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Y O U N G T R E P R E N E U R Whatdoesi tt aket obeyoungands uc c es s f ul ?

Tune i nt ot he uni que new docuser i est hatpr of i l essi x youngandsuccessf ulent r epr eneur s l dofent r epr eneur s hi pc anber ut hl es s ,f as t T hewor pac ed and unf or gi vi ng,wi t h ni ne outoft en new bus i nes s esf ai l i ngandmor et hanat hi r dofc ur r ent bus i nes s ese xpec t edt oc l os ei nt hene xtt eny ear s .

Fr om ar es t aur antowner ,t os t oc kt r adi ng,t odanc e andf as hi ons t yl i ng,t hes ey oungent r epr eneur sha v e donei tal land Youngt r epr eneur si sbr i ngi ngt hei r e x c l us i v es t or i es ,t hei rhi ghs ,t hei rl owsand t hei r s uc c es s est oy ourt el evi s i ons c r een.

Des pi t et hi s ,hundr edsoft hous andsofs t ar t upsar e emer gi ngeac hy ear .

So, wi t ht hes edaunt i ngs t at i s t i c s l ai dbar e,whoar et hebr a v eent r epr eneur swhoar e def yi ngt heoddsanddel vi ngi nt ot hewor l dofs t ar t i ng abus i nes s ?

Thee x c i t i ngdoc us er i esdel v esi nt ot hel i v esofs i x y oungbus i nes sowner si nBr i t ai n.Theyar eal lf r om di v er s e bac kgr ounds and i ndus t r i es and t he pr ogr ammeai mst oc apt ur et hef unandl i v el yas pec t s ofeac hi ndi vi dual .

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Thepr ogr ammewi l l s hed l i ghtont hel i v esoft hes ei ns pi r i ngi ndi vi dual sand t hei r da yt oda yl i v es as bus i nes sf ounder s and owner s .

I nt he s er i es y ou wi l lmeetEl i j ah Oy ef es o,who dr oppedoutofuni v er s i t yt ot r ades t oc ks , boughthi s fir s tLambor ghi ni aged20andc l ai mst omak e£30, 000 onabadmont hoft r adi ng.Youwi l lal s omeetOl l i e For s yt h,whos t ar t edhi sfir s tbus i nes sat16 af t er s t r uggl i ngwi t h bul l i esand dys l e xi aats c hool ,and l ea vi ngwi t hj us toneGCSE.

St ar t i ngabus i nes swheny ouar ey oung, wi t hmi ni mal r es pons i bi l i t i es , f ewc ommi t ment sandbagsofener gy , c an be t he pr i me t i me t ol eap i nt o bec omi ng an ent r epr eneur ,and t hes e uni que i ndi vi dual s ha v e j umped at t he oppor t uni t y . They ar e def yi ng mi s c onc ept i onsonadai l ybas i swi t ht hes uc c es st hey ha v eac hi ev edats uc hay oungage.

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WH Y Y O U N GP E O P L E MA T T E R

A N I N T E R V I E WW I T H M A T T E O B E R G A M I N I O F S H O U T O U T U K Whendi dyoudec i deyouwant edt ogeti nt oyout h pol i t i c s ?

I ha v ehadapas s i onf orpol i t i c ss i nc eI was16.

Thei deaoft hi ss ubj ec tbei ng how s oc i et i esar ec r eat edandf or medf as c i nat edme.Howev er ,asIwas gr owi ngup, I qui c kl yr eal i s edt hatmyf r i endsandmygener at i onasawhol e wer enoti nt er es t edi npol i t i c s .

Theyc ar edabouts i ngl ei s s uesl i k ehuman r i ght s , gr eeni s s uesorpol i c ec ommuni t yr el at i ons , f ori ns t anc e, butdi dnot s eet hel i nkbet weent hos ei s s uesandpol i t i c s .

