WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — How many times have you seen something and said "Now, why didn't I think of that?"
How many times have you encountered an issue or problem and wish there was a better solution?
That's how many businesses and ideas are sprouted, but how do you even begin to grow it into something bigger?
Danielle Tate, the Founder and CEO of MissNowMrs., a multi-million dollar online name-change company and app, has four tips to help you cultivate your idea.
Look at problems differently
Instead of getting annoyed at problems and frustrating situations, think about how you could build a solution, not just for yourself but for others.
Look for changes in technology
Look at new technologies (like iPhones, apps, artificial intelligence, virtual reality) and think about how a new technology could create a new solution to an old problem (like the MissNowMrs App solves name change hassles.)
Find support and resources with like-minded people
Anyone that is an entrepreneur and curious, even if you don't have your idea yet, attend a Washington, D.C. area female founder event or a pitch contest hosted by Vinetta Project.
Check out any of the programs put on by groups like BEACON DC, SpringBoard, or Hera hub to meet other entrepreneurial women, find a co-founder, and better understand how the startup community works.
Danielle says, "There's an ecosystem of women that are excited about entrepreneurship, that are successful and looking to help any generation get into entrepreneurship."
Just do it!
Take the first tiny step towards starting your company or building your product and gain momentum from there!
Danielle Tate is an entrepreneur, author of “Elegant Entrepreneur,” international speaker, wife, mother, and the spokeswoman for Empowered Women International, a local non-profit that uses entrepreneurship education to empower immigrant, refugee, and at-risk women in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.