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title: "It's Your Business: Why Entrepreneurship for K-12 Matters"
description: Entrepreneurship isn’t just for starting a business but for developing the traits that will lead to a fulfilling career in any type of work.
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# [It's Your Business: Why Entrepreneurship for K-12 Matters](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/newsroom/its-your-business-why-entrepreneurship-for-k-12-matters)

 Written by [Pat East, Guest columnist](https://www.unchartedlearning.org/newsroom/author/pat-east-guest-columnist) | 08.06.21

Kindergarten to 12th-grade programming is one of the pillars at [The Mill](https://www.dimensionmill.org/).

"We want entrepreneurship to become a dinner table topic.  We focus on it for two reasons: 

While we can plant the seeds now, they take a long time to mature and for our community to see the compounding effects of new businesses. 

Even if you don’t want to start a business, the traits of entrepreneurs can be learned and can propel your career..."

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