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Graduate pay set to rise by 4% in 2012

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Graduate pay is set to increase by 4% this year after an “unprecedented period” of stagnation, a new report has predicted.

Empty office plan for budding entrepreneurs

Wednesday, January 25th, 2012

Empty Government offices will be offered to budding entrepreneurs launching new businesses, David Cameron said as he unveiled “The Business in You” campaign to encourage people to believe “there is a business in everyone”.

Jobless total hits 17 year high

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Unemployment reached a 17-year high today after a 118,000 increase in the jobless total, which saw a record number of young people out of work.

20 chasing each job vacancy

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Up to 20 jobseekers are chasing every vacancy in parts of the country, five times the national average, according to a study.

Gove welcomes detention rule change

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Michael Gove has praised the removal of the need for teachers to give parents 24 hours’ notice before giving their child a detention.

Bid to boost banks apprenticeships

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

The Government is encouraging banks to give more apprenticeships to young people.

Guest blog: A beginners’ guide to creating Apps

Monday, January 16th, 2012

As the smartphone and tablet PC markets continue to expand, the app market is ripe for SMEs to exploit. Author of the Small Business Guide to Apps David Howell, has penned an exclusive blog for fwmf.com providing a great starter guide for the uninitiated.

‘Colleges pose cut-price threat to the High Street’

Sunday, January 15th, 2012

Fears are growing that colleges’ increasing emphasis on vocational courses that offer cut-price services direct to the consumer could undermine established businesses.