NEW UNIVERSAL TV REMOTE

I am developing a new simple UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROL for a needy demographic and require assistance/direction in finding freelancers who have experience in various areas, to perform the task of designing the coding (PCB) to have the device do the: DAILY FUNCTIONS SETUP FUNCTIONS anything that you can suggest (direct me to) to shortcut he learning curve and coding implementation would be greatly appreciated; such as: - LIRC and info re public domain codes for matching TVs & STBs - available circuit boards with built-in functions for our prototypes - where best to purchase the circuitry we need for our prototypes - reports/papers/documents to explain 'how to' aspects of this project - other people that could assist us (CAD re case/coding) I am off to China to the HK Electronics Show, Canton Fair and visits to several factories (Oct 11-27) to "investigate" all aspects of the project and developing working prototypes asap (without divulging any secrets): GUI KEYBOARD DESIGN (MEMBRANES) CASE DESIGN (PLASTIC) CODING DESIGN (PCB) I do need as much assistance as possible to get this project underway and generate prototypes asap - all at minimal costs! So thanks for anything you can do.