Dear Editor,
That enterprise is the most important factor of production, it must be admitted. It is, in the final analysis, the principal contributor to the wealth of individuals and nations. Governments should, therefore, fertilise enterprise by policies and do nothing whatsoever to stagnate.
This is what Omar Azan, an enterprising businessman and former president of the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association, and some others have been preaching. We ask the authorities to listen more to businessmen than to those at universities.
It is unfortunate that Parliament is not comprised mostly of businessmen. I am confident businessmen would do better with higher education. I always preach that, while intelligence is the mother of the enterprising, the enterprising would always do better with formal relevant education.
When I got a scholarship to high school, instead of congratulating, my late grandfather, Azariah, responded: "A survey was carried out in the United States, which revealed that most of the millionaires had never seen inside of a secondary school." This from a successful businessman like his father before him, who were always entrepreneurs, and whose family's education ended at elementary school.
And when I told him of my promotion in the public service, his response was: "If I was a young man again, I would do nothing but business." He still did not congratulate me. He did not, however, deny that education contributed to his success, having graduated from elementary school, read a lot and even told me he got most of his education from the newspaper of the day, which was his constant companion.
Owen S Crosbie
Mandeville, Manchester
oss@cwjamaica.com
Enterprise, the hallmark of success
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That enterprise is the most important factor of production, it must be admitted. It is, in the final analysis, the principal contributor to the wealth of individuals and nations. Governments should, therefore, fertilise enterprise by policies and do nothing whatsoever to stagnate.
This is what Omar Azan, an enterprising businessman and former president of the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association, and some others have been preaching. We ask the authorities to listen more to businessmen than to those at universities.
It is unfortunate that Parliament is not comprised mostly of businessmen. I am confident businessmen would do better with higher education. I always preach that, while intelligence is the mother of the enterprising, the enterprising would always do better with formal relevant education.
When I got a scholarship to high school, instead of congratulating, my late grandfather, Azariah, responded: "A survey was carried out in the United States, which revealed that most of the millionaires had never seen inside of a secondary school." This from a successful businessman like his father before him, who were always entrepreneurs, and whose family's education ended at elementary school.
And when I told him of my promotion in the public service, his response was: "If I was a young man again, I would do nothing but business." He still did not congratulate me. He did not, however, deny that education contributed to his success, having graduated from elementary school, read a lot and even told me he got most of his education from the newspaper of the day, which was his constant companion.
Owen S Crosbie
Mandeville, Manchester
oss@cwjamaica.com
Enterprise, the hallmark of success
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