NEW NATIONAL POLL: MORE THAN NINE-IN-TEN U.S. TEENS SAY ENTREPRENEURSHIP SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOL

More than half surveyed would like to start their own businesses

Colorado Springs, Colo. — The results of a new national poll released today by Junior Achievement indicate that an overwhelming majority of U.S. teens-92 percent of those surveyed-believe that entrepreneurial skills should be taught in college or earlier. The "Junior Achievement Teens and Entrepreneurship Poll" defined entrepreneurial skills as "taking the initiative and assuming risk to create value for the company or business, either as an owner of your own business or in your place of work."

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