Time to think out of the box and promote home grown solutions

There was an awakening article in yesterday’s issue of The New Times titled; “Why do we import cure-dent from China?” referring to the common wooden toothpicks on our dinner tables. The very idea that we have to cross oceans to buy toothpicks that can be manufactured in our backyards is very telling and should act as a wakeup call to think out of our perennial “we-have-to-import-everything” box. Successful entrepreneurs usually start small and grow their businesses gradually, usually basing on innovations and adapting to the environments they work in.