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this may sound a bit put offish, it is not intended that way. there have been at least 10 threads with this subject in the last year or so. several many, many pages deep. have you had the chance to peruse those?

Coming up with business ideas seems to be a big problem with a lot of entrepreneur hopefuls. There are indeed a ton of posts on this subject.

In my opinion, I don`t think that you necessarily have to pursue what your passion is, but rather pursue what type of work you enjoy doing. There might be no demand or money to be made in the industry where your passion lies. I think it is more important to pursue modeling business operations in a way where you would enjoy working on it every day.

For example, you may LOVE Scuba diving, but opening up a Scuba retail store is probably the last thing you would want to do. However, maybe starting a blog on scuba diving, or opening up an online store or even scuba diving lessons might be better ideas. More than where your passion lies, you should pursue the type of work that you would enjoy doing the most.



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Motivation for Entrepreneurs
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There are two basic pathways involved in starting a business, particularly in the current economic stagnation. Finding your passion is a long-term strategic path. Doing what you know is the short-term.

You may hate retail management, but the fact is that retail and sales are a massive part of any economy. It`s a huge part of ecommerce, and you have a lot of background and experience.

One reason you`ve hated it may be that you felt "forced" to do it, working for someone else. But if you`re building your own business, for yourself you may not be as down on it.

The point being that you should consider getting up and running, fairly quickly, to get into business. To do that, you`ll be better off if you already know a whole lot about the steps and principles.

AFTER you have a going concern, you can then look at your passions and work out a way to develop them into a consolidated new business that gives you the best of both worlds. But that will take money. With money being problematic, if you can self-finance you`ll be in a good situation.

Or you could set up diving trips for politicians to vacation spots around the world.

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Bob