Product Development & Manufacturing Resources

New products promote business growth and enable business owners to respond to industry trends and consumer demand.

Does your small business have what it takes to sell products to Walmart? Read how to prepare your pitch for their annual “Made in the USA” Open Call event.

Do you know what is a fad, and how to profit from one? Learn how to study a fad's potential and act on it quickly.

SCORE's latest infographic, “Manufacturing & Small Business,” investigates how small businesses fit into the vast world of manufacturing.

Did you know that 98.6% of manufacturing companies are small businesses? Our latest infographic details the strength of small businesses in the manufacturing industry. Read more

In this podcast, Ramon Ray chats with Maria Dellapina, owner of Specs4Us, a company that creates specialty glasses for people with Down syndrome. Read more

In this podcast, Ramon Ray talks with SCORE client Maria Messier, the creator of the Extendher, a clip-on jacket extender and babywearing cover all in one. Read more

Product sourcing (the first step in supply chain management) is getting your new product produced, packaged, and market-ready.

Every product we use in our daily lives was once just an idea. Follow these eight steps to go from concept to manufacturing, and hopefully, a profit.

Have you ever wished your company’s product could reach exponentially more potential customers than those you’re already targeting? Licensing can take your small business and catapult it to a huge audience, but only if you do it wisely.