Useful Information for Businesses – Update 7th 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:
Covid-19 Croydon business survey LINK
New GRANTfinder search portal for Croydon firms LINK
Register now for Prince’s Trust and NatWest Fund start-up support for 18-30 year old entrepreneurs LINK
New fund to support London’s at risk culture LINK
Self-employment Income Support Scheme goes live on 13 May 2020 LINK
GLA support for culture and creatives LINK
Guard against Fraud with the Take Five campaign LINK
New financial and legal support for Croydon firms LINK
Help Local Street helps local restaurants with new gift card service LINK
Arts Council support package for the cultural sector LINK
Free membership of the Creative Industries Federation for six months LINK
More than 69,000 loans approved in the first day of the Bounce Back Loan Scheme
LINK. For more information on applying for a Bounce Back Loan go here.
NEW INFORMATION AND UPDATES
Dedicated app for social care workers launched LINK
ESFA: Business Update LINKBusiness rates revaluation postponed LINK
National Caterers Association (NCASS) have dedicated advice for caterers still operating or changing to delivery services here
UK Sustain have dedicated advice and resources for community organisations and social enterprises helping to feed vulnerable groups here
WEBINARS
6 May 2020 10am Croydon Business Webinar: Retail, Hospitality & Leisure: Adapting to COVID-19 LINK
GOVERNMENT WEBINARS
Government departments are hosting a series of webinars to help businesses understand the support available:
- for topics that cover supporting and retaining staff and the self-employed, register to attend future webinars or watch recorded sessions
- for international trade, register here
- for small businesses, register here
- for changes to reporting, regulation and tax, register here
Current upcoming webinars include:
- Wednesday 6 May – COVID-19: Impacts and changes to International Trade
- Thursday 7 May – Managing your business during coronavirus: reporting, regulations and tax
- Multiple dates – Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme – How to make a claim
- Multiple dates – Coronavirus COVID-19 Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme
If you’ve missed any of the live webinars, you can catch up with HMRC’s series of recorded webinars on HMRC’s YouTube channel.
Past Relevant Webinar Series
Series of Webinars run by Champ Consultants (Accountants) Including advice for small businesses and self employed persons, latest updates and Government help
White Label Webinars are available on their YouTube Channel here.
Social Enterprise UK have a range of webinars for social entrepreneurs here
NCASS have started webinars for their members which would also be helpful for all food businesses here
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.
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