Did you know there are over 50,000 young Australians under the age of 25 running their own business? Yep, that’s right. Even 15 year olds are starting their own businesses; cool hey?!
You may know one of them, or perhaps some of the young people you work with have that entrepreneurial spark in them, or perhaps you have thought of Being the Boss yourself!
I was at a networking event recently, and whilst chatting to someone about the work that The FRANK Team does with young entrepreneurs, I was asked ‘What exactly is a young entrepreneur?’ The many ways in which we classify a ‘young entrepreneur’ immediately sprang to mind – age, mindset, action, personality, experience. So I thought I’d sit down and really think about what it is to be a young entrepreneur. It reminded me of the time when I first started my business at 19, all eager and full of ideas!
And then this fab email came through....
Hi Frank Team!
I receive all of your newsletters including Ignite, and I just wanted to drop by a real positive comment and tell you how much it has helped and influenced me!
Because of the thought-provoking and inspiring nature of the magazine, I began my own business about 7 months ago at the age of 16! I'm an hsc student now, managing my own local dance school called "Inspire". I aim to provide a safe, fun and non-competitive environment where children can freely express themselves without being exposed to inappropriate choices of music and ways of moving. My passion and love for dance as an art form is now being passed on, and I just want to thank you for the inspiration, encouragement and guidance that I find in your newsletters!
So here is just to encourage and to thank the Frank Team!
Regards
,Jemma Nicoll
Awesome stuff Jemma!
So who are these ‘young entrepreneurs’ apart from Jemma and myself? You can learn more about what it is to be a ‘young entrepreneur” right here http://www.frankteam.com.au/bizarticles/calling-all-young-entrepreneurs.aspx . I have put together a great article packed with ideas and tips on spotting enterprising youngsters, plus your very own Young Entrepreneur SnapShot audit to test if have some of the critical entrepreneurial attributes.
So what can you do to help your young people learn more about starting their own business?
The Frank Team would love to come to you and present one of our inspiring Youth Biz workshops for you and your young people. We really believe that starting a business as a young person is a viable career option and more young people should be exposed to it, just like Jemma. Why? It’s totally possible, you are in control, you learn so much very quickly and being young is the best time to give it a go!
PLUS, take advantage of Global Entrepreneurship Week and unleash the entrepreneur in your young people by getting The Frank Team to come and do what we love to do – inspiring young entrepreneurs. November 17th to 23rd is the week. The official page is http://www.unleashingideas.org/country/AU for
The FRANK Team was founded and is run by young entrepreneurs. We have a passion for encouraging and empowering other young people to believe in their ideas, get started and build a life they love in control of their own business.
There is our one hour Business YOU program.
Through stories and demonstrations the young people will come to learn what it means to think like an entrepreneur and how that can help them in their lives and careers. They will hear directly from a young person out there right now running their own business. It covers what an entrepreneur is and asks students to look at themselves, innovative thinking and start up steps and tips. It is great for years 10 through to 12.
Or perhaps our YOUTH-BIZ workshop that can be run as a three hour or full day workshop would be best for your students.
This is an interactive student workshop for up to 50 Year 10 and 11 students on entrepreneurial, innovation & essential career skills. It covers personality traits of an entrepreneur, thinking innovatively, tools for creating opportunities, inspiration from role models, basic steps for starting a business plus support and connection to the youth biz industry.
As always, The Frank Team comes to you as we have fab young entrepreneur presenters in each state and we bring all of our resources with us to run the sessions.
Prices for our one hour Business YOU sessions start from $465 (inc GST - for metro locations) and from $1500 (inc GST - for metro locations) for a full day for the Youth Biz workshops.
Contact us now for a personalised quote and outline of Business YOU and YOUTH-BIZ. Help your young people learn more about starting their own business today!
Call Jessica on (02)99664333 or email Jessica@frankteam.com.au ASAP to book in time for Global Entrepreneurship Week from November 17th to 23rd.
To learn more about how I started my first business at the age of 19 head on over to http://www.frankteam.com.au/ourteam/about-jessica-kiely.aspx
Remember to learn more about what it is to be a young entrepreneur at http://www.frankteam.com.au/bizarticles/calling-all-young-entrepreneurs.aspx
We look forward to unleashing more young entrepreneurs just like Jemma with your help!
Jessica Kiely
1 comment:
I really can't wait till entrepreneur week. I like this post a lot. Is there a place in Australia like the Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization that brings together entrepreneurs?
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