6 New(er) Drivers of Growth

6-Drivers-for-GrowthThere was an interesting article on Inc.com titled “Up Next: The Greatest Era of Entrepreneurship and Small Business The World Has Ever Seen“.  It points out six trends that will drive growth and entrepreneurship:

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  1. Micro-entrepreneurs.  If you’ve sold on eBay, Craigslist, or Etsy, used Uber or Airbnb, or used a service like TaskRabbit, you’ve experienced micro-entrepreneurship.  Some estimates state there are as many as 15 million micro-entrepreneurs
  2. 3D printing:   3D printing redefines what it means to be a manufacturer.  The article shares the story of a teen who made a prosthetic arm for a few hundred dollars (vs. $50K)
  3. Crowdfunding.  To date sites like Kickstarter, have raised $3,000,000,000+. With crowd funding, capital is available to all.
  4. Free failure:  Between micro-entrepreneurship platforms, crowd funding, and free or inexpensive hosting and cloud-based platforms, the cost to try is almost zero.
  5. Boomers:  By 2030, there will be 70M people over 65 and a lot of them will keep working.
  6. Internet for all:  Today, 2B have access.  In 10 years, most of the world will have access.  That’s 5B more connected customers and companies.

 

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