The Young Entrepreneur’s Edge : Using Your Ambition, Independence, and Youth to Launch a Successful Business
It seems like these days, whenever you look at a newsstand, at least one major business magazine has a cover story about a wildly successful entrepreneur in his or her 20s or 30s. That’s not surprising when one considers that one out of every five small-business owners in America is under 35, and that more young people are starting businesses than ever before. Right now, in college dorm rooms and their parents’ garages, the next generation of Sam Waltons, Bill Gateses, and Michael Dells are hard at work.“If you are ever going to take risks in exploring your career options, this is the absolute best time to do it,” says 26-year-old entrepreneurial expert Jennifer Kushell. “Why wait until you have a semi-stable corporate job and major financial obligations to discover that you hate your career and need to make a big change?”
Kushell is the ideal mentor for young people thinking about taking the plunge. Her very successful Young Entrepreneurs Network educates teens and twentysomethings in 40 countries about forming their own companies. A born entrepreneur — her father and aunt are leading experts on franchising and trademark licensing, respectively — Kushell presided over her own company’s growth while attending college full-time. Her book draws on her invaluable hands-on experience: “It’s not so much a how-to-start-a-business book as it is a how-to-cope-with-life-while-starting-and-succeeding-in-your-own-business book,” the author says. “All I can say is that this is the real deal, the real story.”
bob on September 27th, 2005 10:19 pm
Do you have a link to her site?
TypoBob on September 28th, 2005 6:37 am
Shouldn’t there be 3 ’s’ in successful in the title?
Dane on September 28th, 2005 6:48 am
You could be onto something TypoBob… I’ve changed it.
Barbara Halpern on September 28th, 2005 11:52 am
Here’s a tip for aspiring entrepreneurs.
To get advice you need, check out SBA and SCORE (at http://www.sba.gov) and many interesting links. If you are looking for advice and colleagues, check out the Institute of Management Consultants at http://www.imcusa.org
and http://www.imcdc.org (the Washington DC chapter).
IMC is the PLACE for new, aspiring, and seasoned management consultants across all disciplines.
We have great workshops, meetings, and conferences. Our motto is get friends, get known, and get business.
CHECK OUT IMC NCR workshop October 29th on launching a successful management consulting practice, for hands-on insights. visit http://www.imcdc.org
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