Training Grants for the Self Employed

grahamliza4

Hello all, very new to this. First post!! Quite exciting really.

I'm a self-emplyed Accountant and training towards Chartered Status. This year 2007 my total bill for various courses etc will be close to £2000. I was wondering if anybody knows of any grants, etc, I could apply for or anything I could claim towards this cost.

Have two pre-school age children, working partner on good salary, made a loss last tax year as only worked part of it, due to make small profit this year. Pay for all my own training full whack, no fee reduction.

Help!

grahamliza4

No one replied so going to send it to the first page again in hope someone sees!

healy

As you have a partner on a good salary I would doubt if there is any assistance.

grahamliza4

Really? He only earned 21000 last year and we do have two small children so that makes us poor.....!

A girl on one of my courses got an £800 grant from somewhere -I can't remember!- as she was self employed. She lives at home with parents, mid 20s, earns 20k+, no children, no partner, to special circumstances i can see......?

Maybe some sort of development loan then?