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(V)MBO Business School – Amsterdam

What? (V)MBO Business School works to promote entrepreneurship among 14 and 15 year old school pupils, by giving them the opportunity to develop ‘learning companies’.

Who? (V)MBO Business School is supported by MKB Amsterdam (an association of Amsterdam SMEs ), the local authority and the Ministry of Education. Business mentors from banks, the Chamber of Commerce, older students and enterprise specialists also get involved in the project.

Where? The schools in which the project operates tend to be located in deprived urban areas, with high unemployment rates and low skills levels. Many of the young people involved in the project are at risk of social exclusion.