There’s a tendency in everyone to share information. As a frequent visitor of BusinessWeek Online, I always check up on the Best Young Entrepreneur section. Below is our share with you of an ideal candidate for any entrepreneur award. He’s the perfect example of a growing business person that hasn’t quite blown up the charts, but has the goal in sight to do so.

The definition of a “young” entrepreneur is changing, this is why Ben is remarkable. It seems that the majority of young entrepreneurs are in their lower to mid twenties, which used to be young, but people like Ben are really changing that all around. This is an increasing number of “baby boomers,” as we like to call them. They’re showing up everywhere lately- especially in the design and software industries. Perhaps they have been around for a while and the media is beginning to find a niche in it? For those in situations similar to Ben’s, we recommend you get out there and spread your name. If you’ve got a great idea and you’re only 15, why not? Let us know here at IncTrade what you’ve got going on… even better, let the world know your great ideas- theres never enough young talent out there!

Check out BusinessWeeks write up about Ben below.

Ben Casnocha - Comcate

www.comcate.com
San Francisco
Age: 18

When Ben Casnocha was 12, Apple Computer’s “Think Different” ad campaign inspired him to become an entrepreneur—he wanted to change the world on his own terms. In 2001, after a string of ventures, including selling gumballs to his brothers, he started Comcate, a software company that focuses exclusively on improving operations for public agencies.

So far, more than 50 small and mid-sized government agencies around the country have hired the company and installed its Web-based software to improve customer service and office efficiency. Casnocha says Comcate is now focused on one thing: growth. He plans to have Comcate in more than 300 agencies by 2010 and predicts revenues will grow from close to $1 million now to $6 million by then. And there’s more to his story. He graduated from high school in June, and he’s already got a book coming out. My Start-Up Life: What a (Very) Young CEO Learned on His Journey Through Silicon Valley (John Wiley & Sons) is due in stores in May. He starts at Claremont McKenna College in California next fall.

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