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<p>Minister of State in the Ministry of
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Floyd Green, has encouraged
tertiary-level students receiving scholarships from the Betting, Gaming and
Lotteries Commission (BGLC) to consider entrepreneurship as a viable career option.</p>
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<p>Speaking at the Commission’s Education
Fund ‘Meet and Greet’, at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge on August 28, the Minister told
the students to “study not to only become an employee, but to also try to
become an employer”.</p>
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<p>“If you want real wealth, it’s [all] about
the business plan that you have crafted, work out a way to solve a problem that
can be monetised,” he added. </p>
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<p>The State Minister told them that
agriculture is a lucrative area to be considered, noting that for one area of
the field, Jamaican farmers only supply 20 per cent of the goat that is needed
for local consumption, and that the hotel sector’s demand for vegetables and
fruits is $40 billion. </p>
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<p>“This is one area that you can easily make
100 and 200 per cent profit, because once there are people, they will always
need a supply,” he said.</p>
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<p>The Minister also encouraged the students
to master their area of study, and to also develop soft skills while
undertaking their formal education.</p>
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<p>“In the world we live, it is becoming less
important what you study and more important the principles that you grasp in
terms of being able to think creatively, solving &nbsp;problems, &nbsp;being flexible and being able to communicate
effectively. Those are the things that are even more important than the course
of study,” he argued.</p>
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<p>Entrepreneurship…2</p>
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<p>He also reminded the students of the
responsibility they have been given with this opportunity of receiving a
scholarship from a government entity, and urged them to give back to their
community.</p>
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<p>&nbsp;In
the meantime, Mr. Green commended the BGLC for the initiative, noting that so
many young people are prevented from actualising their full potential due to
lack of funds.</p>
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<p>“The only way we will move Jamaica forward
is by investing in our people, and the greatest investment is providing the
opportunity for persons to fulfill their greatest potential,” he said.</p>
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<p>The BGLC’s scholarship programme has
provided more than $50 million in funding to tertiary students since its launch
in 2014.</p>
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