Entrepreneurial generation delaying plans because of the economy

22 de November de 2011

Crisis doesn’t only attacks on Europe, as it shows in this infography on entrepreneurs aged between 18 and 34 years, based on a survey from Young Invincibles (United States) with 872 individuals. For the population between 16 and 24 years old in the U.S., the unemployment rate stands at 17.4%. About 54% of young people want or already has launched their business, of which 38% have postponed their plans because of the state of the economy. Over the next five years, 51% of young Americans surveyed want to start a business and the most frequently mentioned barriers are the difficulty in obtaining a loan (41%) and the associated risk (31%).