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Do you know what we should do? We should work together to overcome the challenge of youth unemployment. That way we can share expertise, create more fully rounded solutions and give young people [...]

Young Entrepreneurs tell us that there is nothing more liberating than being your own boss and doing a job you love. It is hard work and a real rollercoaster ride, but if you have the willpower [...]

I was always convinced that if I studied hard, diligently, and concentrated on my work, there would be a gleam of hope for me after my studies.  The word unemployment was not part of my [...]

It was fun while it lasted but the heatwave is over. Ok, ok, I know that was a depressing opening gambit, but it gets better. We here at PCI, together with our friends at Earth Inheritors, are [...]

It is estimated that by 2015 4.4 million jobs will be created globally in IT. At a time of record unemployment this should be music to our ears. Yet, the news is soured somewhat by the fact that [...]

A strange, strange week, especially if you listen to these guys! “In fact, some people ask, ‘What keeps you awake at night, with regard to this economy?’ I say it is the issue of job creation.” [...]

Entrepreneurs make the most common money mistakes, whether they are young or not. While learning from those mistakes is very important, not making them in the first place can be even more [...]

When it comes to deciding upon which direction policy should take, young people are too often relegated to the sidelines. Ushered to one side, they are reduced to passive onlookers whose opinions [...]

Unfortunately, the response to Youth Unemployment in the UK can too often be characterised as fragmented. Well meaning people and groups work in isolation toward specific goals which fail to [...]

At 19 years old, after being unemployed for 14 months, Carly Ward made the courageous decision to create her own job by starting a business. When she realised what a lack of resources there were [...]