Comments for The Prince's Initiative for Mature Enterprise (PRIME)

Comment on Self-employment and the ageing of the UK by UK Jobs

UK Jobs — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:05:35 +0000

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Comment on Unemployment up again for the over 50s by john ricketts

john ricketts — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:37:18 +0000

I find it very difficult to believe any of the published figures for the decrease in unemployment. My own personal experiences and those of my friends and associates clearly gives the impression that unemployment is rising amongst all age groups. I also find it rather disturbing that the jobs advertised in most sectors, especially in sales, are repeated week in week out. Are these employers attempying to give the impression that people are simply not applyiong for these jobs or are simply unemployable?

Comment on Olderpreneur – a word to love or loathe by Lynn Fotheringham

Lynn Fotheringham — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 15:05:23 +0000

I always feel uncomfortable abnout my age in business. fortunately our target market is the 40+, but i still worry about people thinking that they may wish to buy from someone younger, or that the website reflects an older image. See

Comment on BBC Panorama looks at fate of jobless over 50s by Lynn Fotheringham

Lynn Fotheringham — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 14:54:04 +0000

Changing profession/work in mid life is hard work. When I set up my a href=”www.iobuild.co.uk” title=”garden office company” at the age of 50 I really didn’t realise that I would end up workinbg even harder than I had before.
The pluses of entering a new industry are that you have to learn to survive and I have found the building industry more welcoming, as a woman, than I could have ever expected.
A key aspect of setting up any business is that you tend to be able to sell/work with people who share the same interests and values. so, in our case we find that customers for our upmarket, eco-friendly buildings tend to be similar to ourselves.
It isn’t easy working for yourself, but you do get to do things your own way, and by the timne you get to 50, you deserve to!

Comment on Olderpreneur – a word to love or loathe by Denis MacEoin

Denis MacEoin — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:42:45 +0000

Neologisms are seldom pleasing, and in a world obsessed with them, those of us of an older generation (especially if we are writers or educators) do find them inadequate. This one has an artificial feel. We do not create new words in English by sticking a normal adjective (older) onto a French root (preneur). That makes it feel clumsy. As for looking it up through a search engine: who in their right mind would think it? And journalists may like short words, but they also like words their readers can readily understand. Does it really take so much longer to say ‘older entrepreneur’? Please replace it with the full phrase and practise other alternatives like ‘an entrepreneur belonging to the older generation’

Comment on Olderpreneur – a word to love or loathe by Sylvia

Sylvia — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:45:23 +0000

I would like to suggest ‘primepreneur’ as an alternative to ‘olderpreneur’.
Most of us would say we feel in our prime, and I think this has more of a
positive feel to it.

Comment on Out-of-work over 50s top the four million mark by Peter Bennie

Peter Bennie — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:37:50 +0000

Yes, I agree – and anyway, it’s too early yet for the abolition of the Default Retirement Age to start having an impact on these figures. We know also that there are some people who carry on working past ‘official’ retirement age because they want to.

Comment on Out-of-work over 50s top the four million mark by nick hannigan

nick hannigan — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:57:55 +0000

You state that the numbers of those aged over 65 who are still employed has risen…that is more likely due to the fact that they cannot afford not to carry on working than as a result of employers keeping them on.

Comment on More over-50s out of work for more than two years by Jon

Jon — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:20:40 +0000

There is without a doubt much experience and knowledge locked up inside many over 50′s people employed or not employed. However the UK over recent times has developed a culture of a younger work force which tends to feed itself with younger recruits to their businesses. Fine for banking and the service industry. But manufacturing is what needs rebuilding and manufacturing thrives on innovation, knowledge and experience. Much of this industrial experience is with the older workers.
All that said, for those who take the self employed option, the opportunities are endless as are the pitfalls.
You will probably hit your first major obsticle when it comes to finding a small business premises to start off from. A good idea, as small premises equals small overheads which is really where you need to start. It seems idustrial estates are not the place to look as most of these units require a certain level of turnover just to pay the rent ie the units are too big. If you look for smaller urban units many seem to have become bedsits or flats. There is a real need in this country for small business startup premises

Comment on More over-50s out of work for more than two years by Phil Williams

Phil Williams — Mon, 30 May 2011 16:22:55 +0000

I have been made redundant twice and both times have managed to get back into work. I now work for a small local charity Age Concern Southampton and we are launching a Work Club on July 5th aimed at people aged 50 and beyond. I believe passionately that we have to make things happen in our lives and sometimes to achieve our goal to get back into work we have to be prepared to make compromises. My approach for the Work Club will be holistic and encourage everyone to examine every aspect of their lives and decide what they are prepared to do to get back into work.