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Attention SDIF members!

learn more about "Pitch it to the Pros", ABC's "Shark Tank", The Response Expo, an Inventors Class and more below:
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ABC's Shark Tank

ABC and Mark Burnett Productions (The Apprentice, Survivor) are now
casting “Shark Tank”!

“DO YOU HAVE THE NEXT GREAT MONEYMAKING IDEA? We are currently on the search for entrepreneurs, inventors, businesspersons, dreamers, promoters, creators, innovators, etc. If you feel you have a lucrative business idea but just can't seem to secure the financial backing to get it off the ground then Shark Tank is just the show for you. Each episode features aspiring entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas to moguls in hopes of landing investment funds. Apply now for your chance to enter the "Shark Tank" and see if your idea survives.

All interested parties should email Caroline Johnson-Stephens at carolinecasting@gmail.com with the following information:

Name:
Age:
Hometown:
Phone:
Photo:
*Please put in the Subject Line of your email if you are an: Inventor,
Entrepreneur or both”

See article below:

“ABC greenlights Burnett's 'Shark Tank'
"Dragon's Den,' the UK version...

ABC is teamin g with Mark Burnett for a new series that offers a bailout to struggling entrepreneurs.

The network has ordered seven episodes of Burnett’s “Shark Tank,” an adaptation of the U.K. reality hit “Dragon’s Den” in which eager entrepreneurs pitc h their business ventures to five multimillionaire tycoons. The pitchmen have to convince the investors (the “sharks”) to part with the requested amount of their own money, or they leave empty handed.

The format originated in Japan and has since become a worldwide success, with BBC Two’s “Dragon’s Den” running for six seasons and airing domestically on BBC America. “Shark Tank” marks the first collaboration between ABC and Burnett, who has popular shows on the other three major broadcast networks but has never had a series on ABC. The network and prolific producer hope the project strikes a chord with viewers given the current economic climate.

“People are looking to be entrepreneurs to get ahead, yet there’s no way anybody can go into a bank right now and get a loan,” said Burnett, whose company Mark Burnett Productions is producing the "Shark Tank" along with Sony Pictures Television. “For these entrepreneurs, these sharks are their last stop.”

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Caroline Johnson-Stephens
Casting Director
"Shark Tank"
ABC/Mark Burnett Productions
(310) 903-5683
carolinecasting@gmail.com

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"PITCH IT TO THE PROS"
Times- THIS Wednesday 12-3 booth 301
THIS Thursday 12-3 booth 301
Hilton Bayfront meetings and convention Space
1 Park Boulevard
San Diego, California, United States 92101

Attend the Response Expo on May 20th & 21st.
There is a $50 registration fee at the door, but in addition to walking the floor and checking out the Inventors Pavilion, this gives you the opportunity to go to 2 classes specifically geared toward inventors as well as to pitch your idea to experts in the DR industry for feedback and insight. And Mike Drummond, the Editor of Inventors Digest is planning to attend the show as well. More details about these opportunities are provided below:

! Inventor Class: Offshore Manufacturing- An Overview
3:30-4:30PM Presented by Eyal Goldman, Founder & President-Made in China, Made Easy
Geared toward inventors, entrepreneurs and companies, this session will familiarize attendees with the workings of international trade.
Eyal helps you get and understand quotes as well as negotiating the best prices and products you can.

Pitch it to the Pros
Livemercial together with stars of The Discovery Channels' "The Pitchmen", Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan are giving Inventor Pavilion exhibitors the chance to pitch their product ideas to the pros of the DRTV industry. Participants will have a 5 minute window to pitch to DRTV experts, get feedback, and to be considered for a Grand Prize that includes 1 hour of consultation with the biggest names in the industry-All Star, TVGoods.com and Livemercial. The Prize will be awarded by Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan of the hit show "PITCHMAN" at the Livemercial booth following the competition. Livemercial will send out a press release with all the info following the award presentation.

The promo is called - "PITCH IT TO THE PROS"

Times- Wednesday 12-3 booth 301
Thursday 12-3 booth 301
If you are interested, go to www.livemercial.com
scroll down until you see the ad for Pitch to the Pros. Click on the link and fill out the form.

Learn more about how TV ads work and how inventions are sometimes discovered. Go get your products launched!
See you there.
Good luck!!

Adrian Pelkus
San Diego Inventors Forum