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
6 Tips for Restructuring Your Business Post Covid
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented changes to most businesses around the world. Almost every industry has been impacted in some way, either for better or worse. While some industries such as healthcare, eCommerce, digital marketing and online entertainment...
Grant support to be made available for businesses forced to close
If you have a business rates account, and your business has been forced to close, you may be able to apply for the Local Restrictions Support Grant. The Government is giving councils in England funding to provide grant support payments to businesses with a business...
Covid furlough extension will “protect thousands” of Worcestershire jobs
The five-month extension of the government’s furlough scheme will protect thousands of jobs across Worcestershire, one of the county’s leading accountants has said. Alistair Hayward-Wright has praised the decision by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to keep the furlough...
Business owners relied on peer-to-peer support during COVID-19 lockdown, research finds
90% of business owners found the support of like-minded professionals instrumental during the first COVID-19 lockdown, according to new research by leading business support provider, BizSmart®. The research, which surveyed business owners from across the...
Cabinet office: COVID-19 support
Chancellor's announcement on Business Support Yesterday the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced increased support for businesses across the UK (full details of the Chancellor's statement available here) which includes the following: the furlough scheme...
COVID-19: Key announcements and updates 2 November
Today's COVID-19 Bulletin covers the new national restrictions which come into place on Thursday 5 November. On Saturday the Prime Minister gave a speech and tweeted that everyone must stay at home, and may leave only for a limited set of reasons. These include: For...