Students from Colchester and Witham schools had the chance to learn about the world of business from the master himself - billionaire Bill Gates.

The American founder of Microsoft offered words of wisdom via a satellite link-up to pupils from Philip Morant School in Colchester and John Bramston School in Witham at the Institute of Directors' Annual Convention.

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