Setting up own business - grants for setting up while unemployed

[carron81]

Hi

I was made redundant whilst on maternity leave a few months ago. i'm wanting to start up my own beauty business working from home and doing mobile treatments.

i hadn't been signing on but was told i should have been since i've been unemployed. so went today for the first time to sign on.

i'm needing to start from scratch and buy in my supplies. As soon as i have enough to do waxing, tinting ... the more popular treatments i'll get my leaflets out then slowly buy in more equipment as i go along

when i got home and spoke to a friend they think you can get help if your unemployed to start up your own business.

does anyone know anything about grants?

thanks

[sammmo]

don't know anything about grants but make sure you take out a personal liability insurance. my daughter is a mobile hairdresser her insurance is only about �70 per yr but at least she'd be covered ifstuff went wrong.. I think you can get more information about grants etc from the job centres. i'm sure there will be start up packages available and all the information would be free.. best of luck carron..