It was tennis that got me started in business. When I was 16 and about to embark on my A-levels, I set up a tennis academy and became one of the youngest qualified tennis coaches in the country. It did well; by the time I was 19 I was able to buy my first house.

I want enterprise and entrepreneurship embedded in the national curriculum and will continue to lobby government until it happens.

All young people can benefit from practical business knowledge but especially those from the poorest parts of the country.

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