I am passionate about wildlife photography and would like a small online business where i could sell my photos and possible get commissions, i did photography in college and my photos are good enough to sell. I am nearly 21 and i currently work part-time and have worked out i need about £3000 i currently have £750 saved, i have looked into several small business schemes that offer loans and grants but one said i must be unemployed but i dint want to leave my job just yet. Another could only offer my up to £250 and another said i would have to "pitch" my idea to a panel to see if it was going to be worth the loan. I have looked into personal loans and although i have great credit some say i don't have enough credit history and some say i don't work enough hours. I am so desperate to start my business now is there any other options?
Have you tried looking at KickStarter? You can maybe pitch a "project" where you make a specific collection of wildlife photos in a creative way. Maybe use some existing photography and say you need more money to capture X Y Z animal in X Y Z settings. (maybe you would already have those photos made, but not published yet) Have you tried selling your artwork through other sites that take care of printing/shipping. Off the top of my head there's Society6 (a little overpopulated), if you have high res I think 500px.com could work too. There are a few sites like the ones I mentioned, maybe that work well. You can also sell on stock photography sites like istockphoto etc... Those are just some ideas, hope it helps.