Why starting a business now may be the best way to achieve your dreams
By Michael Simmons, New York University
According to a 1997 Gallup study, 7 out of 10 high school students say they want to start their own business. And why not? Starting and running your own business while still in school is a great opportunity to grow, learn, network, and accumulate wealth. However, only a tiny proportion of students actually start a business.
Because of a lack of direct experience with entrepreneurship, students develop unfounded beliefs about it that can stop them from starting a company. In this article, I will address the “The 7 Myths of Student Entrepreneurship”:
