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British Beauty Council invites students to shape future of industry via mentorship & grant opportunity

By Rebecca Hitchon | 2 April 2025

The British Beauty Council has launched The Student Shadow Board, alongside UNiDAYS and Sephora UK. Via the initiative, young people across the UK can apply to receive mentorship and grant support, by pitching their future-facing beauty solutions across topics like innovation and technology, sustainability, creativity, marketing and science. They can…

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Phenix Salon Suites launches competition to support UK hair & beauty talent

By Rebecca Hitchon | 16 April 2024

Phenix Salon Suites, which offers four UK locations and over 300 US sites for pros to rent, has unveiled the Phenix Grant, a competition to discover and support industry talent. Coinciding with the openings of suites in Liverpool and Nottingham, the competition is reminiscent of BBC TV show, Dragon’s Den,…

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Fancy a £25k Business Boost? Simply Business launches grant for small businesses

By Callie Iley | 3 July 2022

Small business insurance provider, Simply Business, has announced its third iteration of the Business Boost grant of £25,000, offering UK small businesses financial support to continue their post-Covid recovery and navigate the current economic climate.  UK CEO of Simply Business, Alan Thomas, comments: “Small businesses are built on big dreams,…

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£25,000 Business Boost grant launched to help start or grow a small business 

By Alex Fox | 1 July 2021

Calling all nail entrepreneurs – The Simply Business competition to win £25,000 is open for budding entrepreneurs to enter – the closing date is Friday 17 September. This is the second iteration of the grant – last year Larissa Cooper, founder of Rowan Bay Baby Wear, beat 15,000 small businesses…

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Chancellor to announce further cash business grants

By Kat Hill | 28 February 2021

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is set to unveil a new ‘Restart Grant’ to help high street businesses reopen as restrictions are lifted under the Prime Minster’s roadmap out of lockdown. Ahead of the Spring 2021 Budget announcement on Wednesday (3 March), £5 billion is set to be announced, with hair…

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Coronavirus: Scotland Mobile & Home-Based Close Contact Services fund opens

By Chloe Randall | 18 February 2021

The Scottish Government has launched the Mobile and Home-Based Close Contact Services Fund to help businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The fund is for owners and operators of mobile and home-based close contact service businesses. Employees of such businesses should speak with their employer regarding eligibility for support through…

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VTCT launches Grants & Bursaries Programme

By Sophie Nutt | 14 December 2019

The Vocational Training Charitable Trust (VTCT) has launched the Grants and Bursaries Programme to support disadvantaged learners through their studies. The focus is to assist and support learners aged 16-25 years taking an iTEC or VTCT qualification, with particular emphasis given to help those that may be disadvantaged and would not otherwise…

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