Help if you want to work for yourself or start a business

If you’re starting a business we want you to succeed. If you’re getting government assistance, or are disabled or ill, we may be able to help you with business training, advice or start-up funding.

Business Training and Advice Grant

A Business Training and Advice Grant helps people getting government assistance who want to start up their own business.

It helps towards the cost of training and advice you need to start a business. You could also use it if you need the services of a business adviser

Enterprise Allowance

Enterprise Allowance helps people getting government assistance who want to start up their own business.

The Enterprise Allowance is not a loan. It is an allowance to help you while you get your business off the ground. This is over and above any income you earn in your business.

Self Start

A grant that helps disabled people or people with ill health become self-employed.