Several high-profile football clubs in the UK are to share their business insight with the UK’s next generation of entrepreneurs.
Helping a new generation of youngsters build confidence in their ability to set up and run their own companies is essential if we're to make the UK the most enterprising country in the world
John Hutton
Business secretary
As part of a new initiative from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), Premier League teams Aston Villa and Manchester City will promote the development of business skills and enterprise.
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Similar projects have been successful at Middlesbrough FC and Blackburn Rovers and the Government is keen to extend the scheme to all Premier League clubs.
Participating clubs will deliver business planning and finance awareness with the help of funding from regional development agencies.
Business Secretary John Hutton launched the proposals at Middlesbrough FC's Enterprise Academy. He said: "These initiatives bring business to life by using real football club examples to make enterprise more relevant to young people.
"Helping a new generation of youngsters build confidence in their ability to set up and run their own companies is essential if we're to make the UK the most enterprising country in the world.
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