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Economy
THE NEED FOR A RISE IN YOUTH
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AFRICA
Abigirl Phiri. Harare, Zimbabwe
here is a need for avenues to generate money.
a rise in youth In so doing, brainstorming
Tentrepreneurship in will continuously ensure
Africa and this is a reality African countries are never
that we can no longer take for short of brilliant ideas given
granted. Children are becoming there are those people who
youths and youths becoming view it as a black continent. Abigirl Phiri is a Ph.D
student in commerce,
family men by the day and According to research, young free-lance writer, poet, International
Ambassador of Peace, GBV activist,
gone are the days where the people are more inclined to social entrepreneur, talent manager and an
narrative was that business experiment and are not risk international marketer. More of her work
can be found on her Facebook Page:
must be what is handed down averse as compared to their Words are forever.
from parents to children. It’s a older counterparts. The sky
good thing but those days are is the limit for the youths to to start their entrepreneurial
no longer the mark of business venture in because in every ventures. The long and short
excellence. Youths now have sector there are unexplored of it is that this will result in
more information almost about opportunities ready to be them being independent and
anything, including business seized. Notably, these ripe and self-reliant. Worth noting, is
ideas and tips on how to set up hanging fruits await those who that most of these ventures are
a business, without necessarily can see opportunities where high-tech start-ups. The world
going to study business in others see nought to pluck has turned to become digital
school. them out. This is the major and fast-paced. Suffice it to say,
differentiation between those that there is no room to waste
Youth entrepreneurship is one who will eventually have a precious time without starting
of the cornerstones that many start-up to those who won’t new companies that will add
countries now look up to for take this road fully satisfied value to the quality of life of
the continued survival and to keep being employed by the general masses.
growth of the economy. somebody else. Indeed, these
are appealing attributes of Thus, for one to survive in
The youths symbolise successful entrepreneurship such a fluid environment
continuity especially if they given the whole world is they have to go with the flow.
are in business, unlike the plagued with unemployment, Otherwise, your relevance
aged population. Particularly, especially for graduates. This will be swept under the carpet
the youths with a zest to is why many youths are being if you are not proactive and
explore all life’s available motivated and empowered flexible enough to capitalize
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