I want to start a business
The desire for entrepreneurship is a strong natural urge which in my view is the logical development of leadership in a person, which encourages him/her to become independent and strike out on their own. In days of old, they called it, ‘seeking your fortune’, which ranged from traveling across the world to trade, to buccaneering and banditry masquerading as adventure and conquest. Be that as it may, the crux of the matter was as in the song, “A man and his will to survive”, where you pit your wit and overcome challenges and build a future for yourself, different and better than your compatriots ‘back home’. That spirit remains to this day as I believe it is a primordial urge and the fulfillment of all that one aspires for. Today, that is usually in setting up a business of your own, becoming an entrepreneur. Not quite as dangerous physically as sailing the high seas on a Dhow or Clipper ship or leading an army across the land but equally anxiety generating in terms of facing the possibility of financial ruin for oneself and one’s family.
