Why should you be interested?
Many young people have succeeded:
Michael Dell - Dell Computers
Frank Carney - Pizza Hut
Paul Orfalea - Kinko’s
Fred DeLuca - Subway.
Kristy Taylor - SkinCareRx.com
Opportunity to reap large profits
Invulnerability of Youth
Confident, resilient, and ignorant
Minimum exposure to failure
Limited Responsibility
Marriage, children, car, home, etc. suggest higher opportunity costs if failure
Physical and Emotional Strength
Better ability to burn the candle at both ends
Available Resources
Many are waiting for you to ask for help.
Take advantage of your “harmless” appearance
Opportunity to control own destiny
Opportunity to reach your full potential
Opportunity to make a difference
With employees – Jim Dodson, The Dodson Group
With social concerns – Steve Row, Sun Garden Furniture
Number of young entrepreneurs is increasing
Jobless managers and execs