Background Information:

 

Our learning and coaching programs are based on 2 different  streams for our work. Both include younger generations ages 19-35. One focus will be on youth entrepreneurs directly.

Whereas the other focus will be with younger employees at work. There are similar challenges faced by an employee and entrepreneurs and that is the gap we intend to fill. As far as young entrepreneurs go, their challenges are many and in a report below by the OECD, it sites what issues young business owners face.

 

 The OECD reports this about Youth Entrepreneurs being impacted and the concerns are what many of us are experiencing, from restrictions, changes in how we do business and interact with each other, as well as supply chain issues, inflation, financial considerations are also impacting young entrepreneurs as well.

"Young entrepreneurs are among the hardest hit during the COVID-19 crisis. International surveys suggest that nearly 90% of young entrepreneurs report a negative impact on their business, including reduced customer demand, supply chain disruptions, and distribution disruptions. About one quarter of those surveyed reported that they have stopped their business completely.

In the short-term, policy makers need to ensure that measures for small businesses are available to, and appropriate for, young entrepreneurs, who are increasingly working as freelancers or combine self-employment with education and/or employment. Looking further into the future, policy makers should anticipate the implementation of measures to address rapidly growing youth unemployment and greater barriers to labour market entry for young people.

 

Youth entrepreneurship programs can be part of the policy response to help young people gain labour market experience and build professional networks to help them pursue a sustainable business activity or transition into employment.

To quote the OECD report, “We know that young people can often be successful in entrepreneurship. Moreover, youth entrepreneurs have demonstrated that they are resilient and keen to digitize their business activities. 

Now, conversely the issues younger employees face are a bit similar yet unique in terms of that there are different circumstances.

In terms of employees 19-35, the gap is similar, according to Gallup Poll findings, “Post-pandemic engagement trends vary widely across age generations, with younger employees feeling the most detached from their work and employers.”

Of note for younger employees are facing higher stress levels than older generations, with 18- to 34-year-olds saying their average stress level is a 6 out of 10, compared with a 3.4 among people ages 65 and older, APA’s 2023 Stress in America survey found. Last year, this younger cohort said their average stress was a 5.8.”

The article in the APA journal adds, “Some stressors are fairly common during this life transition—career decisions, finances, planning for the future—but I believe something is different about what 20- to 30-year-olds are dealing with right now,” said Chelsea Dudley, PsyD, a clinical psychologist at Coastal Therapy Group in Carlsbad, California, where she specializes in working with teens and young adults. She cited inflation, spotty health care access, and the aftermath of the social/economic factors that have affected all of us these past 5 years.

We live in a time of great challenge and change. The past few years has been super challenging, and yet it has opened gaps in how we work, live, love, do business, treat each other and in how we care for the earth.

 

• For companies: Our offering will be in person learning working with companies and their younger employees. We will teach on building confidence, managing stress, communication skills, teamwork, selling, work life balance (with our forthcoming book) and card game, leadership, grit, resiliency and getting a good supporting cast.

 

• We will be a content driven membership site to help youth entrepreneurs with many of the same gaps as employees.
• It will be more business driven
• Interactive
• Engaging
• Inspiring and
• Skill building

 

Our goals are to be a driving force in empowering young individuals be them entrepreneurs or employees to create the new. New ways of doing business, work, relationships, health, spirituality, leadership and how we treat the earth, ourselves, and others.

Serving the younger generation to become the leaders of tomorrow is what Your Big Venture aims to do

Our Learning programs are geared to your needs!

 

 

 

Click the link below to watch our 17 second promo video:

 

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofanIwDKQq4

 

Our 2 Streams

1. Our first stream is to empower young entrepreneurs 19-35 who need the skills, the community and support to succeed.

 

2. Our 2nd stream, is designed for companies that want to engage their younger workforce to give them the soft skills to enhance communication, build better teams, lead, sell, connect and make the work environment more cohesive, productive and engaging! Studies show that since 2020 Younger employees are stressed, dis-engaged and not as productive. Our aim is to build unity, and more productive work environments and our learning and coaching programs do just that.

 

If you're in business, then we know that we need selling skills, relationship building skills and to build trust with those customers we work with.

We also need the confidence from which to develop comfort and the ability to work with our customers effectively.

Our learning programs do this and more.

We give your people the structure, the confidence, the skills and the keys to making your life and business work. 

Count on us to teach special skill based programs through our online events and learning programs. 

Our learning content is geared to giving you the goods you need to make your "Venture" happen and to love your life and what you do!

Plus, we have a roster of a few really good collaborators and guest teachers for you to learn from as well. All are subject matter experts to share their expertise with you and further help you succeed.

We will also offer special online and in-person events as well. All super charged for you to connect, network, build your business and learn!

As we grow "Your Big Venture, just trust that we love to teach and really love to see those we do teach get results in their businesses too!

 

Cheers/David

 

 

Here is a partial list of our learning programs: 

Below are some of the other learning sessions that seem to be very popular with my clients right now. We can customize the learning and can bundle it with merch, coaching, study groups and the learning as well.

 

 

 

 

Here are our key learning programs for both the entrepreneur and for companies that are committed to team improvement, engagement and success.

 

 

 

Our  programs include:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Our Clients Speak:

"As always, it is a pleasure working with you. We truly appreciate the insights you shared with the participants. Your passion for working with entrepreneurs is always evident in your presentations."

 

Thanks again.  

 

Susan Henry
Director, Community Impact and Financial Inclusion
alterna savings | alterna bank