by Peter J. Strauss , founder and managing member of The Strauss Law Firm and author of “ The Business Owner’s Definitive Guide to Captive Insurance Companies “ Entrepreneurship starts with an idea. One of the challenges once the business gets off the ground, though, is coming up with more ideas that push the company forward. An idea often stems from inspiration and lacking that, some business owners say, can result in stagnation or a failed enterprise. Without innovation and forward thinking, no business can succeed. But being a business owner is very demanding, and you’ll hit a wall where you can’t seem to come up with new ideas. To be a successful entrepreneur, you have to stay on the search for the next idea, and that requires inspiration. If you just wait for that to happen, your doors eventually will be closing. You have to try different ways to find and bottle inspiration. Here are some questions to ask about where to locate inspiration and, just as i...