Thei s s uei st hati fy ouwant t oc hanges omet hi ng, r eal l yc hangei t , y ouneedt oev ent ual l yengagewi t h t hepol i t i c als ys t em,ot her wi s enot hi ngwi l lev erc hange.Thi sr eal i s at i on mademebel i ev ei nt heur gentneedf orpol i t i c al educ at i oni ns c hool sandi s t her eas onwhyIbec amei nv ol v edi npol i t i c s .

Howdi dyourc ompany , ShoutOutUK, s t ar t ?

I ts t ar t edor i gi nal l yasabl ogwhi l eI wasatuni v er s i t y .

I twasnev eror i gi nal l y meantt obeabus i nes s .AsIwr ot e,ot her ss t ar t edas ki ngi ft heyc oul d c ont r i but e,ands oourc ont r i but i ons( andourr eader s hi p)gr ew wi t hus l aunc hi ngourfir s tev enti nHar r owbac ki nl at e2014.

Oneofourwr i t er s , Pat r i c kI r el and,t hens t ar t edget t i ngmor eandmor ei nv ol v ed.Duet ohi s bac kgr oundi nfil m, wec r eat edourfir s tfil mpr oj ec t , ‘ Anonymous : AMi l l i on Men’ , whi c hl aunc hedourfil ms i de.

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Thi swast hepoi ntatwhi c hI r eal i s edt her ewas‘ s omet hi ng’her e.ThePol i t i c alLi t er ac yc our s ec ame l at er , bei ngc r eat edatt hebac kendof2015.

I twasal wa ysmydr eamt odoapol i t i c al c our s e, butt hepos s i bi l i t yc ameup asac hanc emeet i ngatanev entwi t hanAQAl ear nerpr ovi derwhot ol dme howI c oul ds ett hec our s eup!I t sl aunc hi n2016c r eat edt hef ouras pec t sof ShoutOutUKt hate xi s tt oda y .

Whati syourmes s age?

Youngpeopl ear eof t ens i del i nedi nmai ns t r eampol i t i c sandt hemedi a, not ha vi ngapl at f or mt ov oi c et hei ri deas ,i nt er es t sandf r us t r at i ons .Thi s , c oupl edwi t hal ac kofpol i t i c al l i t er ac y , ul t i mat el ybr eedsapat hy .

We, ShoutOutUK, ar es pear headi nganat i onwi demov ementt os howt hat t hev oi c eoft hene xtgener at i oni spower f ul ,i mpor t antandr el evant .Vi a ourmul t i medi aappr oac h, weai mt ogi v ey oungpeopl eapl at f or mt os hout outandbehear d,aswel last het ool sandi nf or mat i onneededt obe i nv ol v edi npol i t i c s .

Howdoyouf eel pol i t i c i anss houl dengagef ur t herwi t h youngpeopl e?

Theyneedt os i mpl i f yt hewa yt heyc ommuni c at eandengagewi t hy oung peopl eont hei rt er ms .

Thewor l di smovi ngf or war d, y oungpeopl ear eus i ng t het ec handl anguaget hatwi l lbet henor mt omor r ow.I t ’ snous e( asa pol i t i c i an)s t i c ki ngt ot het ec handl anguageoft hepas t , asi tdi s c onnec t sa gener at i onand br eedsr es ent ment .L ookatObamaand Tr ump,gr eat e xampl esofhowt wopol i t i c i ansha v ec onnec t edwi t ht hene xtgener at i on br i l l i ant l y .

Howc anpol i t i c shel pyoungpeopl e?

Pol i t i c si si nev er yt hi ng,i tc ont r ol sev er yt hi ngandi fy oungpeopl egot i nv ol v ed,i twoul dc hanget hei rl i v es .Ther ei sar eas onwhyc ounc i l sand gov er nment sc uty out hs er vi c esfir s t ,y ets a v epens i ons ,et c .Ol dpeopl e engage, y oungpeopl edon’ t , s owepa yt hepr i c e.

E RI NP O L I T I C S .

Whatar eyouras pi r at i onsf ort hef ut ur e?

