Hi, my name is purpleadder! Looking for advice on becoming self-sufficient and self-employed

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purpleadder

Am looking for advice on my long term goal of becoming self sufficient and being self employed. What kind of help I can get have Bi polar and Rheumatoid Arthritis and dyslexia. Adaptions, business grants, mentor program have no clue 

Ross_Alumni

Hello @purpleadder

Welcome to the community, I hope you are well.

Becoming self-employed is a path that a lot of people choose to go down, working for yourself and setting your own schedules works for many people and enables them to manage their conditions alongside work.

Do you have any idea of the sort of self-employment you would want to do?

You can view a page on the Scope website here that contains information about becoming self-employed and the sorts of things you should consider. It also has some useful links to other pages where you could receive mentoring or other guidance:

• The Association of Disabled Professionals has information for disabled entrepreneurs
• Accessful Foundation supports disabled entrepreneurs
• RNIB business supports blind and partially-sighted people

Your GP surgery might have a social prescribing service. This will put you in touch with local organisations in your area, including support with employment.

You should also be able to utilise the Access to Work grant scheme, which you can read further information about here.