International Marketing Portugal Urges That Education Pushes Business Growth.

Added: (Thu Feb 02 2012)

Pressbox (Press Release) - Schools must take a leading role in boosting the number of youngsters who grow up to become successful entrepreneurs, says the Forum of Private Business (FPB). International Marketing Portugal agrees with the above statement with the Managing Director saying, ‘a great education definitely helps put youngsters ahead in the working world.’

The plea came through a submission to the All Party Parliamentary Small Business Group’s entrepreneurship inquiry, set up to consider the role of entrepreneurs in driving economic growth. The Managing Director of International Marketing Portugal has always been an entrepreneur, ‘the idea of being in control of my future is what motivated me to start my own business’ he continued.

Jane Bennett, the Forum’s head of campaigns says, ‘Schools are vitally important because they are essentially where young minds are honed and appetites for working life whetted.They have a vital role to play in encouraging entrepreneurial spirit, which is why we are calling for a greater focus by government on making sure schools are given the tools for the job. That includes a more appropriate curriculum and closer collaboration between schools and local business.’
The FPB adds that there should be more work experience and that ideally more pupils should be placed with smaller companies rather than big multinationals. This will help youngsters gain a greater understanding of what it takes to build a business as they would have the opportunity to spend time with the business owner. International Marketing Portugal is a successful sales and marketing company that is expanding throughout Portugal and Italy. ‘For many entrepreneurs their ideas of starting their own business stem from their school days,’ continues the MD of International Marketing Portugal.
‘In smaller businesses pupils have a better chance of working alongside more senior, experienced members of staff who actually have something useful to pass on. It beats working in a mail room at town hall or large corporate organisation,’ says Bennett.


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