Posted on 12th August 2020
By Billy Langsworthy
Women in Toys is launching a new initiative in 2021 designed to help grow and support the female toy and game inventor community.
Launching in Spring 2021, WIT Launch: Invent is an eight-week virtual programme for female inventors and entrepreneurs that will boast interactive course sessions, readings, worksheets and opportunities for one-on-one mentorship.
The programme will cover idea generation, legal and finance issues, marketing, retail, pricing and pitching, while giving members access to exclusive pitching opportunities.
For more on the variety of programmes available under the WIT Launch banner, head to https://www.womenintoys.com or email WIT Launch program manager Shannon Varcoe at [email protected].
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