No matter what the current economic situation, though it may seem more urgent in recessions than boom times, most small-enterprise owners welcome ideas and inspiration to help identify new opportunities, generate cashflow, make wise investments, and manage for the long haul. This becomes particularly important when "the old ways" of doing business, for whatever reason, no longer seem to generate desired outcomes.

Regardless of the limitations and logjams of the market — many of which are beyond your control — you must use your existing time and resources well, in ways that will ultimately cultivate the opportunities you'd like. In this way, you can turn challenges and limitations into catalysts for new thinking, new approaches, new options, and new approaches.

Whether you're in start-up, maintenance or survival mode, or you're making a purposeful shift in your business strategy, it's important to plant seeds that will create the garden of your dreams, or at least one you'll enjoy working in. Many people allow their doubts and fears to consume valuable time and energy that can be better used. So where might you turn your attention? Here are four possibilities that are more productive uses of your time and energy:

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