Smart Start-Up Ideas
5 entrepreneurs who prove no matter what your age, no matter what your background, you've got a shot at starting a great business.

By Entrepreneur Staff •
Inspiration, in the truest sense of the word, is not somethingquantifiable. In its purest form, it materializes in the richcolors of a painting or in the unspoken message of a finely wordedpoem. Perhaps this is why it can be so difficult to findinspiration, particularly when you're an entrepreneur. When,say, you're a writer with writer's block, it'sgenerally looked at as a temporary thing. But when you're anentrepreneurial hopeful struggling just to come up with an inklingof a business idea, it can feel like there's a black sheetwrapped around your head, with no light coming in and no lightgoing out. But as the entrepreneurs in this article illustrate,when you do finally find a way to tear down that sheet, it can feellike the best "a-ha!" moment of your life.
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