New grants announced to boost recovery of small businesses
The York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub are working with Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to administer two new grants – Kick-starting tourism and SME grant funding.
These will support SME businesses to access specialist advice to further mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 by building in resilience for the future or addressing potential new opportunities.
The schemes will open for applications in mid-September. However, businesses can register their interest via the following links to keep up to date and be notified as soon as they are open for applications:
Register your interest in the SME grant funding
Register your interest in the Kick-starting tourism scheme
Coronavirus business support webinars
To support businesses and the self-employed, HMRC has developed new webinars on the following topics:
· Extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and flexible furloughing webinar – register here.
· Eat Out to Help Out scheme webinar – register here.
· Coronavirus (COVID-19) Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, Universal Credit and Child Benefit webinar –register here.
· Coronavirus (COVID-19) Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme webinar – register here.
On 17 August, the Government announced that applications opened for the second stage of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Those eligible will receive a government grant worth up to £6,570. Further information is available at: https://bit.ly/3iOHmrI
Stay informed
· GOVERNMENT: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support
· Y&NY LEP: https://www.businessinspiredgrowth.com/covid-19/
· Y&NY GROWTH HUB: https://www.ynygrowthhub.com/how-we-can-help/coronavirus/
