How do you turn a brilliant idea into a usable and saleable product, what does it cost to protect your design and how do you get the funding to start production?

On Wednesday’s programme Adam Shaw speaks to independent inventors who've developed solutions to personal problems and now sell them worldwide.

If you’ve an experience or question you’d like to share we’d love to hear from you too. Tweet @Moneybox or e-mail moneybox@bbc.co.uk now

Presenter: Adam Shaw
Producer: Diane Richardson
Editor: Emma Rippon