Back To Work Enterprise Allowance Queries

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Had a few questions if anyone is knowledgeable in this area:

1) What is considered a "new business"? What work is allowed to be done prior to being approved? I have read strictly market research. How about advertising the business / purchase of supplies / trial lessons (in the case of a teaching business)?

2) How long is the process currently, once an application is submitted, to organise a meeting with a case officer and be approved?

3) Any general tips with filling out the application form and formulating a business plan? Is it worthwhile to have some kind of "setting up a business" course completed?

4) Can you strictly not take up any work as an employee while on the scheme?

5) Would my case be impacted by the fact that I have temporarily suspended my JA claim (for six weeks) to do a work contract in the UK? Could this rule out the chance of being approved entirely? I have otherwise been on JA long term, over 600 days, and had a couple of periods throughout of suspending payment for the same work abroad

Any help would be much appreciated

DayInTheBog

You cannot start engaging in business in any way.

If you get a job while waiting on it to be approved, you are no longer unemployed.