Why Young Entrepreneurs Take Risk

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Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained As Lindsay Manseau, one of the Young Entrepreneur Scholarship winners once said, “Starting your own business is like riding a roller coaster. There are highs and lows and every turn you take is another twist. The lows are really low, but the highs can be really high. You have to be strong, keep your stomach tight, and ride along with the roller coaster that you started.” (Ali, S 2011). Nevertheless, the Generation Y, who are now in their twenties, are willing to take whatever risks in order to start their own businesses. And it is not surprising when you read about a seventeen entrepreneur was listed on Forbes corresponding with the other old billionaires. Nowadays, more and more youngsters are willing to take risk to set up their own business despite the stiff competition and the volatile market. This essay will examine the factors of young entrepreneurs taking risk in starting their own business. First and foremost, a young entrepreneur’s goal is to pursue his or her business dreams and their passion in doing the things that they like. Hence it is more likely that they are willing to take risks in opening their own business. In the past, young people are easily content when they are offered a job, even when it is difficult, as long as they can earn a living. However, the current Y generation prefers doing what they like and even consider starting their own business in order to achieve their dreams. According to Walt Disney, “All of our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them.” (Canfield, Hansen, McKowen, Gardner, Hill and Wilson 2006, p. 187). Hence, young entrepreneurs are more likely to know and chase after what they dream of and may even risk all that they have in doing. Their peers and family may not understand their doing but young entrepreneurs just didn’t really care about the critics,

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