A Conversation That Matters with Pierre Cléroux

Episode 47

Pierre Cleroux

Where have the young entrepreneurs gone?

This week’s Conversation That Matters features Pierre Cleroux the Chief Economist at BDC  who says, “over the past 10 years fewer and fewer young Canadians are choosing to become entrepreneurs.”

Cleroux says the decline in entrepreneurship can have serious consequences for the economy now and well into the future, “it’s a concern because new entrepreneurs are very important in the creation of new jobs and they play a fundamental role in the development of innovation.”

There are a number of reasons why the rates of young entrepreneurs are dropping, they include but are not limited to: a. high education debts upon graduation, b. a strong job market, c. high risk and d. a very complex business landscape.

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