... Office is exploited by interviewing about 62,000 graduate and non‐graduate individuals in transition between five labour market states: dependent workers; self‐employed workers; unemployed persons; and non‐active persons. From these data, an average ten‐year transition matrix (1993‐2003) is constructed...

...). It is important that this introductory paper, whilst not resolving, at least highlights this tension and provides the reader with an important conceptual “question” with which to view and consider the selected papers. Graduates Entrepreneurs Education Training Self employed workers Graduate...

... Graduates Career development Self employed workers Entrepreneurialism United Kingdom The UK Government has recognised that enterprise is a vital contributor to the health of the economy. It has expressed a commitment to make the UK the best place in the world to start and grow a business...

... Business enterprise Education Self employed workers Youth training New Zealand Finding a “job for life” is no longer the reality for students leaving school and entering the labour market of the twenty‐first century. Even those who bridge the transition between school and employment by gaining...

... Business formation Self employed workers Disadvantaged groups The New Entrepreneur Scholarships (NES) is a programme funded by the UK government that aims to enable people from disadvantaged areas to become self‐employed. This paper is designed to give an overview of the development of the NES...