Return to the Latest Share Growing Our Economy Through Youth Entrepreneurship Posted June 22, 2011 Press Releases, Higher Education, Workforce & Finances Young Invincibles Young people want to start businesses. According to the Kauffman survey, 39 percent of teenagers show interest in starting a business, and that number goes up as people enter their 20s. But entrepreneurialism has declined for young people in the past five years; fewer young people are getting the chance to pursue their American dream. Click on this link to learn more.