How to make students more entrepreneurial

Government initiatives abound, to make students more entrepreneurial/citizen-like/cultural etc etc etc. But only one educational initiative will really work. And it’s not the obvious one.

Click here to read Margaret’s diagnosis for a truly entrepreneurial education system.

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