In the U.K., young entrepreneurs are more than twice as likely to say having this positive influence is important, compared with older entrepreneurs (15 percent compared with only 6 percent). But the different generational goals are even more pronounced in the U.S., where the difference moves 12 percentage points (29 percent compared with 17 percent).

In Asia-Pacific, the focus is more on wealth building, with nearly half (45 percent) of millennial entrepreneurs launching their businesses with the goal of increasing their personal wealth. That compares with 40 percent in the U.S. and 29 percent in Europe.

There’s even more of a gap between the two global age groups when it comes to environmental and social considerations. Entrepreneurs in their 20s are more likely to push harder on these issues compared with the over-50s (37 percent compared with 25 percent), particularly in mainland China. In the latter region, almost half of millennials focus on this area, compared with under a quarter of over-50s (41 percent compared with 23 percent).

Millennials also spend nearly twice as long, on average, participating in community activities or volunteering (54 minutes, compared with 30 minutes, on average per day). Again, the difference between young and old is largest in China, where the time difference amounts to over an hour extra a day (one hour and 18 minutes compared with just six minutes).

Millennials also boost their support networks through a greater focus on company strategy and internal staff management, and put in half an hour more daily to these tasks than their older counterparts.

They’re also less likely to get involved in the day-to-day delivery of products and services; that frees up an average of 42 minutes a day by empowering employees to make important client-facing decisions. This greater emphasis on overall business strategy and managing talent internally strengthens their networks.