At a recent meeting I was asked to become chairman of Young Enterprise Europe. This is a marve4llous organisation that encourages youngsters who are still at school to set up their own 'businesses'.
Theses are real businesses with supplies, production, products, marketing, accounts etc.
Many of the enterprises are truly impressive. At the trade fair held this year in Malta, I gave my innovation award to an Italian company with the simple product of a washing up glove that had an abrasive patch on the palm. In Europe, about 500,000 youngsters are involved. One of my concepts is to suggest that each team set up a mini-think tank. In addition to the business side, the youngsters would also find time to think about issues.