OK, I had to laugh. I saw this post on Visual Capitalist earlier this month: Which country is the cheapest for starting a business?  Drumroll please:

1. Venezuela at $0 (USD)
2. Rwanda at $0
3. Slovenia at $0
4. Kyrgzstan at $8
5. Sudan at $8

The rest of the top 10: Timor Leste, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Egypt.

So let’s get real. Who wants to start a business in those countries, unless of course you already live in those countries?

I’m not sure about you, but every time I climb into an Uber, it’s not uncommon to be driven around by someone from a foreign country. I always ask them, “What brought you to America?” Without fail, they say the same thing: “Opportunity.”

Some years back I was in Switzerland and my cab was driven by a man who had moved from Great Britain for the same reason: he thought he’d find more opportunity there. But he was in the process of moving back. He didn’t find the opportunity he thought.

While we live in a time of increased division and conflict, it’s a good time to remind ourselves that we still live in a land of opportunity. That’s something to be grateful for.

Photo by Jack Young on Unsplash

Bill High

Bill is CEO & Founder of Vyne Legacy. He works with families to equip them with tools to build multigenerational legacies, and he teaches givers and financial advisers on transformational biblical generosity. He is the co-author with David Green of Giving It All Away and Getting It All Back Again: The Way of Living Generously.

Published August 25, 2021

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