Anyone know about grants for starting a business?

[karbon]

As some of you who will know, im considering selling my crate to fund a van and tools to start up carpet fitting again.  Then a friend suggested I apply for a grant to start up a business.  I have done a lot of on-line searching and its a minefield, cant find much that really helps.  Has anyone on here had any dealings with this or point me in the right direction?

[bazza2541]

I could but, you do drive a 185.

[paul_gt4]

is there an equivalent of Invest NI over there..... we take our ideas to Invest NI and they decide if it's feasable and give grant accordingly.

[karbon]

I could but, you do drive a 185.

At least I have 4 that I drive, unlike others.   

Paul, we have enterprise centres regionally and acting on info from a good source im going to give them a try.

[bazza2541]

Paul used to drive a hairdressers car too, maybe thats why he is afraid of the faff?

[karbon]

Paul used to drive a hairdressers car too, maybe thats why he is afraid of the faff?

I have to back Paul up here, you can hardly class a car that Mr Sainz put his name too as a hairdressers car, you would in fact be suggesting that the man responsible for taking the 165 to glory so many times was in fact a hairdresser and not one of the best rally drivers ever to grace the seat of a car.

[ChrisW]

I think that grants may be dependent on your employment status and reason for the grant, e.g. if you have been self-employed you are less likely to be eligible. It can't do any harm to ask tho:

Here's an interesting site (imho)

http://www.startups.co.uk/6678842910511277873/grants-for-starting-a-business.html

HTH

[karbon]

Thanks chris, all info helps mate.  Its a total nightmare trying to get through the red tape.

[bazza2541]

Paul used to drive a hairdressers car too, maybe thats why he is afraid of the faff?

I have to back Paul up here, you can hardly class a car that Mr Sainz put his name too as a hairdressers car, you would in fact be suggesting that the man responsible for taking the 165 to glory so many times was in fact a hairdresser and not one of the best rally drivers ever to grace the seat of a car.

He started off well, then about 1992 turned into a total limp-wristed hairdresser.They eventually had to pair him up with a hairy-arsed Scotsman to try and man him up a bit.
Terrible shame.

[karbon]

Paul used to drive a hairdressers car too, maybe thats why he is afraid of the faff?

I have to back Paul up here, you can hardly class a car that Mr Sainz put his name too as a hairdressers car, you would in fact be suggesting that the man responsible for taking the 165 to glory so many times was in fact a hairdresser and not one of the best rally drivers ever to grace the seat of a car.

He started off well, then about 1992 turned into a total limp-wristed hairdresser.They eventually had to pair him up with a hairy-arsed Scotsman to try and man him up a bit.
Terrible shame.

Your immpossible.  Though how did you know it was a hairy arsed scotsman? 

[bazza2541]

Aren't they all?
Nation of hairy arsed haggis hurlers?

[karbon]

Aren't they all?
Nation of hairy arsed haggis hurlers?

Cant argue with that one.

[Trouble]

ROFL - above is much missed banter love it

any who.. a good place to start looking is moneysavingexpert.com if you have a search on the forums registration is free and there are a lot of solicitors that donate their time for free with their advise and they are very very helpful.

But you may well have to post up you quarry and usually get a reply within a day.  Same as here though, everyone gets naffed off with answering the same old "whats error code bla bla mean" when theres tones of posts with the answer there ready for the picking.  So have a quick search, if no luck register and drop a post.

Good luck !!   

can you check out my other post re tradesman? all will be explained.

[bazza2541]

Did you try the enterprise centre yet? Princes trust also gives grants if you are in the age bracket.

[karbon]

Ill hunt that tradesmen post down.

And how can you possibly class a serious conversation about the state of a scotsmans arse as banter?  i doubt the furry cracked scotsmen would be impressed to hear that.