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Today, there are more than 4.4 million micro, small and medium enterprises, driven by young entrepreneurs.
More than 2.1 million people lost their jobs as part of the effects derived from the pandemic
A young student earned the amount of two thousand pesos in a week thanks to his undertaking: setting up a candy “store” in his school; His case has already gone viral.
The arrival of the pandemic caused an important trend to undertake, reporting great growth in various parts of the world. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), as a result of the health emergency, more than a billion full-time jobs were lost worldwide.
On the other hand, in Mexico, according to information from the National Survey of Occupation and Employment (ENOE) carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), it indicates that, by the end of 2021, 2.1 million people lost their jobs as part of the fallout from the pandemic.
Now, according to the results of the Survey to Measure the Impact of Covid-19, it is mentioned that “for reasons associated with Covid-19 or due to lack of money or resources 5.2 million people (9.6 percent of the total ages three to 29) were not enrolled in the 2020-2021 school year..
Given this, a concept that began to become popular was that of “entrepreneurship”, an alternative that, among young people, began to gain ground. In fact, with data from Association of Entrepreneurs of Mexico (ASEM), today there are more than 4.4 million micro, small and medium enterpriseswhich are driven by young entrepreneurs who, for the most part, range between 26 and 35 years of age (35 percent).
All these facts and figures reflect the importance that entrepreneurship has had for young people, from small businesses to ideas that end up developing larger companies. In the end, it is clear that the future lies with young people and to show social networks there are many cases of various entrepreneurs who go viral after showing their earnings.
Opens candy “store” at school; earn more than 2 thousand pesos in a week
On TikTok, the case of a young student is attracting attention thanks to his little experiment, for which he has earned a considerable amount if we take into account some data that the user himself gives in his recording.
According to what we can see in said video, the student’s enterprise consists of a candy store, which he has made available to his schoolmates.
To start his business, the young man claims to have invested the amount of 1,200 pesos and his profits, in a period from Monday to Friday, were as follows: Monday he earned 590 pesos and saved 200; Tuesday he added 404 pesos and saved 100; Wednesday, after investing another 600 pesos, he managed to earn 310 pesos and save 100; Thursday he collected 500 pesos and saved 200; and on Friday he won 415 pesos.
“This is what we ended up with, here it is 2 thousand pesos (in bills) and here it is 220 (in coins). It was not the best week, but let’s remember that we started with 1,200 pesos and everything is profit”; explains the tiktoker in his video.
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Undoubtedly, for some, the future lies in entrepreneurship, but to achieve it, many times, the advice of someone with more experience is required, especially when, in Mexico, the labor situation is not the best.