Iwoul dl ov et os eeShoutOutUKbec omeanewpl a y eri nt heNewMedi a i ndus t r y ,s i mi l art o Vi c e orBuz z Feed.Ev ent ual l y ,I ’ dl i k et o go i nt o mai ns t r eampol i t i c s .

Doyouhaveanyr ol emodel s ?

Iha v enev ert houghtaboutt hi s … buti fIhadt opi c koner i ghtnow,i t ’ d pr obabl ybeLar r yPageandSer geyBr i n.Theyha v enot hi ngt odowi t h pol i t i c s , butj us tt hemer ef ac tt hatt heymanagedt oc r eat es omet hi ngs o mas s i v e( Googl e) outofnot hi ngbutt hei rpas s i on, f ormei si nc r edi bl e.

Whatwoul dyoul i ket os eef r om yout hpol i t i c si nt he f ut ur e?

Mor eengagementwi t hy oungpeopl ei n pol i t i c s .Ther es houl d beno di vi s i on; t her ei snoy out hpol i t i c sandpol i t i c s .

I t ’ sj us tpol i t i c s , andwe, asa gener at i on, ha v ear i ghtanddut yt obepar toft hatc onv er s at i on.

Whatadvi c ewoul dyougi vet oyoungpeopl e?

Engagei npol i t i c s , educ at ey our s el fands peakt oot her s .

Thec onv er s at i on ( pol i t i c s )i sc ons t ant l ygoi ngonar oundus , i t ’ ss hapi ngt hes oc i et ywear e goi ngt oi nher i t .

I fwei gnor ei tandpr et endi t ’ snott her e, t henal l t hatwi l l happeni st hec onv er s at i onwi l l j us tc ar r yonwi t houtus .

Whatr ol ec anyoungpeopl epl ayi npol i t i c sandwhy ar et heyi mpor t ant ?

Youngpeopl eknow t hewor l doft omor r ow andt headvanc ementt hati s c omi ng, pl usar enotbur denedbyt hec yni c i s mt hatnat ur al l ybui l dsupas y ougetol der .

Youngpeopl ec anpr ovi det heopt i mi s mandent hus i as mt hat i snat ur al t ot hem, butmi s s i ngi npol i t i c sduet ohowel der l yhea vypol i t i c s i satt hemi nut ei nBr i t ai n.

Youar ec ur r ent l yc ampai gni ngt oi nt r oduc epol i t i c al l i t er ac yi ns c hool s .Whatdoest hi sent ai landwhydo youf eel i ti ss oi mpor t ant ?

Cur r ent l y , weas s umet hatonc ewehi t18y ear sof agewes uddenl ybec ome enl i ght enedwi t hal l t hepol i t i c al knowl edgeoneneedst ov ot eandengage.

But , ofc our s e, t hi si snott hec as e.

I tneedst obet aughtandunder s t oodi n s c hoolasac ompul s or ys ubj ec t .Wehol dEngl i s handMat hsi nv er yhi gh r egar dast wooft hemos ti mpor t ants ubj ec t s .Howev er ,t heones ubj ec t t hatal l owsust obewhowewantt obe,gi v esusav oi c eandc r eat esa s oc i et ywewi s ht ol i v ei n, wegi v enot i met oi ns c hool s .

I woul dpr opos eac ompul s or ys ubj ec tc al l edPol i t i c al Li t er ac yt hati sadded t ot heNat i onal Cur r i c ul um f orhi ghs c hool l ev el .

I twoul dai mt ogetmor e y oungpeopl ei nt er es t edandengagedi npol i t i c sbyt eac hi ngt hem about t hepr oc es s eswi t hi npol i t i c s ,aswel laspubl i cs peaki nganddebat i ng.T o find s pac ei nt hec ur r i c ul um Iwoul ds c r ap RE,i ti sunnec es s ar yand r i di c ul oust oha v es omuc ht i mededi c at edt or el i gi oust eac hi ngi ns c hool .

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