We are all being urged to diversify, retrain, get out there and try something new and are being promised the money to help us do it. Well, you just try and get hold of some of it!! All I want is £180 to do an Artifical Insemmination course. I've got a great export opportunity for semen coming up and want to evenutally be able to do part of the process myself. I can't find ANY small grant funding out there at all. If you want to build a wind farm - sure you can have thousands. If you want to rebuild half your farm for "work shops" or "offices" you can have the money, but a small grant for training? "Sorry - we don't have any funding for that!!" Any ideas anyone? Lesley in Devon

Speak to Business Link as they might have some more funding coming up soon!! Failing that ask Lantra if they know of funding.

Thanks but I've tried both already. No money for small training grants!!

Try http://www.textile-training.com/ they funded a client of ours for £195

If you are under 25 try the Princes Trust

if you  white british hetrosexual married have kids over 45 not a hope in hell

over 45 years of age not 45 kids, if you had good old dhss would be happy to see you

If you are over 45 and have two children, one would assume that you could already afford £180 towards a "great export opportunity"