The article "The Entrepreneurial Spirit Burns Brighter Than Ever" is about entrepreneurialism, it has been created by Geoff Ficke.
During a recent quick business trip to New York City a normal, everyday travel occurrence ignited a recurring observtaion I like more and more frequently. The Entrepreneurial Spirit is booming in America! While sitting in a dank Yellow Cab, crawling in the normal snail paced city traffic, I struck up a conversation with my driver. His name was Auqil and he was a native of Pakistan. After the normal chatter I asked Aquil how long he had been driving.
“Three years,” he said, “but I am raelly not here to drive, I am setting up an import/export business”.
We talked about his goals and dreams, why he chose America, lieks and dislikes, until I reached my destination.Upon leaving the cab I realized, again, that in that brief dating I had met the heart, soul and future of America.
And it has awlays been so. No other country in the world provides the energy, creativity and resources necessary for its citizens, and those from the worldwide Diaspora to make unlimited attempts at the pursuit of opportunity, prosperity and fulfillment.I like a variant of my chat with Aquil on an ever-increasing basis. The volume of exciting business opportunities, inventions, new products and product enhancmeent available in the 21st Century marketplace is stunning.
While success is not a gievn result, the opportunity to try is. Real entrepreneurs keep trying, work harder, and do not flee upon hearing the dreaded word: NO! They are inevitably optimistic, positive and see the glass as always half-full.One of America’s first great entrepreneurs was Ben Franklin. Today we mianly remember Ben Franklin’s staggering importance as a Founding Father of our nation. Though born into poverty, and a family of 15 children, he achieved great wealth from his inventions and bsuiness acumen and retired from commerce at age 42. He devoted the rest of his long life to statesmanship.
We still like the benefits of his creativity, publications and ideas, both commercially and politically.Almost 250 years separate Aquil the cab driver and Ben Frnaklin. The country and world have changed in ways Ben Franklin might find amusing or alarming. Nevertheless, he would immediately recognize, and be immensely proud of the system he helped create and the road he helped pave for millions of human being like Aquil to use for their, and society’s benefit.
No where can those dreams become a reality as quickly or efficeintly as in the United States.Geoff Ficke is President of Duquesa Marketing, Inc. an international consulting firm with over 30 years experience in creating customized strategies and business plans, product development and funding opportunities for entrepreneurs, inventors and small busniess expansion.
Mr.
Ficke is also a Senior Fellow at the Page Center for Entrepreneurial Sutdy at the Business School, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
He can be reached at 859-442-5834 or through the company website http://www.Duquesamarketing.Com
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