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KIC acts as a platform to bring Entrepreneurs, Inventors, Business Angels, Academia, Professional Advisors and Support Organisations together.

Wessex Round Table of Inventors is a club formed by and for inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs - whether lone beginners or exprienced professionals. 'Inventique', the monthly online newsletter for inventors is available free of charge
Highly recommended!

Ideas 21 is a network to receive up-to-date information on intellectual property, new inventions, awards, exhibitions and competitions relating to invention and innovation.

The Institute of Patentees and Inventors is a non-profit making association of over 1,000 members who pay an annual subscription. It offers its members advice and guidance on all aspects of inventing from idea conception to innovation and development.

The Trevor Baylis Foundation is being set up to promote the activity of Invention by encouraging and supporting Inventors and Engineers.

The UK Patent office. For advice, patent searches and much more.

The US patent office offers similar services to the UK office, but has different databases and loads of free advice

Patent searches, free, and online. Search British, European, and worldwide patents

NESTA is the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts. We help to fill a funding gap by investing in outstanding ideas and the people who have them, often much earlier than other funders. By supporting this talent, we hope to provide a real boost to the UK's economic, cultural and creative capital.

Inventors ebooks

Rob Hopcott runs a site selling e-books. There are dozens of categories, including one for inventors, and even a special section for education. Check it out!

Inventors' Digest is one of the best magazines available for inventors and designers. Though it's a US magazine, with a distinct American accent, it is essential reading for anyone halfway serious about inventing.

Whether you've got an idea at the back of your mind, or you're ready to market, the British Invention Show is the place for you!