a non-profit business organization whose mission is to provide an informal atmosphere that fosters ideas on how to form, fund and build new ventures.")

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