Somali youth should embrace entrepreneurship skills

Somalia has suffered civil war, consecutive droughts and poverty for the last quarter century. It became a home of political instability, unemployment and tribalism. Somali youth were dismayed by these problems and many others. However, I have a solution... I have a solution.. the solution to make Somalia a better place is that Somali youth should embrace entrepreneurship, - become entrepreneurs. - This will lead Somalia and Somali youth to become independent, it will give them enjoyment and- financial rewards,  while reducing unemployment  and stimulating economic development.

Statistics indicate that the number-one reason entrepreneurs start their own business is independence. Entrepreneurship offers people the chance to be their own boss, make meaningful decisions and answer to no one but themselves. " -I was tired of making others rich, tired of asking permissions, tired of saying 'Yes sir'. I started my own business because I have freedom to do what I want and when I want. I am responsible to one person -me- and I love it," says Jerome Turner, a young entrepreneur from Canada.

Entrepreneurs thrive on the enjoyment of being in business for themselves. In countless interviews with successful and unsuccessful entrepreneurs, the vast majority state they love being a business owner.

There is an old saying , " -Nobody ever becomes rich working for somebody else".- This sums up one of the most common reasons given by business owners when asked why they left traditional employment for entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs are often motivated by the possibility of earning a higher salary than the one that they would traditionally earn as an employee.

Pre  and post civil war, unemployment had become increasingly the biggest problem facing Somali youth, which resulted in mass migration and crime. To address this problem, Somali youth should become entrepreneurs who overcome these challenges of unemployment, start-up their own business and be  their own  boss.  There are  young Somali entrepreneurs who can be role models for Somali youth such as Zakaria Hersi, the owner of Efritin.com an online classified platform that provides a market place for buyers and sellers to exchange their items that is based in Nigeria.

The crucial role of entrepreneurship in economic development involves more than increasing per capita output and income; it involves initiating and constituting a change in the structure of business and society. This change is accompanied by growth and increased output, which allows more wealth to be divided by the various participants.

To sum up, Somali youth should become entrepreneurs in order to reduce unemployment and poverty. so, Somalia can become a place of prosperity and development.