Restart & Recovery: Local Business Support
Find the business support available in your area Contact our teamHere you will find all of the local support that will help your recovery and restart.
All of the below support can accessed through your respective district councils. Please follow the links below to find out more.
Here2Help Business
Worcestershire County Council has launched a new £3m programme to assist local businesses to recover, adapt, develop and support future resilience as lockdown measures reduce.
Open 4 Business Funding Finder
With the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are increasingly needing funding to support their business. To support with current pressures and the need to find precise and relevant funding information, our partners Worcestershire County Council are providing access to the Open 4 Business portal until 31 October 2020.
Further Funding & Support
To view the support provided by central government, please follow the link below.
Webinars
To support the restart & recovery of businesses in Worcestershire, we have compiled a list of webinars in the area to support your business.
CORONAVIRUS NEWS
What are the key differences between CBILS and RLS?
After receiving a number of questions about the differences between the former Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the new Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS), BCRS Business Loans have put a handy table together to compare features of the new and old...
Worcester Car Dealer Secures £125,000 Funding Boost
A Worcester based car dealership has secured a £125,000 cash injection to kickstart growth plans after the Coronavirus pandemic impacted sales last year. Imperial Marques secured the funding boost from regional lender BCRS Business Loans and was backed by the...
Benchmarking your employment offering has never been more important
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Care home group boss wins top employee healthcare award
The owner of a Worcestershire care home group has been recognised for his role in keeping his staff safe and motivated during the Covid-10 pandemic. Huw James, CEO of the Clarendon Care Group and the Redwood Healthcare Group, was awarded the Health Care Employer Award...
Worcester based food manufacturer celebrates significant ‘post-lockdown’ growth
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Edinburgh’s Office Market: Everything We Know So Far
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