E-News Business Articles
Independent Youth further generates entrepreneurial awareness and understanding among youth through links to informative business articles. When owning, starting or developing a business, it is important to stay informed of developments, issues and hot topics going on in business. Below is a list of links that you may access to help you stay in the loop.
Entrepreneurship Articles: Facts, Figures, & Trends
2010 Trends: 10 1/2 Trends to Watch
This article addresses 2010 business trends that are thriving in the current economy. There are a number of entrepreneurial opportunities that were uncovered from the present business trends.
Best Colleges 2011: Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Business Specialty
Are you interested in furthering your entrepreneurship education when you head to college? This article ranks the top 10 undergraduate entrepreneurship programs in the country.
11 Free Tools Every Young Entrepreneur Must Use!
As a young entrepreneur you are most likely operating on a tight budget while seeking the resources of a large company. Look no further; this article published by under30ceo.com highlights 11
free services that will help you in the early phases of business development.
10 Awesome Companies Built by Teens
Many teens have the entrepreneurial spirit and some pursue it, going on to build and lead successful companies at an early age. Read the inspirational stories of 10 young entrepreneurs that used their drive to build an empire.
The Road to Entrepreneurial Success
30 Under 30: America's Coolest Young Entrepreneurs
Check out this list of the top 30 coolest young entrepreneurs of 2010. These young people have developed unique products/services, followed and created the trends, and made great money while following their dreams.
Entrepreneur Spotlight: 5 More Rising Stars Under 25
This inspiring article introduces 5 young entrepreneurs that have pursued their dreams to develop successful businesses.
6 Secrets to Achieving Entrepreneurial Success
Successful entrepreneurs share the lessons they have learned from their experiences as an entrepreneur.
Young Entrepreneurs: 27 Things You Must Do to Get Known
Read the responses of successful business owners across the country to discover the secrets to getting known in your industry while building a personal brand.
Young Entrepreneurs Build Startups With Pocket Change
You don't always need a large amount of capital to get your business up and running. this article highlights 3 young entrepreneurs under the age of 35 who began their own businesses with less than $150.00.
“Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.”
– Mary K Ash, founder of Mary Kay cosmetics
“As long as you're going to be thinking anyway, think big.”
– Donald Trump, real estate and entertainment mogul
“Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.”
– Coco Chanel, fashion designer
“An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he'll quickly learn how to chew it.”
– Roy Ash, founder of Litton Industries
“You take on the responsibility for making your dream a reality.”
– Les Brown, founder of best-selling author and motivational speaker
“The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.”
– Nolan Bushnell, founder of Chuck E. Cheese's
“Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration.”
– Thomas Edison, inventor and scientist
“Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won't, so that you can live the rest of your life like most people can't.”
– Anonymous
“What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.”
– Oprah Winfrey, business mogul, talk show host and producer
“Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”
– John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil Company
“I had to make my own living and my own opportunity! But I made it! Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!”
– Madam C.J. Walker, creator of a popular line of African-American hair care products and America's first black female millionaire
“If you dream it, you can do it.”
– Walt Disney, co-founder of The Walt Disney Company
“I think there is something more important than believing: Action! The world is full of dreamers. There aren't enough who will move ahead and take concrete steps to actualize their vision.”
– W. Clement Stone, Businessman
“Capital isn't that important in business. Experience isn't that important. You can get both of these things. What is important is ideas.”
– Harvey Firestone, founder of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
“You take on the responsibility for making your dream a reality.”
– Les Brown, founder of best-selling author and motivational speaker
“Find your passion...then it is no longer work!”
– L.A. Reid, co-founder of LaFace Records
“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma- which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. everything else is secondary.”
– Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple and Pixar
“The important this is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try.”
– Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies
“The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place.”
– Guy Kawasaki, venture capitalist, CEO of Garage Technology Ventures