Globalization and technology, (web 2.0) have converged to create an era of unprecedented opportunity for innovation and entrepreneurship, specifically for small business. Starting a business has never been easier. The barriers are gone and the possibilities are endless.

The problem is that most of us have been conditioned to function in a left brain world, to be “employed”, often in hierarchical organizations where a few at the top do all the thinking and the rest of us do what we’re told.

Beset by policies and procedures, we’ve learned to ask permission, to follow the script, to avoid risk and leave our opinions at the door.

We’ve learned to survive in an environment that stifles imagination and creativity, passion, persistence and any sense of self-reliance and resourcefulness…

The very attributes that are essential to succeed as an entrepreneur.