Young Entrepreneurs Motivated By Purpose, Not Just Profit

By Lee Mannion

"Younger entrepreneurs are focused on environmental and social concerns and that's because they see these values as being their own."

LONDON, June 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The new generation of global entrepreneurs is going into business motivated by purpose rather than just profit, according to research by the HSBC banking group released on Tuesday.

One in four entrepreneurs aged under 35 said they were more motivated by social impact than by moneymaking, compared to just over one in 10 of those aged over 55, according the results of the HSBC survey.

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