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Louis Foreman
Product Development and Innovation Expert

Louis Foreman is a prolific inventor, product developer, innovation enthusiast and small business entrepreneur. In 20 years, Louis has created nine successful startups and has been directly responsible for the creation of more than 20 others. In recent years, he’s been called upon Congress to share his point of view on patent reform, by USA Today for commentary on entrepreneurship and often to address schools and universities to propel the advancement of innovation for all ages. Download Louis' Bio

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Two New Members Elected to the IPO Board of Directors
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 8:46 pm

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011, 9:05a.m. TWO NEW MEMBERS ELECTED TO IPO BOARD OF DIRECTORS On December 6 two new members were elected to serve on the Board of Directors: LOUIS FOREMAN of Enventys as an inventor member and MICHELLE LEE of Google as a sustaining member.

Charlotte Magazine – “Being Thomas Edison”
Posted on November 22, 2011 at 4:52 pm

Being Thomas Edison By Jarvis Holliday Charlotte Magazine, December 2011 That’s the dream for every would-be inventor. One Charlotte company is helping it become a reality for some About eight years ago, Brad and Melinda Shepard, a Wilmington couple, were learning firsthand the definition of “terrible twos” with their son Aidan. He “was at theContinue Reading

Marketplace of Ideas
Posted on November 7, 2011 at 2:46 pm

10-year-old Jon Schuldatisz and other young inventors and entrepreneurs just like Schuldatisz were on the B-S-C campus to showcase their ideas at the Marketplace of Ideas, 10/29/2011. “They don`t follow through really for three reasons. One they may not have the time. Secondly, they may not have the financial resources or third they don`t haveContinue Reading

President Obama Signs the America Invents Act into Law
Posted on September 27, 2011 at 1:38 pm

Louis Foreman was honored to share the stage with a handful of representatives and President Obama to witness the signing of the America Invents Act on Friday, Sept. 16. The first significant patent system overhaul since 1952, the “America Invents” legislation marks a significant moment in history, and Louis was personally invited by the WhiteContinue Reading

President Barack Obama at Signing of the America Invents Act
Posted on September 23, 2011 at 2:51 pm
Bad economy may be mother of invention
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:14 pm

By Dan D’Ambrosio and Adam Silverman, USA TODAY View PDF Five years ago, electrical engineer Denis Place and two partners left Suss MicroTec, in Waterbury, Vt., a German-owned manufacturer of machines, to make microchips, and formed their own company based on an idea they had for testing those chips. Today, Suss MicroTec is gone, andContinue Reading

DaVinci Institute partners with Edison Nation on inventor funding
Posted on August 15, 2011 at 7:05 pm

Denver Business Journal Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 2:31pm MDT The DaVinci Institute, a Louisville-based futurist think tank, said Tuesday it has entered into a partnership with Edison Nation to fund promising inventors. Edison Nation, an outgrowth of the PBS series “Everyday Edisons,” is an online service that works to link inventors with retailers andContinue Reading

CEO of Edison Nation, Louis Foreman, on CNBC
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 7:53 pm

Louis Foreman discusses “Driving Sales of Every Day Inventions”

Fox and Friends – Do You Have the ‘Next Big Idea’?
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 8:25 pm

Company turns ideas into shelf-ready products.

New York Times-You Bring An Idea, And They’ll DoThe Rest
Posted on June 20, 2011 at 8:14 pm

BETSY RAVREBY KAUFMAN is a lot of things — a freelance television producer, a former anchor, a wife and mother, a resident of Houston. One thing she is not, she insists, is an inventor. “Let’s get that on the table right now,” she says. Which is why it’s so crazy — that’s her word —Continue Reading