âIn the end, however, it's up to me to decide if I will be a willing pupil at any given time, to decide if I have little enough belief in my own feelings to subjugate them to the ways of another.â âBut on many issues they have been just as ready to subjugate human rights to their political interests.â
Entrepreneurship tends to focus on identifying and fulfilling consumer needs in specific niche markets, but all businesses can be affected by large-scale economic trends. Accounting for trends in the overall economy can help business managers make better decisions. Economic factors that commonly affect businesses include consumer confidence, employment, interest rates and inflation.
When it comes to industries that offer entrepreneurs big opportunities, they often fall into the following categories: they're highly fragmented, outdated, or just generally reviled. Sometimes they're all three. The industries below are, accordingly, ready for big changes. One of the surest signs? Several innovative, well-funded startups already have taken notice and are busy muscling their way in with products and services designed to change the status quo. Here are five industries--and their disruptive startups--to watch in 2018. 1. Insurance