FranchisingWorks on Guardian Social Enterprise Website
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FranchisingWorks to help tackle youth unemployment
The number of young people struggling to find work is at a 19-year high. The total of unemployed young people increased between June and August by 74,000, taking it to …
Report praises Councils’ support for programme
In their report ‘New finance for a new world’ the leading accountancy firm BDO cited the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities’ support for the FranchisingWorks programme as a good example …
An Apprenticeship into Self-Employment
Franchising has always been seen as a reliable route into a second career. Recently however, it has begun to attract more and more young people too. According to the latest …
Winner of National Social Entrepreneur Award
FranchisingWorks was today announced as a winner of Big Venture Challenge, a national competition run by UnLtd and funded by The Big Lottery Fund to find 25 of the most …
Public Sector Job Losses Hit Women
The rising tide of unemployment has continued to hit women hard, following a record public sector jobs cull. Representing a significant portion of the public sector workforce, (The TUC report …