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Tag: Age

Move over millennials: Starting a business at 42 is now the new norm

November 26, 2018

By Charlie Mullins

Think that entrepreneurship is a young person’s game Well, research suggests that the average age of an entrepreneur heading a high-growth company is 45.

Entrepreneurs over 50 are powering the UK economy for the first time

January 8, 2018

By Charlie Mullins

Age, so they say, is just a number and is proving to be the case for the growing ranks of entrepreneurs over 50 years of age.

When is the right age to retire “You may well find recruits have returned to work

November 6, 2017

By Charlie Mullins

It seems taking a back seat is something a lot of people are finding increasingly difficult to do and a return to work after retiring could be on the cards.

Quarter of SMEs have no intention of embracing workforce diversity

June 15, 2017

By Zen Terrelonge

Although workforce diversity is key for many, a quarter of SME leaders have admitted they have no intention of making it a priority for their companies.

Getting right balance of age and experience is a big challenge for bosses

February 8, 2016

By Charlie Mullins

Even for medium-sized firms that have the luxury of a dedicated personnel department, one of the things that keeps entrepreneurs awake at night is how they can maintain a workforce that delivers on their vision for the enterprise.

Office workers find it increasingly harder to learn new software

January 4, 2016

By Zen Terrelonge

With an ongoing skills gap, you may think the British workforce would like to learn new things, but 25 per cent of office workers believe it’s increasingly more difficult to learn new software as time passes on.

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