Coronavirus: Guidance for Businesses and Employers
Visit our dedicated, regularly updated page for information, advice and guidance for businesses and employers regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19).
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To understand more about how Coronavirus, and the government’s response to the crisis, has impacted businesses in our area, we are inviting businesses from across the South East area to complete a short survey.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
Available now. Speak to your bank or finance provider to discuss access to the scheme.
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Compliance for businesses
Businesses of all sizes need to be compliant, or else…. But what exactly is compliance? Most people would quote the recent GDPR conundrum or health & safety – and rightly so. Red Tape Galore? Read more
Blockchain? What should the business do with it?
I often hear it. “Blockchain? That is Bitcoin’s thing. ” Or: “That’s just something for technicians.” Not so. Blockchain is, in my humble opinion, a technology that has the potential to thoroughly shake up some aspects of business and commercial transactions. I sometimes call Blockchain WTF, Wondrous and Totally Fundamental. Read more
Active workforce, happy workforce!
People spend today 60% of their waking hours at work, and for many of us it means sitting at a desk facing a computer screen, typing away and even eating at your desk. Add to that the time spent sitting in the car or public transport to finally collapse in front of the TV at the end of the day and the result is dramatic for your health. Sitting is so detrimental to health that it is now dubbed the new smoking. Read more
New UKRI funding alert: Could your design business support business-led innovation in response to COVID19?
Innovate UK has launched a new competition looking for business-led innovation in response to global disruption following the COVID19 pandemic. The competition opened on Friday and closes on the 17th of April. Speed is of the essence. UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £20m to respond to new and urgent needs […] Read more
Update to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) provides financial support to smaller businesses (SMEs) across the UK that are losing revenue, and seeing their cashflow disrupted, as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The scheme is a part of a wider package of government support for UK businesses and employees. Read more at the Government’s Business […] Read more
Online Form Now Live for Small Business Grants and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants for Chelmsford Businesses
Businesses eligible for the Small Business Grant and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant are now able to apply via an online form published today on the Chelmsford City Council website: https://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/business/coronavirus-guidance-for-businesses-and-employers/application-business-support-grant/ The Council has now received £31 million in funding from the Government to enable these grants to be made available to an estimated […] Read more
What can hospitality businesses do to survive social distancing?
Everyone is affected by the measures in place to stop the spread of Coronavirus but some of the hardest hit are small businesses in the hospitality, retail and leisure industry. Mike Watson from Business East Sussex has some advice on the options and assistance available to them. Read more
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme will help to support long-term viable businesses who may need to respond to cash-flow pressures by seeking additional finance. Read more
Business East Sussex’s advice workshops to be held online
Business East Sussex experts are running free online marketing workshops next week, which will include advice for businesses in respect of the Coronavirus pandemic. Read more
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