In 1995, RC was 28 and had just finished an MBA programme in a major French School of Management. RC was an engineering graduate and came from a university background that did not predispose him to the career of entrepreneur. After completing technical studies, he worked for a large American company in France for a few years. During the MBA programme, RC enrolled in an optional business creation class and discovered a world that was totally new to him. He recognises himself that this course generated rather quickly within him the intention to create a business. However, he decided to complete his MBA programme in an English university and graduated with a double