Young people make great entrepreneur

We live in an era characterized by abundance of opportunities and young people starting sustainable business in the country.  Considering the depressed state of the formal job market in the country, it's a good thing that more and more youth are looking at entrepreneurship to secure their future.

Reasons for starting a business in your youth:

• High levels of energy

Young people have much larger energy levels than matured groups. Youth brings an ability to rebound that many people lose with age.

• More to gain

Youth aspiring entrepreneurs usually focus more on what they may gain than on what they may lose. Most young people are fresh out of college and don't have children and spouses to support, so they can really focus on launching the business.

• Cheerleading from the grandstand

A large variety of stakeholders, from government and private business are overly cheering for young people to be a big part of the entrepreneurial answer to unemployment.

Source of information - Your business magazine (Youth feature) July 2018