Gen Z Brits want to be their own boss and start a business on their smartphone [Video]

Gen Z is increasingly proving to be the entrepreneurial generation, with the majority wanting to set up their own business — but one expert warns it might not be as straightforward as they think.

Some 75% of Gen Z — the generation born between 1996 and 2012 ­­— have ambitions to “be their own boss,” and have no intentions of working a 9-to-5 job for the rest of their career, a survey of 2,000 British adults by Santander UK found.

Additionally, 77% are confident about their ability to launch and run a successful business — and 39% say all they need is a smartphone to do so.

In contrast, just over a third of Gen X and Boomers said there were fewer opportunities to start their own businesses when they were young because of pressures to pursue traditional education and career paths. Gen X were born between 1965 and 1980, while baby boomers …