External influences on young people
Young people's attitudes towards education, training and employment tend to come from external influences. They can have a huge influence...
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Apr 28, 20201 min read
Why students should take part in an Interview Skills Day
An interview is a great opportunity for a person to show their potential employer that they are the best person for the job. Most...
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Apr 27, 20202 min read
Career Planning in 4 simple steps
Career planning is important because in the world of work and in the global market, employment patterns are continuously changing....
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Learning for LifeandWork
Apr 27, 20201 min read
The Importance of Career Planning
Trying to plan a career path can be a difficult and daunting task for any student thinking about what to do after they leave school....
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Apr 25, 20202 min read
How the Prince’s Trust can provide support to a self-employed young person
There are many agencies that exist in Northern Ireland that can support self-employed people, the Prince's Trust is just one of these...
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Learning for LifeandWork
Apr 25, 20201 min read
Why a person would need finance to start up a business
There are many reasons why a person would need finance to start up a business. For examples, they may need finance to: purchase items...
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Learning for LifeandWork
Apr 25, 20202 min read
Ways a support agency could help a person who is thinking of setting up a new business
There are many agencies that exist in Northern Ireland that can support people, some of the agencies are run by the government and some...
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Apr 24, 20201 min read
Sources of finance available to an entrepreneur
A business is funded by different sources of finance in order to start it up and keep it going. Successful entrepreneurs usually use a...
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Apr 24, 20202 min read
Agencies in Northern Ireland that support and assist entrepreneurs
There are many agencies that exist in Northern Ireland that can support people, some of the agencies are run by the government and some...
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Learning for LifeandWork
Apr 24, 20201 min read
Why an entrepreneur should be aware of environmental issues when setting up a new business
There are many environmental issues that businesses need to be aware of if they are to be socially responsible. An active environmental...
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Learning for LifeandWork
Apr 23, 20202 min read
Why an entrepreneur would seek assistance from a support agency
There are many support agencies that exist in Northern Ireland that can support an entrepreneur seeking assistance. Some of the agencies...
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Learning for LifeandWork
Apr 23, 20201 min read
Why an entrepreneur needs to carry out research before starting up a new business
There are many steps needed for setting up a business. Researching the business idea and/or the need for a product is one of the first...
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Apr 23, 20201 min read
Ways a business can successfully compete against other businesses
It is important that businesses know what their competition is as knowing this information will enable them to understand the market...
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Apr 23, 20201 min read
Why an entrepreneur should be aware of competition
What is an entrepreneur? Entrepreneurs have an idea or a vision and turn it into an actual business. They usually own their own business,...
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Apr 23, 20201 min read
Self-employment as a career option
Self-employment is a term used to describe people who work for themselves. The person who is self-employed are their own boss as they...
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Learning for LifeandWork
Apr 22, 20203 min read
Why a person would decide to work for someone as an employee rather than becoming self-employed
Self-employment is a term used to describe people who work for themselves. The person who is self-employed are their own boss as they...
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Apr 22, 20201 min read
Risks involved in self-employment
Self-employment is a term used to describe people who work for themselves. The person who is self-employed are their own boss as they...
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Learning for LifeandWork
Apr 22, 20201 min read
Risks that an entrepreneur may face when they start their own business.
When a business fails the entrepreneur may lose money, have to pay back money borrowed, have difficulty finding another job and have low...
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Learning for LifeandWork
Apr 21, 20202 min read
Reasons why a person would prefer to own their own business rather than being an employee
Self-employment is a term used to describe people who work for themselves. The person who is self-employed are usually both the employer...
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Learning for LifeandWork
Apr 21, 20202 min read
Opportunities involved in being self-employed
Self-employment is a term used to describe people who work for themselves. The person who is self-employed is usually both the employer...
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