r destiny can only be sated by self-employment. Students and recent graduates actually possess many traits and advantages that hinder older, more seasoned prospective entrepreneurs.

Not being married (in most cases) is a singular advantage. Havi

During my many years of lecturing university business school students on entrepreneurial topics I have been pleased, and surprised, at the relatively large numbers willing to take the plunge and pursue new business opportunities. The surprise is that modern students are willing to forego a corporate job right out of school; a job that for so many has been a pre-occupation (and the dream of tuition strapped parents). Choosing a major course of study, a syllabus and internships in many cases are structured solely to enhance and magnify qualifications deemed necessary to excite future corporate employers.

And yet, career goals for many of today’s students will not have a corporate path. The boom in entrepreneurial programs at colleges and universities has provided an alternative route to perceived fulfillment, income and excitement. More and more students see themselves as pioneering, small business owners and creators of wealth and jobs. Their sense of adventure and desire to control their destiny can only be sated by self-employment. Students and recent graduates actually possess many traits and advantages that hinder older, more seasoned prospective entrepreneurs.

Not being married (in most cases) is a singular advantage. Havin

modern students are willing to forego a corporate job right out of school; a job that for so many has been a pre-occupation (and the dream of tuition strapped parents). Choosing a major course of study, a syllabus and internships in many cases are structured solely to enhance and magnify qualifications deemed necessary to excite future corporate employers.

And yet, career goals for many of today’s students will not have a corporate path. The boom in entrepreneurial programs at colleges and universities has provided an alternative route to perceived fulfillment, income and excitement. More and more students see themselves as pioneering, small business owners and creators of wealth and jobs. Their sense of adventure and desire to control their destiny can only be sated by self-employment. Students and recent graduates actually possess many traits and advantages that hinder older, more seasoned prospective entrepreneurs.

Not being married (in most cases) is a singular advantage. Havi

ctured solely to enhance and magnify qualifications deemed necessary to excite future corporate employers.

And yet, career goals for many of today’s students will not have a corporate path. The boom in entrepreneurial programs at colleges and universities has provided an alternative route to perceived fulfillment, income and excitement. More and more students see themselves as pioneering, small business owners and creators of wealth and jobs. Their sense of adventure and desire to control their destiny can only be sated by self-employment. Students and recent graduates actually possess many traits and advantages that hinder older, more seasoned prospective entrepreneurs.

Not being married (in most cases) is a singular advantage. Havi

versities has provided an alternative route to perceived fulfillment, income and excitement. More and more students see themselves as pioneering, small business owners and creators of wealth and jobs. Their sense of adventure and desire to control their destiny can only be sated by self-employment. Students and recent graduates actually possess many traits and advantages that hinder older, more seasoned prospective entrepreneurs.

Not being married (in most cases) is a singular advantage. Havi

r destiny can only be sated by self-employment. Students and recent graduates actually possess many traits and advantages that hinder older, more seasoned prospective entrepreneurs.

Not being married (in most cases) is a singular advantage. Having dealt with hundreds of clients through the years, I can confirm that the single biggest hurdle for a married inventor is spousal objections. I have seen divorce occur as a result of pursuit of a dream.

The youth of students means that life has not usually dealt them too many serious knocks. They feel as if they can overcome any problem, probably because they have not had to face many during their young lives. More mature entrepreneurs, on the other hand, have typically seen ups and downs in life, business and socially. These life’s experiences often temper their enthusiasm, create caution and doubt. Students needs are simpler and thus less complicated and expensive than adults with extended households and obligations. They can sleep in small, cramped circumstances, eat minimally, dress in t-shirts and jeans, ride a bike and attack an opportunity without the weight of an established fixed overhead facing them every week.

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