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Youthful Influences
The young entrepreneurs of the '90s are a new breed, but they didn't invent
themselves. Recent trends in business and technology have helped make
entrepreneurship hot.
| BUSINESS TREND | IMPACT ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP |
| THE COMPUTER REVOLUTION |
Puts a tech-savvy generation ahead of its elders |
| THE INTERNET |
Creates easy access to new markets and allows cheap, sophisticated research |
| DOWNSIZING |
Lessens interest in corporate career ladders |
| OUTSOURCING |
Produces opportunities for small businesses |
| COLLEGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS |
Gives students basic skills |
| ABUNDANT FINANCING |
Makes startups viable |
This article was originally published in the Mar. 1, 1999 print edition of Business Week's Enterprise.
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