During the summer a further round of recovery and growth grants were announced by the Government. This latest round of business support funding is targeted at small and medium sized businesses in England providing grants between £1,000 – £5,000 for new equipment, technology and specialist advice to help them recover from the impacts of the […]
If you are self-employed and the Covid-19 pandemic has hit your income and/or contracts, here are 5 things you can do to access support and mitigate the impact: 1. Apply to the Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) The scheme will support self-employed individuals (including members of partnerships) whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19. […]
If you own a business and/or employ staff via a PAYE scheme, and the Covid-19 pandemic has hit your business, here are 5 things you can do to access support and mitigate the impact: 1. Apply to Furlough your employees via the Job Retention Scheme. Furloughing your staff means the government will support you in […]
The Job Retention Scheme has been set up to help pay people’s wages. Any employer in the country (small or large, including charitable or non-profit) will be eligible for the scheme. The scheme makes regular references to ‘Furloughing‘ employees, a largely unheard-of term now the ‘F’ word of choice around the country. But what does […]