The internet has changed the ability for people to start a business with very little upfront cash investment. It wasn’t that long ago when starting a business would cost you tens of thousands of dollars, if not hundreds of thousands, and be an unpredictable jump into debt that you may or may not turn into a profit. Using the power of the internet opens opportunities beyond comprehension if it were 1995, but there is no question how technology today can help you accomplish goals you may never have thought would be possible back then.

There seems to be a fear that investing 5,000, 2,000 or even 500 dollars in a business is dangerous. While the fear of investing that much money is understood if you’re new to being “in business”, it’s only a fraction of what you’d typically invest in a business. Technology now allows you to tap into a world of connected individuals across the globe with practically no expense, in relative terms.

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I’ll openly admit that the past several months I’ve been bad at writing a blog every week. Actually, that’s not an accurate description…how about “absolutely awful”? Over the summer I went a few months without writing here once, yet there have been many specific topics on my mind to write about.

The past couple weeks have been interesting to say the least as I’ve realized just how many projects, tasks and goals sit on my to-do list. While my summer was filled with great personal experiences and progress in business, the next thing I knew September had already arrived. What happened to July and August?

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Nearly every week on any major news/media broadcast or publication you can soak up a report talking about some element of the weak economy. This may be about job cuts at a large high-tech corporation, suffering public school funding, rising healthcare costs, wasteful Government spending, or dozens of other applicable situations. The media does a great job of telling you the sky is falling and unfortunately far too many people get sucked into believing most, if not all, of it.

While this is not meant to bring forth attention to the negative side of news (notice how the majority of it IS negative), I want to open your eyes to a different, abnormal way to listen. It may be unconventional but have you realized that much of the recent success behind so many start-ups is because they have NOT been conventional? They’ve thought out of the box, different than their competitors.

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The internet has opened countless opportunities in more ways than I could possibly list, and in an unlimited number of niches/markets. The ability to reach out to talented individuals across the globe is more powerful than we anticipated a short 10-15 years ago. Today, if we need someone for programming a simple or even complex website, we can hire talent via the many platforms over the web in a matter of a few days – it’s remarkable.

Outsourcing can be a very effective and expense conscious method in hiring talent to perform the needed work for a project, timeframe or budget. It’s no question hiring an employee full-time (or even part-time) can be quite costly compared to outsourcing to a freelance talent…of course variables can play a factor.

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