First of all, just because someone is young, it doesn’t mean they haven’t learned, but it does probably mean they haven’t learned the wrong things.

There are fields in today’s business world that are made for youthful entrepreneurs, like anything dealing with the internet or computers.

For example, the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, was just 19 when he created the site. In case you aren’t one of the 500,000,000 Facebook users and haven’t heard, he’s doing pretty well with this youthful entrepreneur thing.

A big reason for his success was, despite his youth, he was the most knowledgeable person in the room when it came to the product he wanted to produce.

Zuckerberg is a great example of today’s young entrepreneurs because he was smart and knew exactly what he wanted his company to be, in part because he hadn’t learned any bad habits on his career path.

His story shows that not only do many young people have the intelligence and experience to break into certain fields, but they aren’t old enough to have become jaded by the career path philosophy.

Because they aren’t jaded, they believe in themselves and their product immensely and will do what it takes to make their venture a success.

A young entrepreneur will still have a lot to learn and learning as you go is certainly a harsher reality than learning ahead of time, but younger entreprenuers tend to have unbridled energy and they aren’t afraid to take risks that older entrepreneurs might be afraid to take.

Another factor may be the economy.

With jobs at a premium, more and more young people are finding it hard to navigate a career path by working for someone else.

Like so many people struggling to find employment during the recent recession, young people are finding ways to use their skills to make a living and creating their own business is a logical step.

As long as technology plays a role, expect to see more youthful business owners.

All the best,
Brad Sugars