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As we race towards a creative economy and artists are encouraged to become comfortable with identifying as small businesses, it seems designers are paving the way when it comes to entrepreneurship in the arts.
According to new research from Think Education colleges CATC Design School and Billy Blue College of Design, young designers and creatives are far more likely to have entrepreneurial ambitions than those in other sectors.
The survey of 1,500 Australian workers aged 18-35 revealed that over 80 per cent of designers want to work for themselves or start their own business, well above the 65 per cent average of those in other industries.
The results brings more good news for young creatives as earlier this year Think Education found that young creatives are better off as they are more positive about career progression, less likely to feel stuck in their careers, eager to develop new skills and driven by passion not profit.
Surprisingly, the most recent research found that despite an ongoing debate about the usefulness of university and the strong entrepreneurial inclinations that often denote that creatives bypass traditional career paths, 71 per cent of young designers believe they would go further in their career if they had further education.
