A new hair salon, ‘Willow and Rose Hair Lounge’ has scooped a £1,200 Independent Retailer Grant from Test Valley Borough Council.
Emily Monteith, who was renting a chair at a salon in Andover, decided to branch out on her own and has taken up a premises at 8 Waverley Buildings, Waterloo Court, just off the High Street in Andover. Emily now rents out four chairs in her salon to other hairdressers in the local area.
Recipients of the £1,200 grant receive £600 after three months of trading and a further £600 six months later. To be eligible for the grant, new or existing independent businesses must occupy a town centre ground floor unit which has been vacant for at least one month.
To read the full article and find out more about the Independent Retailler Grant, go to the TVBC website.