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Sadly the Education system in the UK is very under geared for helping people who want to start their own business either before or after leaving school.

I suspect many budding young Entrepreneurs are put off by a lack of help or knowledge from both teachers and parents.

I know from my own experiences that you are generally presented with the choice of going to University, or of finding a job...if you say you want to start your own Business the careers teacher looks at you in a manner that they may have done if you had said...."Nah, I want to be an axe murdered and live in a commune protected by ants!"

There is a huge difference in starting out in business in your teens, than there is later in life.

But being young is often a huge advantage, given the right support and guidance you have the ability to capture new markets, look at old markets in new ways and test business in ways that people who are bogged down in mortgages and debt can only dream of. Look at how the founders of Google took the internet crown from Microsoft, just by daring to try!

The downside is limited capital, inexperience and a huge lack of support!

I want to change that! Young business men and women need totally different help, I am sure there are plenty of you on here who can offer vast amounts of experience and ideas to our younger members, who can listen, advise and give them a different perspective.

I am opening up this thread for debate, but I would also like to hear from members that would like to help out as well as the views from our younger members on what they feel they need.