Monday, March 7, 2011

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Springboard to Success

Entrepreneurial thinking is one of those critical skills that virtually everyone needs to succeed in this 21st century. Entrepreneurial thinking which in simple translation means pro-active thinking is thinking and acting in anticipation of both present and future problems or needs and finding possible solutions to solving the identified problems or meeting the needs respectively.
 
I strongly believe that promoting entrepreneurial thinking and expanding the availability of opportunities for young people to engage in entrepreneurship should be a critical part to, not only solving the problem of unemployment in the Nigeria and indeed the world but also teaching young people how to make it financially, how to own their futures as economically productive members of the society and take full ownership of their lives.

Lacking in most youth today especially in Africa is an entrepreneurial mindset which I believe is a critical 21st century skill and helping young people to develop the right portfolio of skills, especially in entrepreneurship, as well as the development of creativity, they can become the continent’s and the world’s next generation of enterprising and innovative business people. But our society has not yet created the right environment that fully develops this critical skill in young people.

It’s therefore based on this premise of promoting entrepreneurial thinking and also providing entrepreneurship education in response to helping young people to become economically-productive members of the society, job creators and superior employee candidates with the right entrepreneurial skill and mindset that I opted to start this blog.


The goal of this blog is;
To help young people begin to think entrepreneurially and also learn about entrepreneurship; what it is, how to identify business ideas and opportunities, start up a business, how products and services are developed and sold and, how to write a concise business plan and lots more. 

Key objectives of the blog are;
·         To Engage young minds in entrepreneurship.
·         To Explore young talent and creativity. Ensuring that every young person has the opportunity to explore his or her entrepreneurial potential
·         To Empower young people with requisite skill to take full ownership of their lives by becoming economically self-sufficient.
Ultimately, through this blog, I believe young minds will be engaged, talents will be explored and young people will become economically productive and empowered.

Purpose of this blog
This blog seeks basically to promote the promotion of a culture of entrepreneurship among the youth, serving as a resource for a subject that schools don’t teach young people.
This blog will provide you with the opportunities to learn about what entrepreneurship really is, recognize the benefits that entrepreneurship can bring to you and the society, be encouraged to consider entrepreneurship as a viable career option, to evaluate your own entrepreneurial skills and characteristics and eventually begin to look for business opportunities to engage in.

Cheers!

Think Entrepreneurship!...........................Championing an entrepreneurial society.
Engaging young minds. Exploring young talents and creativity. Empowering young people.
Join me as we learn what we need to succeed in this 21st century.


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