HOW TO BUILD ENTREPRENEURSHIP CULTURE AMONG STUDENTS


We have seen very many nations especially the first world countries that have progressed very fast and quickly as a result of the entrepreneurial spirit that they have built among their people and this entrepreneurial spirit is helping them grow their economy. 

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Today one of the biggest problems that we are facing not only in Uganda but also all over the world is youth unemployment. 

There are very many youths that are coming out of the universities and ending up on the streets jobless. 

If we are to guarantee a great future for our kids, then we will need to teach them how to develop some good entrepreneurial cultures that can help them move forward and change their life.

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 I would like to talk about how we can build a very good entrepreneurial culture among our youths.

1. We should first stop the mentality of being needy among our students

If we truly want our students or kids to become very good entrepreneaurs who will be able to earn some good income by themselves, we should first change their mindset of being needy and beggars. 

Some of the parents out there are doing a very bad job trying to give their kids a lot of things without these kids actually working for them.

 Iam not trying to say that you should stop helping your children but what Iam trying to say is that sometimes you need to give the chance for your kids to learn how to make money themselves.

 For example you could make your children wash the car after they are done with it, you can then give them some money as a sense of reward. 

During holidays, you could take these children to your shop or business and give them some tasks to perform which can make them learn how to make money. This will teach them the lesson that every penny is earned and not just begged.

2. Develop the saving culture among students

To be a very good entrepreneur, you will need to learn how to make money and most importantly also learn how to keep money. 

One way you can teach the students how to keep the money that they will be making is to teach them how to save money. 

You could buy a small box which is commonly known as piggybank that they could use to save small amounts of money. 

With time when they get used to postponing gratification through the habit of saving, it means that they will be able to keep the money that they will be earning from their businesses easily. 

If these students learn how to save money, they will be able to raise some capital from the little pocket money that they get from their parents and they could use this money to start some small business ventures.

3. Challenge them to start a small business


Most schools lack the practical bit of business. If you truly want your students to learn how to do business, don’t just make them sit in class and listen to professors but let them get out there and start up a small business. 

It could be as a simple as selling pens to their fellow students or selling books to their fellow students. Through doing this, they will be able to learn how to sale and advertise their business. 

Starting that small business venture will also help them learn how to handle customers which is commonly known as customer care. Real business is done in the real world and not in a classroom or through exams. 

So exposing students at an early age to doing business will give them an upper hand in becoming great entrepreneurs in the long run. 

Through starting a small business, they will also learn how to take risks that are calculated and how to minimise and if possible avoid the risks in business. 

Most schools lack this practical aspect of business and that’s why people who have studied Business Administration with very many grades cannot even start up their own businesses from the scratch. 

These tips will help develop entrepreneurship skills and culture among the youths which is urgently needed since unemployment is becoming a real virus that is eating up into our society and causing all sorts of problems especially insecurity not only in Uganda but all over the world.

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