Well the results are in from our poll last week on why young entrepreneurs decide to go into business for themselves.
The most popular answer, with over 82% of the votes was “To see your dream come true.”
Tied for second with almost 53% of the votes were “To be your own boss” and “To do what interests you.”
Rounding out the top five were “To make more money” with 47% of the votes and “To be creative” with 29% of the votes.
The least popular answers were “To set your own deadlines” (17%), “It’s easy to startup” (17%), “To learn new skills” (11%), “To have a second career” (5%), and “To cut the commute” (5%).
The YE Blog Poll will be a regular series in the coming months to explore how young entrepreneurs feel on a variety of topics.
For our next YE Blog Poll we’re interested to learn who you think are the top celebrity entrepreneurs? To cast your vote, click here.
Matthew Toren is an Award Winning Author, Serial Entrepreneur, and Investor. He Co-Founded YoungEntrepreneur.com along with his brother Adam. Matthew is co-author of the newly released book:Small Business, Big Vision: “Lessons on How to Dominate Your Market from Self-Made Entrepreneurs Who Did it Right” and also co-author of Kidpreneurs.
I’d say to set my own work week and not be completed dominated by a schedule. Money is great, but if you cant spend it when and how you want then whats the point?
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I would like to start one just to have a family name and im really getting tired of working for someone else. Im only 23 but i feel like i can start a business and make something of it!
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