bwagy, the blog of Ben Young

NO.

Finish that sentence.  Now do it!

Chances are you’ve been saying this for years.

You know what’s really cool? If you just do it.

Not the easiest – but it’s the most fun and rewarding thing to do.

This week has been a bit of a video week for me, so I thought I’d share my favourite one, it’s called Smile & Move. Hard to describe, just watch.

I think we are at a tipping point.

Where all these contextual factors, tip the scales, in favour of Micro Businesses.

Kind of like Small is the New Big.

So what am I talking about? I believe the future is in micro niches, dominated by micro businesses, run by 1 or maybe 2/3 people.

It fits in with a few other trends I have noticed:

• Desire of Gen Y to ‘do what you want‘
• Bootstrapping startups
• Lower technology costs, meaning you can start a business for nothing that can scale 
• Handys Doughnut Organisation discussions (shift to project work)
• Current financial crisis forcing all businesses to remain agile.
• Slashies trend, where people hold many roles teacher by day dj at night
• 12 Hour Startup (great way to stimulate innovation)

The idea of micro businesses;

• Small businesses designed to be agile
• Garner enough income to live off but big upside potential
• People will typically have at least 1, but be involved in 3-4.