DOI: 10.5176/2251-2039_IE17.8
Authors: Gabriel Chu, Samuel Ang
Abstract:This paper analyses the mindset, perceptions, and motivations on entrepreneurship among polytechnic youth students in Singapore based on an extensive sample survey conducted in September 2016. Singapore is a country that has been promoting entrepreneurship actively among its youths and students. Freedom and creativity offered by entrepreneurship are the most significant factors that motivate them to start a business. The interest of entrepreneurship among the youth students is increasing, but many are still held back by deep-set societal mindsets such as the high risks and the potentially high failure rates. They still look upon further education in universities as a strong requirement for them to achieve, regardless of whether they are starting a business or not. With exposure to higher education, they realize that entrepreneurship can be learned to increase their chances of success.
Keywords: entrepreneurship, education, educational institutions, youth, student, motivation, mindset
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