How To Sell An Idea To A Company

Please i need help here. How do i go about selling an idea to a company? What is the normal procedure? I know it should be written, but I don’t know how it should be arranged. I have a great idea 4 any of the telecommunication companies to make quick money and unimaginable number of subscribers and still play relevant role in the building of Nigeria I fear if I just go there, they would steal my idea from me

You can patent an invention or copyright a design or work of art/literature.
You can't copyright or patent an idea.  We all have untested ideas up there.

Thanks all.
I think Seun is right. I can’t patent a business method. I was told of a formant I never understand. Was told I should have a 7-chapter proposal. With page 4 and 5 stating the profit and expenditure respectively I think. Anyone have an Idea about this?

Yes selling an idea to a company: The idea we need have to be packaged. Mostly, ideas are propose to companies either as projects or contracts. The packaged may take different forms such as text books or journals or official letter of proposal.

For coperation it is reasonable to use a letter haeded paper of a registered company.

This is what I believe is happening in Nigeria.

Hey Guys,

Just take this from me:

When we talked about selling an idea to a company even to the public, you should bear in mind that the concept of that idea is not exposed to any individual not even your partners in this business.

What do I mean by this? it is told that a secret kept within ones self is the success of a million people, then to be a successful catalyst you should learn this steps.

Follow the "STEPS" bellow:

1. In every idea there is an imaginative concept called the subject line where the vision lies

2. The facts to prove this imaginative thought a reality; I mean the practical way of this idea

3. The mechanism to facilitate and implement the project

4. The out-come and profit to be derived from it

5. The credibility and legitimacy of this business

6. The validity and duration of such business idea

7. The negotiating manner of not loosing out when bargaining for the price of your idea

When selling out an idea step 2 to step 7 can be used in a rational way of protecting step 1 even to a logical or statistical manner, let it be to you clearly and also to whom might be interested of which it is a percentage thing. You give out 50% to 75% and wait to see their interest; if its burn like fire then you know you've gotten the contract, if they linger from one suggestion to another you depart and they are lost from A - Z. I tell you brother.

It all boils down to packaging. How you present your idea to them. and to do a thorough job, you need to be able to write a VERY good business proposal, which almost always means outsourcing the job to a firm that specializes in it.

So my advice: If you have the funds, find a professional to write out a business plan. If you don't have the funds, spend A LOT of time writing and fine-tunning your idea (there are a lot of free guides and tutorials online). But with the internet, it shouldn't be that hard and expensive to find a good business proposal writer. There is elance, freelance, and many other freelance writers.

That basically is the first and most important step key to getting your idea thru d door. once that is done, all else shouldn't be as hard if you are dedicated and stay the course. But of course, it will not be easy (as with anything worthwhile). Hence the comment, "if you stay the course."

BTW. do u wanna sell me your idea and lets see if something can come out of it?

learnin

hello Emma i mean d guy working with an advertising agency handling MTN's adverts i tried mailing you but it reported failure delivery plz could you give me your e-mail address again mine is estylove1@yahoo.co.uk

You can't patent an idea  unless it is in a concrete form  but seen it is an idea  that is still in stage of conception please  be careful how you deal with the companies

Hi, just like everyone has said you need to make enough protection for it by filing patents and trade names and trademakes applications as applicable. I would also advise that you draw up a business plan/proposal.

When you do, contact me for negotiations with the telecommunications company and lets be hopeful for the best. My email address is: investmentguru101@yahoo.com. However, I would appreciate your contact for a more appropraite discussion channel.

Some body could be any body which include u.
have no fear kick start your idea!

The best way to sell an idea is to create a product or service with that idea and then sell the product!
All other approaches are not guaranteed.  There are a lot of ideas sitting in dustbins all over the world!

drnonye I think we have something in common, i have an idea I want to sell too and I just drafted it and designed it virtually and hope to get a patent for it soon. Someone advised I get a lawyer to do it, aren't there ways to do it online? If yes please send links.

Please i need help here. How do i go about selling an idea to a company? What is the normal procedure? I know it should be written, but I don’t know how it should be arranged. I have a great idea 4 any of the banks in Ghana to make quick money and unimaginable number of customers year by year but I fear if I just go there, they would steal my idea from me.

Dear friends,
if anybody needs a sample proposal send me your email address i will help you out.

I am sorry i can not leave my email here because of spam mails.

the ideas are not bad but has there been anyone whose has utilized the idea, rather than suggestion to non practical, ?