Useful Information for Businesses – Update 20th May 2020

Within this blog we aim to give you top-line, up-to-date information at a glance with links to relevant sites that explain in more detail relevant news, support, and financial help that we hope will make a difference to your business during the Covid19 Crisis and beyond:

Pick for Britain website launched to help match up available opportunities with local jobseekers.

Larger businesses to benefit from loans of up to £200m LINK.

UK sets out post-Brexit tariff regime LINK

Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme LINK

Department for International Trade Webinars
The Department for International Trade are running a series of webinars to help businesses through coronavirus:

• Logistics and movement of goods during COVID-19 – 20 May
• Risk management when considering new markets – 21 May
• Managing disruption of supply chains during COVID-19 – 22 May

ADDITIONAL UPDATES AND GUIDANCE

HMRC advice for people choosing to give up their income to support their business or donate to charity during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic LINK

Legionella risks during the coronavirus outbreak LINK

Get a payment deferral or deregister from money laundering supervision due to coronavirus LINK

Support for care homes LINK

Actions for early years and childcare providers during the coronavirus outbreak in England  LINK

Recreational general aviation LINK

Everyone in the United Kingdom with COVID-19 symptoms is now eligible for coronavirus tests LINK

Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can’t do LINK.

WEBINARS

20 May 10am  Starting and surviving in business during COVID-19  White Label Creative

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS SUPPORT

Thank you to White Label Creative who have been invaluable in passing on relevant information to us on a daily basis and Croydon Council Economic Development Team – we hope that in re-circulating the salient points, we can all work together to help as many businesses as possible.