- ExpertForEquity.com is a free online community that connects inventors, entrepreneurs and expert business advisors.

- Phase 1
Let's pretend you wake up one morning and have an invention for a device that allows you to sit on the couch and change the channel on the television. Since you work in the health field you have no idea where to begin.

- Phase 2
You come to ExpertForEquity.com and you begin to search the profiles for individuals that may be able to steer you down the right path. You begin the process by performing a keyword search. Some of the words you may choose to search are,
"Sony...electronic manufacturer in China...Circuit City...etc." You choose these words because you believe a person that worked for a television manufacturer, has experience in manufacturing or an executive of a electronics retailing business could offer you great advice.

- Phase 3
Profiles appear that match your keywords. At this point you can shrink the pool by many methods.One might be to zero in on profiles that are no more than 30 miles from your zip code.

- Phase 4
You use the internal email system on ExpertForEquity.com to reach out to the business advisor(s) and begin the steps towards executing on your idea.

- ExpertForEquity.com is the perfect place for you to showcase your skills. Post a profile with as much information as possible and individuals will approach you if your experience is a match to their idea or business.

- If you feel that you are extremely knowledgable about a specific subject and can share it with someone that approaches you then yes. We all have knowledge that may be useful to someone so this may be an opportunity for you to match up with that perfect person.

- In many cases the individuals that posted profiles enjoy sharing their expertise and being a mentor to individuals. Additionally, some may request equity in your idea or a creative compensation package.

- ExpertForEquity.com is a free service. However, the expert business advisor that you may find on our site may ask for equity or a creative compensation package from you. That is for the two of you to negotiate.

- Sure.  It might be a good idea to setup a group and try to seek funding using this site as your promotional tool.

- ExpertForEquity.com is not responsible for the information posted by any user. We encourage you to perform due dilligence on any person that you meet on our site.

- You may click on the contact us link or send an email to jay@expertforequity.com

- It is your choice as to how much information you would like to complete for your profile. However, it is very helpful when networking to have as much detailed information entered as possible to establish more connections with other people and to gain their trust.

- It makes a lot of sense to upload a photograph. Individuals like to see who they are speaking with and posting a photo demonstrates some credability. Not posting a photo gives off the impression that you have something to hide.