SSShhhh it’s a secret. Do you feel that way when you have a new business idea? That is it a secret that you simply can’t share or someone will “steal it”? That is the mind set that many entrepreneurs have and in most cases it’s not warranted. Granted, there have been those times in business when an idea can be “stolen” and someone takes your idea and runs with it before you’ve had a chance to implement it. That is unfortunate but for the most part here is what I believe to be true about ideas.
They are just ideas. 
Unless I share the nitty gritty behind how I’d implement said idea, no one would come up with the same plan that I have. You may find that your idea, upon further evaluation and investigation, simply isn’t viable. I suggest that entrepreneurs don’t get too married to an idea in case they have to divorce it because it just isn’t viable. If, however you feel that someone has stolen your idea you need to ask yourself: how did they get access to it? Were they better equipped to do it? Why did they take the idea to market and I haven’t moved off of first base yet?
Talk about your ideas with those you trust.
If you have a mentor, business coach or mastermind group, run the idea past them. If all you hear are crickets, ask for feedback as to why they aren’t excited about it. If they say, “I’d like to hear more” you may be onto something. If you brainstorm the idea and get into some nitty gritty details you may find it’s more daunting than you imagined or it’s simply not doable at this time and may need to be put on the backburner. You may find it’s an idea that you need to partner with someone on to bring to fruition.
Remember, an idea is just words until action brings it to life.