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Schools should encourage entrepreneurship
24 January 2012
Schools need to have a bigger role in encouraging young people to become self employed.
This is the view of the Forum of Private Business in its submission to the All-party Parliamentary Small Business Group's entrepreneurship inquiry.
It is particularly important for self-employment and entrepreneurship to be focused on in schools because that is the place where children learn about their futures and start dreaming about careers.
"They have a vital role to play in encouraging entrepreneurial spirit – we recognise that and so do our members – 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," explained Jane Bennett, the Forum's head of campaigns.
It follows a new campaign by the government to encourage more people to become entrepreneurs and pay self employed tax.
Titled Business in You, it encourages people to set up a business based on what they are passionate about.
Filed under: self employment, sole trader