Action Entrepreneurship
Based on your discussions in the first round, below are the top RESOURCES challenges young entrepreneurs face in launching and growing their businesses:
- Access to mentors
- Bitcoin payment systems
- Access to financing is difficult
Submit a that isn’t already listed, comment on an existing idea and vote for the challenge(s) you believe are the most important to overcome.
18 results found
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Trying to see how long
Looks like the category field will keep growing!
1 vote -
Here is the thing I want to see how the bitcoin category looks
This is what we're seeing when there's a lot of text in this box that I'm testing and making sure is going ok.
1 vote -
I'm afraid to take risks
I don't like failre
2 votes -
3 votes
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I can't get any funding!
Doing a quick test of this Uservoice template
3 votes -
More support for growth stage entrepreneurs
not a lot of support for company growth
most organizations focus on company formation6 votes -
Navigating available resources
Don't know what's out there
Disconnected; all programs popped out at once
We access the internet before we access each other
People look for quick fix solution3 votes -
2 votes
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Lack of practical experientia learning at all levels of education system
Education system built to provide employees for large companies and institutions
Too few resources (money and management) to delevlop these programs
classroom is a bubble1 vote -
understanding marketing (customer identification) and selling (assessing value proposition)
education system hasn't been focused on start-ups
often Post-secondary courses groom youth to go to established companies, not start-up companies
not teaching practical skills1 vote -
Community and family is neutral/negative
different communities/geographic areas have different opportunities and challenges to foster entrepreneurship
mindset and markets are directly related - it takes a certain mindset to actively explore new markets3 votes -
Developing Scalable business
geographic challenges
financial challenges
leadership skills
don't know how to grow2 votes -
Lack of funding for market research/biz development
No funding to connect with retailers; can't expand
Little exposure to resources to help entrepreneurs reach their markets1 vote -
Skills development for young entrepreneurs
Lack of financial literacy/strategy
Don't know how to form a partnership and grow a biz/build each others capacity
Entrepreneurs need to better understand their customer
Lack of knowledge at early stage
Not understanding the markets to help entrepreneurs reach markets / exposure to resources1 vote -
Fear of failure
not enough opportunities to fail
stigma
people are risk-averse
due to lack of confidence3 votes -
Lack of visible success stories
not introduced early enough
isolation in rural communities makes this difficult1 vote -
Lack of early (and ongoing) awareness
lack of curriculum integration of entrepreneurship
not enough hands on experience with entrepreneurship
connects to lack of role models
why do it - what are the drivers?
lack of encouragement2 votes -
Education system does not integrate entrepreneurship
Focus is on being job-ready - not career building
3 votes
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