Business Start-Up Support for Young People, Delivered by The Prince's Trust

A Comparative Study of Labour Market Outcomes

Meager N, Bates P, Cowling M | Research Report DWPRR 184 | Department for Work and Pensions | Feb 2003

This report examines the effectiveness of the Business Programme of The Prince's Trust and analyses the longer-term labour market outcomes of young adults who are supported into self-employment. The study was commissioned by the former DfEE in 1999 and carried out by the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) and Marc Cowling of the London Business School (LBS). Survey fieldwork was undertaken by MORI.