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Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality
Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

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5 Solving problems and seeing opportunities

Ideas arise from internal and external sources and through different experiences. But how do they relate to each other and help you to source new ideas? Often the simplest ideas and solutions are found to be the best. However, behind the apparent simplicity lies some very practical challenges. This section explores some of the tools and techniques you may find useful to meet those challenges.