SURVEY FINDINGS

New research from Amway UK undertaken by One Poll on a sample of 2,000 respondents in August 2013 found that:

 

25 per cent of people under the age of 25 consider RICHARD BRANSON as the ultimate Business Role Model

 

The under 25s’ business role models are:

  1. Richard Branson
  2. Lord Alan Sugar
  3. David Beckham
  4. Victoria Beckham
  5. Karren Brady
  6. Cheryl Cole
  7. Rihanna
  8. Stelios Haji-Ioannou
  9. Kate Moss
  10. Sir Philip Green

 

Over one fifth (21%) of students have embark on an ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURE before they graduate.

 

Male students are 21 PER CENT more likely to embark on an entrepreneurial venture before graduating than their female counterparts

 

25 per cent of students cited SUPPLEMENTING THEIR INCOME as their primary motivation for starting a business

 

Over a third (35 per cent) of respondents revealed their PARENTS were their BIGGEST INFLUENCE , followed by TEACHERS (17 per cent) and FRIENDS (15 per cent)