Credit to young workers

Unemployment march 29 November 2009We’re getting a few hints of what to expect in the “Back to Work” White Paper due to be published along with the Chancellor’s pre-Budget report on 9 December. Yvette Cooper, Work and Pensions Secretary, told Andrew Grice of the Independent that the new package will offer those signing on the dole improved incentives to become self-employed. At the moment, someone has to be unemployed for six months before getting the chance to apply for a £50 a week self-employed credit which (more…)

Barbara Gunnell | Wednesday, 2nd December, 2009 at 10:59 am | Blog | No comment


Queen’s Speech: “the-one-in-five”

ben-bradshaw-mp_0003The surprise announcement in the Queen’s Speech that the Government intends special help in getting 16-24 year olds into work is welcome indeed. The even more surprising news of help for this group in becoming self-employed is especially welcome. As we noted after the publication of November unemployment figures these are the young people that urgently need support if we are not to create a new lost generation. The “one-in-five”, as we called them in our recent blog (19.8 per cent of this group are actively seeking work), cannot afford to be out of work (more…)

Barbara Gunnell | Thursday, 19th November, 2009 at 10:29 pm | Blog | No comment


Turning creative ideas into money

Wah NailsDid you know that it’s Enterprise Week? On Tuesday 18 November Martin Bright, NDotM’s founder, chaired a seminar at the University of the Arts titled ‘Turning Creative Ideas into Money’ stressing the need for an entrepreneurial spirit in the creative industries. This was part of a series of events organised by Enterprise Centre for the Creative Arts (ECCA) for Global Enterprise Week.

It was truly inspiring to hear the three young panellists relate their experiences and talk about their paths to (more…)

Marcus Mason | Wednesday, 18th November, 2009 at 5:49 pm | Blog | No comment