Creative Entrepreneurialism

I completely agree. In my own field I am finding that I am having to become more resourceful and creative, and as such I am learning everything I can about my field, or as you put it, box. And of course, once you know everything about the box you can not just think outside of the box, but sometimes, entirely redefine what the box is.

Jack Creighton
http://www.supermarketsoap.co.uk

A very good article...but we would add to inspire. The world may never be the same.

I really liked the first line, from difficult times evolve great ideas and opportunities. Its very true, and we are going to see who took the opportunities now by their results in the next decade.

Jake
http://www.becomingyourownbank.com

I apologize, but this might not be the place to put this comment but I wanted you or your staff to see this. I have been a fan of yours all the way back to the first book you wrote. I have also enjoyed watching the Apprentice and have been a very loyal fan of that show as well. However, my interest and intrigue into you faltered today. I have just heard that you are endorsing John McCain for President because you don't want to pay more taxes. Well, none of us want to pay more taxes but I would rather see those of us that make more money pay more taxes then a single mom with three kids (this is my childhood) not get any tax relief at all and to have the US borrow more money from China. I would like to hear more in depth why you think that the McCain tax plan is better then the Obama tax plan and why. I am sure that someone with your level of education and experience in the business world would have a better reason then just personal self greed to endorse the McCain plan. I look forward to seeing your comments.

I live in South Africa. The problem you are experiencing in the States are global. Our President resigned yesterday although we have an election new year. The political side of this is a long topic not open for discussion today. Africa as a continent are paralysed by poverty and corruption. South Africa was chosen to host the 2010 world cup Soccer tournament. Our food prices goes up every time the oil goes up. We have a local oil manufacturing company but the prices for fuel is linked to global markets. When you experience problems in the States it blows over to us down here in Africa. We are watching your election and the fight between McCain and Obama. In Africa and in South Africa the people can not even afford to go to school. They never learn skills to develope Entrepreneurialism. We are a rich country with 95% of the worlds platinum. The people of South Africa seldom see the fruits of our rich in resources country. As I said, people can not even afford education and the country is not paying enough attention to this.

We need serious investors who can see the potential and the need to train skills in entrepreneurialism. I am a lawyer and I often go to our local Maintenance Court where I see mothers queing for hours to obtain maintenance for 2-3 children in the amount of R300 (ZAR). This is not even 50dollars.

Pay close attention to your politics, I agree with Mr Trump in his new book. It is important to keep up with global issues,at the end of the day it control the global economy-which streches even down to us.

Deonette
deonette.jansevanvuuren@gmail.com

Think outside the box is the key to achieve the creative enterpreneur, but not knowing the box content can really be a problem!!!

Luiz Martins
www.g1brazil.com

I agree totally Brett. Since working on the Internet for years, I too, know how important that creative thinking is to the successful entrepreneur. I coined a term years ago called visualization marketing that I believe, perfectly explains the mindset that people need to have in order to become successful, either in an online, or offline business.

Thnking outside the box, and visualizing your success, would be paramount in any business endeavor.

Butch Hamilton-SEO Master

One of the biggest problems in entrepreneurialism is that people have great ideas but lack business education. They think that what exist in their minds is what will end up in reality. One of the most lacking in business is putting together a viable creative business plan. Many who want to be in business think that all they have to do to run a business, is just start it.

Without a plan most business are destined to failure. In the small and home business arena there is a 99% failure rate therefore one should be concerned as to why this high rate. Putting together a solid business plan is essential before further exploration into the other aspects of the business. Then if the business makes it out of the planning stage, the creative aspects of the business need to be explored. I agree with you that in this current economic climate one must be creative in their businesses and think out of the box.

Thanks for reading
Dr. Raymond Jewell, Economic Advisor

If an Entrepreneur were to contemplate a start up business in today’s turbulent economic times, and focus the intent on providing alternative energy and energy sources to the consumers of the United States, what product or service would constitute the most benefit to the average American citizen? In other words what do we need that we don’t already have that would make things better for all of us?

Frank Looser
http://www.cnfinteractive.com

I live in Spain, and I have in mind to develop one of the most profitable projects that someone can do today, out of the stock market risks, a project that in my opinion will give a incredible money return, an investment around 250 million $ and an average incom between 50 to 100 million per year, a projet that will remain for centuries and will give fame and a great repercussion world wide, a project to enjoy doing something that nobody has done before, and going beyond in wath a business concept people can have, a business that the property remain for ever. only need someone who want to develop it and increase his prestige and fame earning a lot of money. great business still possible on this days, great ideas have made great fortunes possible.


http://bricoeconomia.blogspot.com

Answer to Dr. Jewell, normally specially in this days, and looking to what is happening specifically to the american economy, I don't believe at all in economic advisers, when I see where they have send the economy, but in tis case I agree with you more or less, big business plan is what banks have done during many years and a perfect planning sistem , also the best economic advisers working for them with big earnings in their pockets, and you can see where are banks and the bank system today,
I haven't see a bigger disaster in my life, not any bank adviser, have evaluated the real economic situation during years, I mean the real econnomy witch concerns the family economy, when earnings remain at the same level during many years and the cost of life have been increased with a non stop grow year after year, the results are obvious, people expending money over their possibilitys during years and suddenly the interest rates rise a litle, so they notice that money is over at the end of the month, so to keep paying their debts, people start to reduce their exppences and step by step is less money running around, business reduce sales, less income for everyone, people fired out etc etc..
consecuence.. no money out there, people uses money first at all to live, and forget paying the mortgage and so the market fall down, it becomes in a decreasing spiral, hundred persosns non paying their debts, no problem, millions non paying is a crack.. solution? how do we can give money to the people so they start to spend money again ad reactivate the economy?, reducing the prices of primary goods around 40%, so we have given this percentage back to their pockets, then the economy will start to run again, if the dirty mortgages have destroyed the financial sytem, prices are destroyng the economy all over. people should not use more than 40% of their income to their needs to live, when they use 75% and over, what can happen is predictible. an exampl, in Spain, the oil cost today is 50% cheaper than 3 monts ago, but petrol prices still the same, free prices is in our capitaist ytem our flagship of democracy and modernism, but when prices goes out of control the future is the same of bank system and mortgages without control, a big disaster,governements have began to take part of banks after a big crack to try to stop what never should happen, will governements wait for another big disaster on the real economy because nobody has done anything to control the prices?, we will seee. so all this kings of Wall St, from best universitys,like Harvard,etc, what have they being study for?, to drive a bank system in to a ruin?, all those brilliant brains?, if we start to sell garbage in disguise, because it gives money, one day we will be all dirty, because the garbage that we have sold will sourroud us sooner or later ,I'm sure that a normal and anonimous business guy could do it better, I always say that intuition , a controlled risk and good nose to follow great ideas are the succes in business, an ex, here in Spain the bank system still strong, our banks are buying foreign banks, our system allways had a very hard control by the bank of Spain and our system is almost not infected by the sub primes, perhaps is the only country in Europe who is not suffering the crisis so hard as the others, now that every body is scared about the crisis, I am leading a group of business people and companies to develop an amazing project witch will launch our touristic area for the future, we will sart to find a foreighn companies who will like to join us, in my own experience, in a moments like this, is when good business take place, so we keep going on, to be scared is the whorse thing that can happen. As Brett Carman says, you can find a way to fill a void .....
In my blog you can see an interesting video about the sub primes, don't miss it, a bit of humor is necessary some times, and even more in a problematic moments.