Young Inventors International (Yii)

"Young Inventor International's mission is to work with leading universities, organizations, and entrepreneurs around the world to educate student inventors and entrepreneurs on how to create new ventures and social enterprises, build intellectual property portfolios, and acquire transferable professional skills. With more than 2,000 members who own almost 700 patented and patent-pending technologies, YII is the leading not-for-profit organization providing a comprehensive network for education and skill training specifically for student innovators and entrepreneurs in North America. YII's resources include topics of relevance to inventors and entrepreneurs, including intellectual property protection, market analysis, raising funding, developing business plans, building teams, prototyping and design, manufacturing and production, marketing and distribution, and building boards of advisors and directors."