Month: March 2020

This updated Government guidance document sets out details of eligibility and delivery of the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF). Payment of the grants will be administered by Local Authorities who should contact qualifying businesses directly – you should not have to apply.

Use this scheme if you’re self-employed or a member of a partnership and have lost income due to the coronavirus outbreak. Although the scheme is unlikely to be up and running for a few weeks, the current Government guidance can be found here.

This Government guidance document sets out details of eligibility and delivery of the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF). Payment of the grants will be administered by Local Authorities who should contact qualifying businesses directly – you should not have to apply.

It’s too late for many businesses who are now closed under the current Government directives, but if you are an essential business and still operating, you may find the attached Public Health England poster informative and useful.  

Today, 20th March, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme where the government will pay a significant proportion of wages in an effort to minimise job losses. Under the scheme. Employers can apply for grants to cover wages, with up to 80% of wages being paid by the government, up to a maximum of…

In the recent Budget (11th March) and subsequent Press Conferences, the government has announced a range of measures to support businesses affected by Covid-19. You are probably already aware they include business rate relief for certain types of businesses, help to cover the cost of providing statutory sick pay for staff, cash grants and a…

Officers and Committee for the coming year elected at last month’s AGM, but the big issue for all businesses, of course, is the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak. Oh, and there’s the small matter of significant announcements affecting businesses in the Budget too. Interesting times!