Are Australian Universities Doing Enough For Entrepreneurship Asks Outsource Australia

    MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, November 18, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Sales and Marketing firm Outsource Australia have investigated what needs to be done and how young entrepreneurs can access support.

A recent online article on theaustralian.com (Educating the next crop of Australian entrepreneurs, October 30th 2015) it was reported that Australia has one of the lowest rates of tech start-up formation among developed economies. In addition to this, Australia has a business environment that is not geared towards supporting high-growth, technology base companies. 40% of today's jobs in Australia are at risk of being displaced by computerisation and automation in the next 10-15 years. It has been estimated by The Foundation for Young Australians that 60% of Australian university students are training for jobs that will not exist in the future.

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Australian universities do not appear to see producing and training entrepreneurs as an important part of their role. Students, at most Australian universities, receive little or no exposure to the idea of forming a start-up. This, together with a low overall cultural predisposition to creating tech start-ups, means the future of high-impact entrepreneurship in Australia looks bleak.

Universities could improve their entrepreneurship education in a number of different ways. Examples of how they can do this include:

- Strong engagement between universities and local start-up companies
- University courses that educate young people about entrepreneurship that are delivered by experienced entrepreneurs
- Courses that emphasise learning by 'doing'
- Recognition and rewards for academics who engage in student entrepreneurship activities

Outsource Australia is a leading sales and event marketing firm based in Melbourne. The firm states that businesses need to play an active role to pick up the slack and offer real opportunities such as internships and work experience.

Outsource Australia are experts in brand awareness and have helped many businesses over the years expand their market reach through the use of specially developed marketing campaigns. The firm meet with customers on their clients' behalf, taking the time and care to get to know each customer on a personal level; allowing the firm to work with their clients to offer customers a highly tailored service, which boosts their clients' weekly revenue and allows them to secure more quality leads. Outsource Australia are active supporters of entrepreneurship and encourage Universities to engage with businesses to create a stronger entrepreneurial society.

Outsource Australia specialises in creating personalised quality results between our clients and their consumers through face-to-face acquisitions and advertising. The Outsource Australia management team has many years of experience in a range of leading industries, specialising in Telecommunications, Energy, Film, Security, Health & Beauty, Promotional Markets and the Charity Sector. For more information follow @OutsourceAus on Twitter and 'like' them on Facebook.

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