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How to apply for an Access to Work grant to employ a full time assistant
I have been asked to write this blog post because I have recently been successful in obtaining a grant to employ a Personal Assistant from Access to Work (AtW). It is a tedious process but if you follow the correct steps, it’s simple.
The first thing I could have done better is having a business plan before I submitted the application form. After submitting the form I had a call from someone at AtW to make a phone appointment to go through my application, the guy only gave me four days to complete my business plan. Having never written a business plan before I found a template online and spent three days completing it. When I went through my application with the guy on the phone, I said my business plan was a draft and needed more work on it. The guy said that he would take my application step by step but a few days later I received a letter from him informing me that my application for a grant had been rejected because my business plan was not viable.
To read this article in full, go to: http://stairsforbreakfast.com/how-to-apply-for-an-access-to-work-grant-to-employ-a-full-time-assistant/
Patrick Souiljaert (Sue-Lee-Art)
Author of the books Stairs For Breakfast & Screw it, I’ll take the
elevator. To find out more go to: http://ukpatrick.com
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