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Government pledges support for businesses of tomorrow

The Government has today announced that it will support every school in developing and running its own business through the Enterprise Champions Programme.

This is part of a package of four new announcements to help inspire, support and grow new businesses in the region and the UK.

These announcements come alongside the launch of Start-Up Britain, the response from the private sector to the Government’s call for an ‘enterprise-led’ recovery.

The Government is today announcing support for every school to run its own business through the Enterprise Champions Programme and the creation of enterprise societies in every University and most Further Education Colleges to develop students with the ambition and skills for enterprise

Business Secretary Vince Cable said: “We want to transform the ambition and aspiration of young people through real business experience.

“To rebuild our economy and create new jobs, we need to inspire the next generation to seriously think about starting their own company.”

Prime Minister David Cameron is due to launch the government’s StartUp Britain initiative, aimed at encouraging people to set up their own businesses.

New enterprises will be offered help worth about £1,500 in areas such as IT training and internet advertising.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .