A world of entrepreneurs
We ask if it is time for young people around the globe to stop expecting a job and start creating a business.
Are the world’s education systems teaching young minds to think “outside the box” or keeping them boxed in?
For graduates the changing economy is making the traditional dream job at a well-established company all the more elusive.
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With some 81 million young people unemployed around the world, what types of work can they count on and where will they get the skills they need?
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On Thursday’s Riz Khan, we speak to business coach Cameron Herold who argues that schools and parents should focus on entrepreneurial skills for their children.
Rob Salkowitz, the author of Young World Rising, will discuss the challenges facing youth in emerging economies and how they too can look beyond traditional jobs to entrepreneurship.
You can join the conversation. Call in with your questions and comments on Thursday, November 4, at our live time of 1630GMT. Repeats air at 2130GMT, and the next day at 0230GMT.
Published On 6 Nov 2010