Achievement’ Teens See Hard WorkAs A Key To Success (NAPS)—If a recent survey is any indication, young people still believe the business of America is business and hard work is a key to success. Those are just two of the find- ings from an ongoing research effort designed to examine young people’s opinions on a range of topics. The survey was conducted by the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating young peo- ple about business, economics and free enterprise. Of the 600 students surveyed, 78 percent said they want to own their own business. When asked what their motivation was for the students surveyed were not naive about the risks and chal- lenges faced by business owners. According to 39 percent of survey respondents, “fear of failure” was the number one reason that kept — starting their own business, inde- pendencewasthe top reasoncited. While they expressed this goal, A recent survey indicates 78 percent of American youth want to owntheir own business. study also revealed that more most people from starting their minority students (87 percent) than white students (71 percent) were money” (28 percent) and “lack of business. Called the Interprise Poll™ on own business. Studentsalso cited “not enough drive” (14 percent) as other reasons people did not start their own business. Whenasked what they thought was the most important ingredient for success in business, 35 percent said hard work and determination. This was followed by the ability to offer a good product (18 percent) and having access to enough capital (17 percent). Whenasked what sources they would turn to for information about starting a business, 31 percent pointed to the Internet, while 23 percent said they would ask government sources for help. The interested in starting their own Entrepreneurship, the survey was conducted in November, 2000 by Achievement. Also known as JA, Achievement reaches nearly four million students through a networkof 158 offices nationwide. For more information on JA or a copy of the survey results, call 1-800 THE NEw JA (1-800-8436395) or write JA National Headquarters, One Education Way, Colorado Springs, CO 80906. You can also visit the JA Website at www.ja.org or contact the nearest Achievementoffice.
