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June 18, 2024

Want to know how to make an invention? This guide covers each step, from idea to product launch. You’ll learn to document concepts, research the market, create prototypes, and protect your invention. Let’s turn your idea into reality.

June 4, 2024

Imagine your company needs a crucial component on short notice for your latest product. You have two options: Scramble to find a supplier at the last minute or rely on a well-established sourcing process that ensures quality and timely delivery. Which scenario sounds better? The sourcing process is the backbone of effective procurement. It ensures … Read more

May 22, 2024

Contract manufacturing in China has become increasingly popular. This option suits large organizations that don’t want to own factories or invest in capital equipment and smaller companies where building production facilities isn’t feasible. Beyond the cost savings, using a Chinese contract manufacturer allows firms to focus their efforts on product innovation, sales, and marketing. Outsourcing … Read more

May 20, 2024

You’ve finished your project outline, and initial market research reveals strong demand. You’re confident in the business idea, and you think you’ve got a successful product on your hands. The next step is a complete product development process, right? Not so fast. You could also cross a busy street blindfolded and make it across unharmed, … Read more

May 10, 2024

You’re a product developer with a great idea, but design isn’t your strong suit. Frustrating, right? Struggling to turn that idea into a tangible product is common. Without design expertise, the process can feel overwhelming. But there’s a way forward. Understanding the stages of the product design process can bridge the gap between your vision … Read more

May 3, 2024

Since the concept of time-to-market was introduced in 1995, shrinking time-to-market has been a driving force in new product development. Companies use multiple methods to take time out of every step from start to finish of the product development process. Many management consultancies and a mountain of textbooks have sprung up to cover this topic. … Read more

May 1, 2024

Get Gembah’s complete guide to international freight shipping: what it is, when to use it, how to keep costs down, and where to get started.

April 30, 2024

Just before the pandemic, a new trend emerged among small Amazon brands. Well-funded companies began buying up successful small sellers. As online shopping surged, the idea of consolidating brands took off. These companies, called Amazon aggregators, buy resellers with decent annual revenue and use expert e-commerce marketing and business systems to boost profit and revenue. … Read more

April 22, 2024

Have you ever been chatting with friends at a restaurant, and an idea so great comes to you that you grab a pen and a napkin to start drawing? This is the most fundamental form of product design sketching. It’s the act of turning an idea in your head into a graphical representation that captures … Read more

April 17, 2024

You have an idea. You’ve identified a market. Now it’s time to create your new product. You can see where you want to go, but unless you have done it before, the journey from your idea to a warehouse full of things to sell could be a bit of a mystery. Don’t worry—the process of … Read more

March 21, 2024

Have you thought about your supply chain strategy? The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic made many more people aware of the term “supply chain.” However, as an entrepreneur bringing a new product to market, you know that the supply chain is much more than what you hear in the news. Supply chain processes are … Read more

March 16, 2024

Have a great product idea but not sure how to bring it to life? One of the initial stages in the product development process is building a functional prototype. A prototype will let you turn ideas and visions into an actual product you can use for user testing, product feasibility validation, and additional research. In … Read more