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How do entrepreneurs come up with their ideas?

A few people are naturally good at coming up with ideas for businesses. Others, probably most people, need to learn how to dream up ideas. Training in entrepreneurship will help you learn to be imaginative about business. It will also help you evaluate a business prospect to increase your chances of success.

To help you generate creative ideas, here are some Web sites you may want to visit.

Creative Education Foundation
creativeeducationfoundation.org
National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance
nciia.org

Here are a few books for brainstorming:

Planning Shop (June 1, 2004) ISBN: 096696358X	What Business Should I Start: Seven Steps to Discovering the Ideal Business for You By Scott Cook (Foreword), Rhonda Abrams	This up-to-date book gets great reviews.
Bloomberg Press (June 15, 2002) ISBN: 157660117X	201 Great Ideas for Your Small Business: Revised & Updated Edition By Jane Applegate
Broadway, 3rd Rev edition (August 15, 2000) ISBN: 0767906594	101 Best Businesses to Start: the Essential Sourcebook of Success Stories, Practical Advice and the Hottest Ideas By Russell Roberts
John Wiley & Sons (April 8, 2005) ISBN: 0471692875	100 Small Business Ideas for Under $5000 By Corey Sandler, Janice Keefe