Have you ever seen the 1983 movie, Trading Places with Eddie Murphy and Dan Ackroyd. Murphy plays the part of a homeless street hustler. Murphy’s the cunning, high roller commodities broker.

The angle in this satirical plot is how could a poor, homeless guy, with no education or sophistication, make it the world of high finance and Wall Street.

In the end Murphy’s street smarts paid off handsomely.

But here’s the point of the story…

I’ve had this same debate going on in my mind, and with several friends for some time now. The issue at debate here is whether or not anyone, I mean literally anyone, could start their own business. (Not so much make it on Wall Street. I think the public perception of that world has shifted dramatically since 1983. I am talking about starting real small businesses that anyone can start.)

The answer I believe to be true today is, "Yes." Anyone can start their own business and here’s proof.

Read the book Banker to the Poor:Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty. It’s written by the founder of Grameen Bank. His name Muhammad Yunus. And it’s one of the most transformative and powerful stories I’ve ever read.

His story began with a $27 small business loan to a poor woman in a Third World nation. You must read the book. It’s amazing.

In the end, you too will know the real debate is over. I’ll compromise my point a bit in saying that almost anyone can start a small business given the following…

• A desire to see the possibility.

• Willingness to learn.

• Commitment to doing the work.

Of course, as is revealed through Yunus’s story, access to credit is a critical factor. Even if it’s only a $27 loan!

Do you know someone who’s stuck without a job? Perhaps someone you know is unsure of what they could do for a small business. Sometimes it just takes a little nudge to sense that it is possible to do and have more in life.

What do you think about ending poverty through entrepreneurship? At WealthNet Partners we are all about "creating real wealth through entrepreneurship." Can we create wealth by starting and growing successful small businesses? You bet.

This means regular people, from all walks of life, finding a way to start, fund, market and grow successful small businesses all over the world. And as Mohammad proved, this can be true even in the poorest slums of the Third World nations.

Perhaps it’s a window cleaning business. Or a residential landscaping business. Maybe a pool cleaning service.

Your business doesn’t have to be complicated. You don’t have to be rocket scientist. You don’t need to be rich to launch a small business of your own.

If you are unemployed or underemployed, you can change your situation. If you know someone like this, send them to us today and we will help them. Even if they don’t have a bucket of money sitting there to invest in their business!

The only real barrier is the one we create for ourselves.

How do we breakthrough the barriers we so easily create? We commit to learning. And doing. And learning some more.

That’s how.

We always welcome your comments here on the WealthNet Partners blog.

To your success.