In today's economy, only the strong survive. To remain competitive, American businesses have moved jobs overseas and turned to outsourcing as the primary strategy for keeping up with international industry leaders.

Looking ahead, labor and production costs will continue to rise. The only thing that will keep major retailers and manufacturers at the forefront of our global economy is innovation .

Innovation is all around us, yet difficult to attain. Edison Nation proves what history has taught us: innovation is not found primarily within the domain of large corporations, scientists and universities; it lives in the hearts and minds of ordinary people who are able to see solutions in places others have overlooked.

Edison Nation takes an unprecedented approach to product development. Where traditional consumer products companies work solely within their means, Edison Nation utilizes "crowdsourcing." Relationships with innovators, retailers, manufacturers and non-profit innovation partners help position Edison Nation as the nation's only consumer innovation company working outside company walls.

Edison Nation offers retailers and manufacturers access to an unlimited pool of ideas not restricted by corporate structure and inside-the-box thinking — where ordinary people with extraordinary product ideas can make a difference.

Each retailer and manufacturer can work with an Edison Nation Product Category Manager to define their needs. Edison Nation broadcasts these requirements via a Live Product Search on EdisonNation.com and owns the legal options on all product submissions.

Edison Nation deploys its team of product development experts to identify all submissions that match the specific search criteria and then develops a comprehensive package of options that match the company's needs. That's it. No negotiating with individual inventors. Edison Nation leverages the collective genius of American ingenuity on your company's behalf and everybody wins: the inventor, the retailer or manufacturer, and the consumer.

Edison Nation champions the ingenuity of the individual innovator and the needs of global retailers and manufacturers by enabling them to connect within a collaborative, seamless and hassle-free platform.

Edison Nation is credentialed by in-house development capabilities and a proven reputation within the independent inventor community.

Edison Nation boasts the sole ownership of PBS' Emmy award-winning television series, Everyday Edisons® ; produces the world's only magazine for independent inventors, Inventors Digest ; and retains relationships with the nation's largest specialty retailers and manufacturers.

Edison Nation is the trusted source for independent innovation. Acting as a virtual magnet for independent inventors' intellectual property, it serves as a conduit to filter and funnel a continuous stream of innovative new products to global retailers and manufacturers — without the traditional hassles.