Three out of ten young Brazilians wish to run their own business
Three out of ten young Brazilians aged 18–27 would like to run their own business, according to a survey released Thursday (Dec. 19) by the Center for the Study of Society, University and Science (Sou_Ciência) at the Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp), in partnership with the IDEIA Research Institute.The study found that the level of education influences interest in entrepreneurship. The higher the degree of schooling, the greater the interest in having one’s own company. Young black (31%) and pardo (32%) Brazilians are also the most interested in running their own business.“It’s striking because we see a significant number of young people employed under the CLT [Consolidation of Labor Laws]—around 42 percent—who do not wish to remain so. There is a movement towards other forms ...