Comments on: Why College Is The Best Time To Start A Business

By: Thomas @Turnkey Consulting

Thomas @Turnkey Consulting — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:53:55 +0000

Nice blog ! I really appreciate the concept. Business should be started as early as we can, While we were in college it doesn’t feels good on asking money for our pocket from parents always. So, whatever business it is, whether big or small. It will help out a little bit and give a big hand while learning. Business also makes the times meaningful. There are many people who got lots of spare time in life and don’t know how to spent it.

By: MD

MD — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:02:21 +0000

Makes sense. I always tell my friends, “you have nothing to lose.” This is especially true for those of us that live at home. Get a life and stop complaining.

By: Ryan @ Planting Dollars

Ryan @ Planting Dollars — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:06:09 +0000

I’d go so far as saying it’s dumb not to try things when you’re in college. The worst case scenario is learning something new and possibly adding a few skills and experiences to a resume.

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By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:59:54 +0000

Excellent advice; I only wish I had the concept of starting my own business on my radar when I was in college. So many bored afternoons I could have been setting the stage for financial success now…

By: Credit Card Chaser

Credit Card Chaser — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:27:38 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more because when you don’t have the added pressure of a mortgage, kids, spouse, etc then you can devote a lot more time to ramping up your business.

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By: In the Money

In the Money — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:02:56 +0000

I completely agree with the concept in this article. College is the best time to start a business. I would add that starting a business can be very risky. I read somewhere that something like half of all businesses fail within 3 years of starting. What better time to do this than when you have little responsibilities and a higher appetite for risk?

In college you won’t have the responsibilities of paying all the bills and caring for a family. You will also have more time to recover if your business doesn’t do well. And if the business fails, you would have learned valuable lessons early on.

Great post!

By: thomas

thomas — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:40:05 +0000

The most attractive feature of being in college, besides having lots of time is that fact that you can actually afford to experiment and screw up if things don’t work.

Say you live at home. You technically don’t have much or any financially responsibilities, so the you have almost no limits on what you can try, as a business.

Plus this is great to launch your career. Getting the theory from school and real world experience all at once.

This coming from me that graduated from school 2 years ago, once you are out of school you are practically out on your own. Even if you live at home, you gotta pay for living amongst other personal expenses that become your responsibility.

By: MoneyEnergy

MoneyEnergy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:47:44 +0000

Thanks for including my tweet! Great article, and great to be thinking about now. There are lots of really young entrepreneurs out there now – starting at ages 12, 15, 17 – you don’t even have to wait until you’re in college! All the new social media make it even easier to start something up and network, etc.