The latest figures show the unemployment rate in the US is near 10%…that’s one in ten people out of work! And, the future isn’t looking particularly bright. Recent reports estimate the lack of work will continue through 2011, at least. You can’t sit around and wait for big business or the government to turn the economy around, so it’s pretty much up to you to Read More »
Group brainstorming, as we know it today, has been around since the 1930s. For the most part, it hasn’t changed all that much in the past seventy-plus years, except in one respect: the development of new ideation techniques. Ideation techniques are, quite simply, novel thought-provoking exercises designed to help groups tackle challenges in ways they might not otherwise consider. Some make it easier for groups Read More »
Start-ups are where a new product idea meets its business. Start-ups don’t fail because they cannot develop or produce the product. They fail because the business model doesn’t work. Entrepreneurs often struggle with this aspect of the business at the beginning. A crucial initial consideration must be, “how and when do we make money?” Many entrepreneurs don’t know how to price their product or create Read More »
An aspiring entrepreneur who is a player in innovation today creates the pre-requisites for gaining a competitive advantage tomorrow. This is particularly true in the case of a would-be entrepreneur with high ambitions for growth. She/he is eager to launch a high-expectation start-up, which is an encounter between exponential technologies and entrepreneurship.
So you have always wanted to start a business, but you don’t have a good business idea. It seems like all the good ideas are already taken. You are beginning to agree with the saying that “There is nothing new under the sun.” However, if you look in the right place, you might be surprised what turns up.
