Entrepreneurship Education: A road to success  Between 62% and 71% of students agreed/strongly agreed with the statements, participation 8has given me a very good insight into what business is all about9; 8taught me very well how to manage my money9; 8has improved considerably my problem-solving capacities9; and 9helped me to prepare for the future9. The most frequently mentioned learning effect was 9how to manage money9. 135  The Italian study 8Youth, economy and entrepreneurial spirit9 found that 83% of participants considered that the entrepreneurship programme contributed to develop team working skills.  The UK study 9Impact. 50 Years of Young Enterprise9136 reported that alumni claimed the courses of Young Enterprise UK improved their ability to achieve objectives, cope with problems, deal with change, do business planning, start up a company, build business relationships and networks, innovate, spot opportunities and evaluate ideas.  A cross country study in six European countries that compared experiences 137 from participation in the national JA-YE Company Programmes highlighted that:  The majority of respondents found the Company Programme useful with regard to the development of entrepreneurial skills;  70 % of respondents stated that the Company Programme had strengthened their team work skills;  Two thirds of respondents claimed that their problem-solving skills were increased;  Half (52%) of respondents believed that their decision-making abilities had improved;  Two thirds of respondents stated that the Company Programme had strengthened their ability in economic thinking;  More than half (55%) felt that their qualification to run a business had improved. Similar courses from other providers were found to have similar effects: 138  A Swiss study showed that entrepreneurship programmes in upper secondary education have a positive impact on students9 entrepreneurial competencies such as the capacity to exploit an opportunity and develop business ideas, persuasiveness or leadership, team work, persistence, self- organisation, delegation of tasks, meet deadlines and to deal with problems and find solutions. 139  A US3study tested the effect of entrepreneurial training on a persons9 ability to generate business ideas and provided evidence that the right training can indeed lead to the enhanced opportunity identification and the development of innovative business ideas. 135 IARD (2007) Giovani, economia e spirito imprenditoriale 136 Kinston University London / Young Enterprise UK (2012) Impact - 50 years of Young Enterprise 137 JA-YE (2007)