The Young and the Revenueless

For young aspiring entrepreneurs nothing is easier then saying “not right now” or “I have no resources” but a select few make over this hurdle and go on to do really special things. As there has been a lot of talk about social entrepreneurs in class over the past couple weeks I investigated into how people my age are starting ventures and creating change. After looking at Canada’s top 20 under 20 one winner really stood out to me, Mirian Dang. Her works with Discovery Days in Mental Health shows that the classic excuses associated with adolescents do not necessarily apply. The program centers on workshops given to other youth to explain Mental Health and how to overcome the stigma. Granted her work falls more under NGO rather than social entrepreneur as they are funded by Children’s Hospital of Eastern Canada. She still leads as an exemplar that the vision and enthusiasm that is needed to build up something from scratch can be found in each one of us if there is enough passion.

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