The higher education system is "one of the most vital aspects" of the government's ambition for an "entrepreneurial" economy, it has been claimed. According to the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship (NCGE), the UK's "engine of economic competitiveness" is whatever our universities are able to produce.
The organisation said that as a knowledge-based economy, it is vital to produce graduates who are able to contribute substantially to the economy and society as a whole. The Chairman of the NCGE said the types of entrepreneurs that emerge in a technology-savvy world with global competition will come from higher education. Mr Robertson said that an enterprising attitude is needed right across the university system if the right environment in which to nurture the new breed of businesspeople is to be achieved. He added that the benefits of entrepreneurial attitudes extend further than the private sector.
A Deloitte survey published this week showed that 90 per cent of the UK's entrepreneurial businesses expected to grow their revenues in the next year.
Gareth Osborne of APA said: Entrepreneurship in universities can be only be fuelled if you have entrepreneurial lecturers and sadly that tends to be something of an oxymoron. The UK hasn’t yet mastered the art of professional mentoring and would-be-entrepreneurs need proven entrepreneurs (and not necessarily business leaders) to inspire them.”
We have the perfect demonstration of university-educated versus street smart entrepreneur on the Apprentice tonight; let see who wins! Other than Lord Sugar that is.
Gareth, APA
The organisation said that as a knowledge-based economy, it is vital to produce graduates who are able to contribute substantially to the economy and society as a whole. The Chairman of the NCGE said the types of entrepreneurs that emerge in a technology-savvy world with global competition will come from higher education. Mr Robertson said that an enterprising attitude is needed right across the university system if the right environment in which to nurture the new breed of businesspeople is to be achieved. He added that the benefits of entrepreneurial attitudes extend further than the private sector.
A Deloitte survey published this week showed that 90 per cent of the UK's entrepreneurial businesses expected to grow their revenues in the next year.
Gareth Osborne of APA said: Entrepreneurship in universities can be only be fuelled if you have entrepreneurial lecturers and sadly that tends to be something of an oxymoron. The UK hasn’t yet mastered the art of professional mentoring and would-be-entrepreneurs need proven entrepreneurs (and not necessarily business leaders) to inspire them.”
We have the perfect demonstration of university-educated versus street smart entrepreneur on the Apprentice tonight; let see who wins! Other than Lord Sugar that is.
Gareth, APA
1 comment:
I'm backing Stella but she was a little snotty about being a PA in her early business life. Perhaps she should remember where the sklls she uses now were developed!!
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