What financial advice would you give to a young boy, probably, at the age of 18 who just received a whole lots of money from the inheritance of his late father who was a trader and multimillionaire in the textile industry?
Many things are involved in starting up a business plan for an early adult, like you have mentioned because he is just 18 and again, he was not the one who worked for the money because it was given to him as an inheritance, which even if he is going to start a business, many will encourage him to continue with the business of his father. But the main thing to consider is the challenges that he is going to face in starting or continuing the business, which might include
1. Financial management; this is the first challenge for him to face because financial management goes a long way in business, which includes not knowing the effective things that he is supposed to buy or invest in, and that will be due to the flow of money that will be coming to him as a result of the business, which can cause a drastic downfall to the business.
2. Market competition; this is always a big challenge to him because it will be very hard for him to bring a new or different strategy to bring more customers to patronize his business, which will not only cause a downfall for you in the business but also a loss of a large amount of funds because market competition between other industries that are doing the same business with you is not easy, and if you are not used to it, it can cause other health complications for you, including depression and other mental health issues.
3. Business risks: it might be so hard for him to know the appropriate business risks that he is supposed to jump on, so these business risks might be influenced by market competition that will make him go to some risks that he can't afford to lose, which can cause a loss to his business.
So starting a big business will not be a nice idea to him at that age unless he tries a business or just focuses on having knowledge about the business. Even if he wants to continue the business, he can still do that, and he will get what he wants to achieve. All this will be based on the smartness of the child because if he is smart, he will do the business, and his loss will not be that much as a person who is not as smart as him.