News just in. The return of the old Enterprise Allowance…
“Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said Tuesday that the coalition government was launching a new scheme to give eligible unemployed people £2,000 each to start a small business.”
“The scheme will apply to people who have been unemployed for six months, and will provide them with business mentoring and a financial package to get their businesses up and running.”
by Jon Danzig
09 Nov 2010 at 05:59
In the early 1990s I scripted and directed a series of video films explaining and promoting the original Enterprise Allowance Scheme. Regional versions of the films featured the stories of many successful businesses started by people who had previously been unemployed. My videos were shown at Job Centres throughout the country. I believe the scheme was a great way to encourage and assist self-employment as a viable alternative to unemployment.