Topic > Life for the Millennial Generation - 709

Young Entrepreneurs in Old School Industries It is safe to say that the working life of the Millennial generation has been and will be different from that of past generations. Secured jobs after leaving school, college or university are now a thing of the past. Nowadays, placing the responsibility for advancing your career in the hands of someone else may even be considered passé. The field of young entrepreneurs looking to create their own success in the business world is full of digital and app-based startups. In fact, if you were to sit down 100 business students and ask them what their big business idea was, chances are that many of them would take the form of a digital-based product. There is no doubt that success can be found in this space, history teaches us this, but many young entrepreneurs are discovering that there is still a lot of life in the so-called "traditional sectors". Young entrepreneur Henry Patterson recently made headlines for the success he's found selling candy. The young student from Buckinghamshire has opened an online sweet shop which has beaten profit forecasts....