Starting a Business is Kidstuff

So how did your planning go all week? Did you follow along and really think about how you can use who, what, where, when, why, and how to create a plan? Did you try it with your child to see how it worked for the littlest entrepreneur? What about for your dream business? If you did, you should be well on your way to developing a great project.

But that doesn't mean you're quite ready to open your doors just yet. Now you can take the next professional step and that might mean visiting a SCORE office for some free and confidential small business advice with an experienced counselor. Every year, they help close to 20,000 businesses start. You can also get more advice from your banker and from your CPA.

If you feel you haven't brainstormed quite enough, keep at it until you are satisfied! If you draw a blank, try to trick your imagination into dreaming up more ideas. One of my favorite ways to jump-start my brain is to dream up the worst idea I can! This usually makes my brain think it's playing a game instead of working, and soon my imagination is in full-gear again.

Remember - don't be afraid of making mistakes.  In the latest Little Pickle Press release, Your Fantastic Elastic Brain, we learn that...

"...Making mistakes is one of the best ways your brain learns and grows. If you aren't willing to risk being wrong, you won't take the chances that s-t-r-e-t-c-h your elastic brain."

We'll kick off a blog book tour for Your Fantastic Elastic Brain starting on Monday. Please join us as we visit a different host blog each day. We'll have a book drawing at every blog so sign up often for more chances to win! The schedule is in the link at the top right of this page.

You can buy the book right now by visiting our website.

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