what can a young 20 yr old do to gain experience as a entrepreneur?

When I first started my little business from my spare room at home, I wanted to find a way of TESTING  my proposed news products and getting some quick feedback. So I decided to take a small stand at a trade show and meet my prospective niche market customers – to go where the demand was and see if the products were likely to get customers to part with their cash – by asking them face to face for their opinion. My assumption was that if I could find a trade show where people flocked who were actually in my target market – if my product was any good, I would make some sales and if it needed changes I could get on the spot feedback.

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In an age of catastrophic population growth and shrinking job opportunities, why not take a look at putting up your own business? There has never been a better time to be an entrepreneur. No, it is not too late nor it is too early to open for business.

If you choose to try your luck at having your own business, start right by keeping your business idea fountain flowing. The many enterprises you see today, from the ones you see in your neighborhood to the ones you read about in the business section of various broadsheets, are once merely ideas; they are products of one’s fertile imagination and spirit of innovation.

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I’m worried since the market doesn’t really seem to take to the genre I’m writing in…

Picture it: 1838, London. M. CHARACTER has always lived a charmed life. He is the son of a nobleman, who’s also one of England’s finest entrepreneur, and he himself had been blessed with both brilliance and relative kindness. Thirteen years saw him a small, slender boy, with a constant smile on his lips, blah blah blah. Then, after running away because, despite being a nice guy and all, he’s a spoiled rotten, arrogant, naive, cry-baby, sore-loser, selfish brat, he gets attacked and is given a choice to live or die. He chooses the obvious one, but it’s not what he first thought. After two weeks of painful illness and transformation, he finally becomes a blood-thirsty, raging monstrosity who goes around killing orphan children and other easy targets and throwing their bodies into the River Thames. The story is basically about him trying to control his blood-thirst, falling in love with a human, and trying to avoid the Scotland Yard and keep them from incarcerating his ass Mild gore, some dark themes, told in third person, with a somewhat distant, semi-formal voice.

My vampires are: not sparkly, blood-thirsty, stronger, faster than humans, infertile, cold, deathly pale (save for after a fresh feed ;D), have a dulled conscience, have no reflection, are repelled by garlic, can be killed with a stake, can (after MUCH training) control wolves, bats, etc (think Dracula), can’t enter a house without permission, CAN go into the sunlight, though they can’t do anything and it’ll hurt like hell (parasol, please ) can’t enter churches, can’t touch holy water/crucifixes/any other religious artifact/ hearing prayers hurts them, they can eat regular food, etc.

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The idea of starting a business is alluring to so many people.  There is the vision of wealth, providing opportunities and security.  Also there is pride and purpose- knowing what you’re doing is for you and your family.  And of course, one of the most appealing reasons is the freedom of being able to work from home and choose your own hours.  

These visions are wonderful and, in many cases, attainable.  In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, there are over 17.6 million businesses with one or more owners but no paid employees.      

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One of the biggest struggles I had in starting my business was actually coming up with the idea.  I wanted something that was scalable as well as needed in our society.  I combed through hundreds of ideas before settling on my current venture.  Through this discovery period, I uncovered what I believe are the five most important concepts in determining what makes the perfect business idea. 

So, what is a perfect idea?  Each individual entrepreneur has their concept of the perfect business.  While Google is a great business for the founders of that company – it may not be a great business for others that are non-tech savvy or who do not want to run such a large organization.  

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My younger brother wants to make some extra dough. Do you think it would be a good idea? Also, what should he sell if its a good idea?

I am a trained entrepreneur but lacking capital. My business will create job opportunities for a poor family (families) and therefore change lives.
I intend to start a clothing shop.