Key Benefits

·       May help the socio-psychological problems and delinquency that come from unemployment

·       Consumers gain by increasing market competition

Supporting research: Curtain, R. (2000), “Towards a Youth Employment Strategy.” Report to the United Nations on Youth Employment.

·       Provides goods and services to the community

·       Revitalization of the local community

·       Promotes innovation and resilience

·       Allows disadvantaged youth the ability to succeed regardless of their background

Supporting Research: OECD (2001), Putting the Young in Business: Policy Challenges for Youth Entrepreneurship, The LEED Programme, Territorial Development Division, Paris.

·       Promotes social and cultural identity

·       Builds a stronger sense of community

·       Gives youth, especially at-risk youth, a sense of meaning and belonging

Supporting research: White and Kenyon (2000). “Enterprise-Based Youth Employment Policies, Strategies and Programmes.” Draft Report to ILO, Geneva.