WHAT YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS CAN TAP FROM A MENTOR
AS A YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR I FAILED BECAUSE I LACKED A MENTOR Young entrepreneurs come packaged typically with a bundle of ideas often coupled with the "I know everything" confidence most young people have. The challenge as a mentor or business adviser is how to channel those ideas and confidence for a successful entrepreneur’s business launch. I remember my father always telling me to "focus and keep still." As an energized teenager and even into my 20s I had difficulty as a young entrepreneur controlling ideas and concepts. Unfortunately, I didn't have access to a network of senior business executives that helped me with proper guidance and advice. Today there are multiple groups, organizations and universities that support young entrepreneurs in a variety of ways, both altruistically and fee based. From networking, funding, concepts, knowledge, experience and more, a mentor can guide a young entrepreneur early on and help zero in on proper b...
