Entrepreneurship

Good afternoon, honourable judges. Good afternoon, everyone. I’m Agnes Yodo, from Cinta Budaya /Chongwen
High School. Today , I’m going to deliver speech about entrepreneurship. Nowadays, high unemployment rate has
been a major problem that government is tackling with. Generally, unemployment is caused by two main factors, such
as inability of a country to provide enough vacancies, and low educated, unskilled human resources. However, there
are ways to alleviate unemployment, such as providing education and training for those who are unemployed , as well
as fostering the spirit of entrepreneurship.

Teenagers as the country’s future leader, we should have a mindset to run a business of our own, because
being employed doesn’t mean that we must join an existing company. Indonesia’s Secretary of Labour and
Transmigration on October 2012 explained, in order to be a powerful country, Indonesia ideally needs 2% of its
population as entrepreneurs. It’s because the entrepreneurship in developing countries, both in the formal and
informal sectors, is fundamental to creating employment, increasing production and raising standards of living.

Here in my speech, I’m going to explain about five ways that lead us to be a successful young entrepreneur.

Firstly, dream and set the goal. There is a quote that says, dream big and keep on dreaming big. Bill Gates,
the founder of Microsoft dreamt that one day people would have their own personal computer. People laughed at him
and his dream is now a reality. If we dare to dream, we can turn the dream to a reality through hard work and
determination.

Secondly, consistent. We must do ourselves a favor by making a move right now, don’t wait for the right
moment, such does not exist. If we don’t do our part of working on our goals everyday, then surely, nothing will be
accomplished. Business opportunities available everywhere. We can start from our own hobbies, such as cooking,
designing clothes, and more. A home business can develop into a large company if it’s well managed.

Thirdly, be creative. Seed capital always be the main problem in running a business. It doesn’t matter if our
seed capital isn’t much enough, but it depends on our creativity. With creativity, a wreck can be turned out to be a
valuable thing.

Furthermore, sociable and extrovert personality is fundamentally needed in running a business. We must be
sociable to build a cooperation with other companies. Not only the well-known companies, but also the unknown
companies. An extrovert person will easily get the chance to build mutual partnership with others.

The last is to be be patient. Many young entrepreneurs fail in the first term of a business because they can’t
handle the perilous obstacle. They become frustrated and devastated due to unsatisfying business outcome, such as
low profit, capital shortage and more. The only way to cure it is to be patient and optimistic.