As I read this morning’s news about Syrian security forces renewing attacks on the city of Hama, I become even more committed to finding stories of Syrians looking beyond the divides of politics, class and religion, who can help shape the fate of the country and its four-months-long revolt against President Bashar al-Assad. This is particularly so because unemployment, which is always an underlying cause for any revolt, is essentially a youth issue in Syria, where young people represent nearly 80 percent of the unemployed.
An entrepreneur is someone who is willing to take a risk—seeing solutions and opportunity where others only see problems—and someone who has a drive to create value and wealth. Obviously, the current situation in Syria is not favorable for risk-taking. But as has happened in other strife-ridden countries, many people take control of their own lives through entrepreneurship, a career path that provides the opportunity for greater freedom and prosperity. It also helps that there is a tradition of entrepreneurship and commerce in Syrian culture at all levels of society. For thousands of years, it has been one of the great trading nations of the world.
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Author:Jonathan Ortmans
