Some of the most impactful and disruptive companies of the 21st century sprung from the minds of young, first-time entrepreneurs. Creativity, hard work, and the Internet have helped turn young people with radical ideas — from Mark Zuckerberg with Facebook to Brian Chesky with Airbnb — into some of the most influential figures in the world.
While this demonstrates to young people that the act of creation isn’t separate from them, it has also changed the way more established companies approach business. They now see how fostering a corporate culture of independent and dynamic employees is a way of harnessing that entrepreneurial drive and creativity necessary to promote business growth.
These are great shifts in mindset on the individual side as well as the corporate, but much more remains to be done to promote entrepreneurship. Here are four ways companies can actively participate in a bottom-up approach to entrepreneurship education.