Students like Mike Jurken are boldly finding ways to get jobs in this economy by starting their own business.

Mike Jurken: I love being an entrepreneur, my own boss, I think that's definitely something I will always want to be.

U.W. students in the business school and the college of letters and science are often recognized in the business world. The Princeton review ranked the UW entrepreneurship M.B.A. program as nineteenth in the nation.

President of Majic Enterprises Mike Jurken, who got the idea for his business at age 12, says 'generation y,' is changing the industry and taking risks is especially important these days.

Mike Jurken: Entrepreneurship is the only thing that will save our economy right now, I'm telling you.

Owner and founder of Sconnie nation Troy Vosseller, who started his business as a freshman in college, said young entrepreneurs have to be dedicated, passionate, and not afraid to ask questions.

Troy Vosseller: The number one trait that I point to is curiosity, you know, if I'm ever working with someone on a new project or something, I want that person to have an instinctual curiosity that's just part of their drive.

Emily White: Sconnie nation started out by selling teachers on the floor of a dorm. In a few short years, it turned in to what you see behind me, reaching customers on a national level.

The Weinert Center at the Wisconsin School of Business is just one option for students interested in starting their own company, but young entrepreneurs don't necessarily have to go through that program.

Troy Vosseller: There's nothing necessary from a business-school perspective that you need to learn in order to be successful, but i always think you can learn those skills later on in life.

Running your own business, going to class and joining extracurriculars can be difficult, but not impossible. Mike Jurken said the added stress on top of classes and his other activities, was well worth it.

Mike Jurken: It was tough, but there was no better time to do it. I wouldn't have done it any other way. I think I'm a better business owner because of it.

Students like Mike Jurken are boldly finding ways to get jobs in this economy bystarting their own business.

Mike Jurken: I love being an entrepreneur, my own boss, I think that's definitelysomething I will always want to be.

U.W. students in the business school and the college of letters and science areoften recognized in the business world. The Princeton review ranked the UW entrepreneurship M.B.A. program as nineteenth in the nation.

President of Majic Enterprises Mike Jurken, who got the idea for his business atage 12, says 'generation y,' is changing the industry and taking risks is especiallyimportant these days.

Mike Jurken: Entrepreneurship is the only thing that will save our economy right now,I'm telling you.

Owner and founder of Sconnie nation Troy Vosseller, who started his business as afreshman in college, said young entrepreneurs have to be dedicated, passionate, andnot afraid to ask questions.

Troy Vosseller: The number one trait that I point to is curiosity, you know, if I'm everworking with someone on a new project or something, I want that person to have aninstinctual curiosity that's just part of their drive.

Sconnie nation started out by selling teachers on the floor of a dorm. In a few shortyears, it turned in to what you see behind me, reaching customers on a nationallevel.

The Weinert Center at the Wisconsin School of Business is just one option forstudents interested in starting their own company, but young entrepreneurs don'tnecessarily have to go through that program.

Troy Vosseller: There's nothing necessary from a business-school perspective that youneed to learn in order to be successful, but i always think you can learn those skillslater on in life.

Running your own business, going to class and joining extracurriculars can be difficult, but not impossible. Mike Jurken said the added stress on top of classes and his other activities, was well worth it.

Mike Jurken: It was tough, but there was no better time to do it. I wouldn't have doneit any other way. I think I'm a better business owner because of it.