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MONETIZING AN IDEA | personal development || There are things that don’t demand money or high qualifi- cations to start a business. For example, you can make use of your own connections and acquaintances!” Become a Web designer David Seidman, manager of antivirus programs at Microsoft: ”Try programming, learn HTML5. ‘Train’ your sense of style, master the basics of graphic design. That will take several months. Create a complicated site for yourself— 61 that’s useful training. Then become a free-lance Web de- signer. The cost of a start-up business like that is close to zero. But the demand for such services is pretty great. Be- sides, if you have an idea for your own Web service or site, implement it for free.” I’d like to believe that the experience these business- men have shared will make you look at the possibilities for your start-up in a new way. Be bold! ALPEON.COM