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What has the world gone to when somebody can find fault with young teenagers trying to achieve their dreams?

Its people who say "They're doing it for profit" or "They're just obssessed with money" who are the real losers. Those people, who have probably failed in their own lives, try to pull down the dreams of others.

I've seen hundreds of dreams pulled down because of such negative and critical people.


Section 8 - I am actually quite shocked at your rude remarks about these young entrepreneurs. I had always thought of you as a very reasonable individual, even if we disagree on politics.

Frankly I'm not surprised; it seems all the "socialist" protestors are doing is simply criticising everything they can criticise. I can bet my life on the fact that not a SINGLE young entrepreneur is "obssessed with money".

In fact, people who are obssessed with money would not bother starting a business. Most, if not all, of these young entrepreneurs do not even make much money. Business is not about showing profit instantly; it usually takes years, and even decades. I've never met an entrepreneur who didn't have a goal for his or her life.

I would prefer if you read the article. Read the part where it shows a group of young entrepreneurs working to send aid and supplies to rural African villages -without any profit.



Skills in business aren't simply about "profit". One of the most important skills is creativity - and thats the deciding factor for every business.


While I agree some businesses lose track of their vision when they expand, such as Microsoft and Enron, keep in mind that there are countless businesss that are ethical, non-exploitative, and benefit society greatly. For every bad apple, there are at least a hundred good apples.

Two of those excellent businesses are Richard Branson's Virgin (setting new standards for employee happiness!) and Anita Ruddock's Body Shop (an extremely ethical business that donates huge profits to charity organisations).


Its extremely sad that so many misperceptions are applied to the concept of "business" and "entrepreneurship". I suppose in a way that it is natural of human nature to scorn success.

I am at least glad there are more teenagers who are realising that, instead of criticising capitalism and government and police and god knows what else, they could be working with society to make it a better place.