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Profiling young entrepreneurs – Part 1: COVID-19 is an opportunity for innovative minds-by W.A Wijwarhdena Ashan Jayasinghe at work  Source:FT Sri Lanka Just one flower is enough to make an impact ‘Let thousand flowers blossom’ was the catchy slogan of China’s leader Mao Tsetung in 1950s. His intention was to create a critical pool of youngsters in China so that they could take that country from poverty to prosperity. In the last two decades, however, people like Phil Knight (Nike), Steve Jobs (Apple), Bill Gates (Microsoft), and Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) have proved that a country does not need a thousand flowers to make an impact. A few who always think new and big could do the job quite easily if they are persistent enough to pursue their goal no matter whether it is rain or sun. The COVID-19 pandemic, thought to be an irreparable disaster by many, has offered such a ...