I was talking to an old friend recently who works as an independent consultant. He suggested we team up and start a venture sometime soon. My response was easy:

All we need is an idea.

Sure, we need some other key things, such as money, but there is nothing without an idea.

So this is for any sheep out there today sitting on an idea that could set you free from the cubicle.

The team at DailyCandy has announced its annual Start Small, Go Big contest. Here are the things you need to know:

- Wow the DailyCandy team with your idea or the side work you already do. Don’t half-ass it.

- There are different categories: Fashion, Health & Beauty, Food & Drink, Home, and Digital & Tech. Finalists will be chosen by the DC team and a vote will determine the winner for each category.

- If you win, here’s what you get: a trip to New York City, the opportunity to mix and mingle with industry bigwigs at our Academy, and a solo write-up in a DailyCandy email.

- Click here for more information, including tips for making your submission eye-catching, past winners and more specifics about why you should want to win an opportunity like this.

- Enter by August 3, 2012.

Seriously, it you feel you have an idea for something bigger, go for this. Like the wise folks at Red Bull say in their commercial, “You can dream about it, or you can go out and make it happen.”

Make it happen!