Unless you have your own cash to invest in your business idea you will need to find an alternative source to fund your idea. If you are aged under 18 you are legally considered to be a young person and as a result of that you cannot obtain finance from banks. The main sources of finance available for young people are:

If you need to secure finance to help you get your business idea off the ground why not visit our funding page. Here you can learn more about local business start up grants or loans for the under 30's, including:

The John Cracknell Youth Enterprise Bank; The Princes Trust; New Entrepreneur Scholarship; Acorn Fund & Sirius.