The internet and internet business is only in its infancy, but one thing that I have begun to realize over the past couple years is that there has never been a better time for small business owners and entrepreneurs.

The internet has truly created the opportunity for a democratization of business and commerce that is unrivaled in history. You may call these lofty words, and I would probably agree with you.

But the truth is that setting up a small business has never been easier. The internet gives you the ability to speak to the tiniest sliver of a niche in pointed terms. If you wanted to find where a certain group of people hang out online or what websites or forums interest certain people, a day spent researching on Google, MySpace, Ning, and Delicious will give you all the info you need.

And if you’re someone who has a product or service that interests these people, it is easy for you to speak directly to them. It is also becoming easier to root out spammers and lying marketers because the dialog is so much more direct and clear between seller and buyer. This creates a nice situation for people with quality written content or services and products that actually have value for people.

It is really amazing how much the incredibly high speed transfer of information is changing the world more and more every single day. It is hard to tell what the future holds for the internet–I have trouble imagining what the net will look like in ten years–but if everything goes ideally, great ideas will always reign supreme.