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How new technologies, a proliferation of resources, and a disenchantment with the corporate world are making Generation Y the most entrepreneurial in history.


Generation Y, born between 1977 and 1994, may well be on its way to becoming the most entrepreneurial generation in our nation's history

They took their baby steps during our first true entrepreneurial decade, the 1980s; watched their parents "restructured" out of what were once lifetime corporate jobs; saw barriers to entry collapse as technology democratized the business start-up process; enrolled in newly-minted college entrepreneurship programs, which have increased seven-fold in the past six years.

a recent study by The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor shows that 18- to 24-year-olds in the United States are starting businesses at a faster rate than 35- to 44-year-olds.

to live an entrepreneurial life

is part and parcel of Generation Y's confidence, independence, and enthusiasm. And their impatience.