Franchising offers NEET solution
Official figures released last Thursday show that the number of young people not in employment, education or training (‘NEETs’) totalled 958,000 in the final quarter of 2011. Of particular concern …
FranchisingWorks wins £1m Investment
Big Society Investment Fund (BSIF) has announced a £1million investment into FranchisingWorks. The investment is into the Licence fund, and will be used to invest in franchise licences, helping unemployed …
Latest Unemployment Figures
UK unemployment rose by 128,000 in the three months to October to 2.64 million, the highest level since 1994. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the jobless rate was …
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 …