United States Innovation vs. Lithuanian Innovation

If a person wanted a start there own business then they would realize that it is much easier to do in the United States then many other places around the world. There are many reasons why it is easy for people to start their own business in the U.S. One of the main the reasons that U.S. has succeeded in becoming such a big market for innovations is because they are so culturally diverse. The more diversity that a country has the easier it is for innovation to occur because then people are naturally open and willing to accept new ideas as you have people from a number of different countries. There is no bigger melting pot in the world then America so that naturally makes America a better spot for innovation then some other countries. Also in America kids are encouraged to ask questions in school and think outside of the box and that simply helps and encourages people to come up with new ideas. The last reason that it is so easy to start a business in America is because is focused on being a very capitalistic market. In order for a capital market to function properly people must be constantly coming up with new innovations.
In other countries such as Lithuania it is not nearly easy to start your own business and people just are not as innovative. One of the main reasons for this is because of the culture in Lithuania. If anyone has ever been to Lithuania then they will find out that there is not a whole lot of ethnic diversity there. As a result people may not be as open to new ideas that are taken from other cultures because it’s not their culture or they are not ready to break tradition yet. Also in the education system in Lithuania children are generally to taught to sit in class and listen to there teacher and not to ask a whole lot of questions. So in Lithuania they don’t encourage people to be innovative as much as some countries. Another thing that makes it harder for people in Lithuania to start there own business is the fact that they have not had a capital market for very long. For the most part a countries ability to be innovative is determined by it’s culture. A countries culture is not something that can simply be changed overnight. There are some countries that have cultures that encourage innovation more and others that do not encourage innovation as much.
Overall I would conclude that it is much easier to start a business in the U.S. then in Lithuania simply because the culture allows for it. In the U.S. there is such a diversity of people and that makes it very easy for people to accept new and innovative. If a person plans on starting a small business I would recommend that they try to do in the U.S. because it’s easier to do there then in many other countries.

By Brock Griffin