The Influence of Personal Factors on Youth Entrepreneurship – A Study Based on the Investigation of Guangzhou College Students

In this study, we attempted to study the influence of individual factors such as the level of intelligence, past self-employment experience, and past work experience of Chinese college students on their decision to decide whether or not to take entrepreneurship as a career choice after graduation. Based on the quantitative analysis method, we collected the data of 600 young students from different courses in final year from a university in Guangzhou. The target population for this study was 22-23 years of age. The ratio of male to female was 55 and 45, respectively. Data were analyzed using cross tabulation and chi-square test. The results show that past self-employment experiences have a negative impact on students' entrepreneurial tendencies. There is no relationship between work experience and entrepreneurial tendencies. Students with higher scores in intelligence are considered to have no entrepreneurial tendency or very few entrepreneurial tendencies.