Young Entrepreneurs Drain Labor Pool

August 25, 2005 by Dane | 0 Comments
In Entrepreneurial Lifestyle, News

The Herman Trend Alert:

Early indications suggest that the Millennial Generation, born after 1985, has a strong orientation toward entrepreneurship. They feel confident that they can achieve great results–at least earn a satisfactory living—by going into business for themselves. This population cohort is showing itself to be self-aware, astute, creative, and comfortable taking the risks involved with businesses.

This scenario is a “good news — bad newsâ€? situations. While it is inspiring to see young people with a desire to create something, to try new business ventures while they are young, there is also a downside. These entrepreneurs, full of intellectual curiosity and energy, are often ideal employees for existing companies. However, if they are business for themselves, these unique human resources are usually not available to work for other employers. They are simply not interested.

via Jeff Cornwall, who adds:

What is interesting is that this is leading many employers to outsource functions that they just cannot adequately staff. And guess who is at the helm of the small businesses that large employers are looking to for such outsourcing? That’s right, the young entrepreneurs who they cannot attract to hire!

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