There is nothing wrong with starting small in today’s world. Indeed, it is nature’s way of growth and multiplication. Entrepreneurs understand business ventures are driven by ideas, knowledge, understanding and wisdom. In this information age knowledge and ideas abound and the entire world is driven by data, facts, information and artificial intelligence. Seeking knowledge of ideas in today’s world has never been easier. 

Knowledge and content abound in all forms and it is therefore easy to introduce a child or youths to early entrepreneurship. Possessing the understanding of the idea and knowledge to become a founder or entrepreneur involves meditation and a change of mindset. The change of mindset is very important as it defines how they see the world. Everything around us is made by humans who want to solve problems and make life easier. Once the understanding that one can change things permeates the mind, then the entrepreneur is born. At this point they will try new ventures, fail and try again and ask for help when needed.

This is the point where the entrepreneur must watch what is fed to the mind and how the mind processes the information. It is the step that determines the rate at which the entrepreneur turns the idea into reality. In addition, this step depends on individual growth, feeling, reasoning and conviction. Usually, this aspect of business venture inoculation is not taught in the classroom but is learned at home or inherited by the entrepreneur. 

That being said, there is a big difference between entrepreneurs who bootstrap their companies and founders who immediately raise money. The former go through starting small and learning the rope through, faith, hope, love for humanity, diligence, endurance, patience and wisdom. It could be a tedious process but compared to previous generations, bootstrap entrepreneurs have much better access to tools, customers and capital once the initial issues of nurturing ideas have been settled.

Bootstrapped founders might grow slower, but in the end, they steadily reach the ultimate freedom to dream big and build a business that serves humanity. Such business ventures last for years as they have been tried in the crucible of entrepreneurship. And that is the beauty of starting small entrepreneurship.