16/05/2021
I'm a 19-year-old college student, and I have many ideas-I just don't know how possible they are. But how possible is it for a 19-year-old to start a company?
There was a time when young entrepreneurs were looked at as failures waiting to happen, nowadays most people look at a potential entrepreneur's drive to succeed rather than the year he or she was born.Virtually every issue of Entrepreneur includes success stories of people just like you who are either currently young entrepreneurs or who were young when they started out.We celebrate their achievements because we know that most entrepreneurs have dreamed of starting a business for many, many years--possibly since they were children. Entrepreneurship isn't something that crops up in your 40s or 50s and suddenly makes sense just because you're a little older. It's generally something that's ingrained. And when a person chooses to pursue entrepreneurship is not as important as how he or she goes about doing it.
It's no surprise to me that you have "many ideas." Most entrepreneurs get tons of ideas before settling on the one that they want to focus the most energy on. Consider your many brainstorms a reflection of the creativity that makes you an entrepreneurial hopeful. Without that creativity, you wouldn't even imagine venturing out of your comfort zone and starting a business.
Once you've settled on the idea that you want to pursue-and you'll know it when you see it-then you can focus on specifics such as a business plan, marketing objectives and financing. But until then, relish this idea stage. Take your time, and be thankful that you are young, with a road ahead that won't leave you restless, itching to pull over at a rest stop and break away from something as mundane as a 9-to-5 job.
Take your own first steps, knowing that doing so will make you a better, smarter, stronger entrepreneur who is prepared to tackle any challenge.
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