Opening a small business counts as creative work. You build something from nothing and ask strangers to show up.

Starting something is the same act as making something. You decide what exists, who it is for, what it looks like and what it costs, and then you ask strangers to care, which is the hard part of any art. People split business off from creativity because one side has spreadsheets, but the invention underneath is identical.

If you have an idea for something you could sell, small counts. Bracelets at a market, cutting hair, fixing cracked screens. Give it one weekend and pay attention to what you learn about people.