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NorthBay Nugget:
Persistence is the key to succeeding as a young entrepreneur, says Christian Prost, owner of the Northriders bike store.
Prost started his business at the King Street Plaza three years ago with help from the Canadian Youth Business Foundation.
“My, what a scary feeling it was,” Prost said, remembering the anxiety of taking a big risk […]
The Gazette:
In the world of jewelry, everyone is always looking for the right piece to complement an outfit or just to stand out. Nineteen-year-old Lucy Wright of Fort Washington wants to help customers find the right jewelry piece and for a great price too with her own line, Lucy’s Jewelry Box.
Wright’s jewelry line focuses on […]
Forbes:
While their peers were out making trouble, these young achievers were making bank.
Fraser Doherty. At 14, Doherty started making jams from his grandmother’s recipes in Edinburgh, Scotland. Originally, his customer base was limited to neighbors and friends from his church, but business picked up quickly, and by age 16, he left school to work on […]
Rhonda Abrams at USA Today:
Graduating from college or graduate school? Congratulations! What are you going to do now? Send out resumes, look for a job?
Well, I’ve got another idea. How about starting your own business?
I don’t have figures on what percentage of graduates will launch their own companies, but I do know many students start […]
The Wall Street Journal:
The entire world seems to be heading toward points of inflection. The developing world is embarking on the digital age. The developed world is entering the Internet era. And the United States, once again at the vanguard, is on the verge of becoming the world’s first Entrepreneurial Nation.
At the Chicago World’s Fair […]
Young Entrepreneur:
Young entrepreneurs are always saying that they don’t have the resources around them to start a business. A new study out of England suggests, however, that young Americans might be better off than their British counterparts.
According to The Prince’s Trust, a UK based youth charity which focuses on entrepreneurship, more than a third of […]
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