01277nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245006900055210006700124260004200191520086900233100001701102856003601119       2010                        eng d  a1913-610200aYouth Entrepreneurship: Ottawa's Portfolio in Talent Development0 aYouth Entrepreneurship Ottawas Portfolio in Talent Development  aOttawabTalent First Networkc11/20103 aYouth's natural disposition for innovation and change make young people well suited for entrepreneurship, provided the community can give youth the right support to overcome their challenges and improve their odds of success. A city's economic development benefits from youth entrepreneurship in terms of employment creation, product and service innovation, market competition, community revitalization, and income generation. Youth entrepreneurs face greater challenges then adult entrepreneurs, and therefore would benefit from talent development programs to support them with skills, mentoring, networking, and access to resources in order to increase their rate of success. This article looks at the youth entrepreneurship programs available in Ottawa, examines how they rate, and identifies some opportunities for improvement in the delivery of programs.  
 1 aRiahi, Sonia  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/394