Age and entrepreneurship..
It looks like there has been some talk recently on the blogosphere regarding the subjects of age and entrepreneurship.
To get you up to speed, please take a look at these blog articles:
The Mid Life Entrepreneur Crisis
Mid Life Entrepreneur Crisis (continued)
According to the 2006 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report ( from Paul's site), more than 50% of entrepreneurs are between the ages of 35-55. The idea that entrepreneurship is something that experienced industry professionals do at their mid life crisis may still hold true (your parents may fit this mold), but as you can see, there is a sizeable portion of entrepreneurs get started even earlier - 20-30% get started between 18-34.
What does this mean to me?
Many newly grads feel pressure (from our savings accounts and parents) to find a safe/steady job and take whatever you can get while not really knowing what you want out of it right now and in the long run. The choices seem so limited don't they? Then how about entrepreneurship as a career choice? As the numbers suggest, its never too young to do it. If you aren't sure what you want to do now, why don't you plan for entrepreneurship a couple years down the line? What kind of start up business would you like to be involved in a few years from now? What type of job coming out of college would help you build the skills, network and knowledge for that kind of business? While not all types of businesses are ideally suited for early 20-somethings (venture backed tech start-ups), there are plenty of other low entry barrier businesses that you can plan for and build (i.e. Pinkberry).