Youths are the pillars of community development; their skills and knowledge can be applied in tangible issues of great stake to individuals and community at large. Youths participation in local business is due to various motives ranging from wealth desire and reduction of income poverty. The current trend of entrepreneurship and business development have attracted youths to engage in local business especially in urban areas where challenges are recordable. Yet, the current study being intrigued by the forgotten drawbacks for business development, revealed that, given the nature of business, capital was always not a problem for business start-up. It was found that youths can still mobilize their own seed capital through means like saving from subsistence funds, fundraising through selling ideas and household contribution. However, the motives for business start-up does define the end results as whether business could be sustainable or otherwise. More importantly, it was revealed that, Youths concern in local business operation are that, market availability and linkages define the level of business flourishment. Lack of information about market availability, undisclosed market operation terms in outer boundaries hinder a linkage search which in turn poses unpleasant effect of business growth and community development at large. The local government in administrative areas should always take the responsibility of ensuring that the market operation terms are predictable and supportive for business growth.
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