Hi Jessica, the good news is that while there may not be grants available for you, the amount of money you need to start your busienss is probably very small. there are a few ways you an try and raise a little extra money, and I'm guessing your main costs will be your materials? My advice would be to start small, make a small batch and test your market. Se what demand is like and whether you can make much money on the jewelry. If you find a ready market for your porducts, then you canlook at trying to produce more of it and start looking for ways to fund that. You mentiojed that you look after your two kids at home - would you be able to look ater another 1 or 2 kids at the same time? Perhaps you could offer a babysitting service to help fund your new business?

Hi jessicalam, The government does not provide grants for starting and operating for-profit businesses. However, you can look into a couple of financing options: boostrapping and government loans. SBA also provides microloans to small business for up to $35,000.