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A full range of business support measures have been made available to UK businesses and employees.
Follow the links to see the latest updates from Government, find financial support for your business and click here if you are self employed.
The Government has set up a business support helpline on 0300 456 3565. This is available Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm. Visit the Malvern Hills website to sign up for the latest updates on business support and our regular email newsletter.
High street retailers and department stores, including book shops, electronics retailers, tailors, auction houses, photography studios, indoor markets and shops selling clothes, shoes and toys, have now re-opened their doors following the COVID-19 secure guidelines set out by the Government in May.
Employers should also display a notice visibly in their shop windows or outside their store to show their employees, customers and other visitors that they have followed the guidance.
Download the sign
See the guidance
MHDC has now opened its Discretionary Grant Scheme. This is aimed at certain small businesses who were not eligible for the Small Business Grant Fund or the Retail, Leisure and Hospitality Fund, and which have relatively high ongoing, fixed property-related costs, and which can demonstrate that they have suffered a significant fall in income due to the COVID-19 crisis. Businesses who have applied for the Self Employment Income Support Scheme and Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are eligible to apply for this scheme. If you have a business rates account you should apply for the small business grant or retail, hospitality or leisure grant instead here.
We have put together a policy to help us distribute this money in the fairest way possible and to help us support as many businesses as possible. Unfortunately, the money will not be enough to help every single business that does not qualify for the two main grants.
Please ensure you have read the guidance before completing the application form.
To apply for this grant, please click here to fill out an application form. The deadline for applications is 5pm on 26 June 2020.
The Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) is a voucher-based scheme that provides support towards the up-front costs of the purchase and installation of electric vehicle charge-points, for eligible businesses, charities and public sector organisations.
More information is available and application form here https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-grants-for-low-emission-vehicles#workplace-charging-scheme
HS2 Ltd is holding a series of 8 free weekly webinars for businesses local to the line of the new railway. These will help you understand more about the HS2 supply chain, how it works, and how you can work with us.
Experts will provide guidance on some of the platforms and processes that HS2 Ltd and its partners will use to bring businesses on board. They will also highlight some of the key values and commitments that we are looking for from businesses interested in becoming part of the HS2 supply chain. You can register to attend by visiting the dedicated HS2 events page here..
You can find out more about how your business could get involved and the wide range of opportunities at www.hs2.org.uk/local-business, along with our recently updated digital guide for local businesses If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the team at localbusiness@hs2.org.uk
Congratulations to BlockMark Technologies, a blockchain start-up headquartered at the Wyche Innovation Centre in Malvern, that has been awarded grant funding from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to develop enhanced personal healthcare certificates. See more here
https://www.businessinnovationmag.co.uk/blockchain-startup-awarded-innovate-uk-funding-to-develop-covid-19-immunity-passports/
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Government has updated the information for running your business through the Coronavirus pandemic. Watch videos and register for the free webinars to learn more about the support available to help you deal with the economic impacts of Coronavirus.
Register for webinars
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The next Sustainability Forum is being held on 10th July and it will cover the main low carbon energy technologies a business might use that can potentially be grant supported. More detail available here
Are you looking at how to restart, reshape or continue to grow your business? Elevate can help you to emerge from the impact of Covid-19 not just stable but prepared for a positive future. With the benefit of expert advice and support your business may not just restart but be on a path to future growth.
Business Futures Webinar:
An interactive, peer group experience with business specialists to guide and inspire you to restart, reshape and grow.
Places are limited. To book a free place please follow the link next to your preferred date below.
If you are not already registered on the site, you will be asked to first set a username and password before you are able to book on to a Business Futures webinar.
Wednesday 24th June 2020 9.30 – 11.00 Reserve a Place 24th June
Or
Wednesday 22nd July 2020 9.30 – 11.00 Reserve a Place 22nd July
Digital Boost is a new online platform providing free digital advice for small businesses and charities impacted by coronavirus. It aims to help these organisations learn the digital skills needed to gain customers and improve revenue through online channels. Expert volunteers will provide training on a range of subjects through one-to-one calls, workshops and online learning. Sign up here Digital Boost.
The Intellectual Property Office has a series of 12 short animated videos explaining the different intellectual property (IP) rights and how IP can benefit business. Watch them here IP Basics: IP made easy videos.
Looking to work on a UK fruit and vegetable farm? Pick For Britain helps bring workers and employers together and ensures the UK can continue to deliver the best quality British fruit & veg for everyone to enjoy.
Search here Pick For Britain.
Find out which employees you can put on furlough and claim for through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Find out more on the Job Retention Scheme
HM Treasury has announced that parents on statutory maternity and paternity leave who return to work in the coming months after a long period of absence will be permitted to be furloughed after the 10 June cut-off date. This will only apply where they work for an employer who has previously furloughed employees.
Find out more
Join this webinar to understand some of the common issues facing Indian and UK business during this current climate. The session will be hosted by Siddharth Mukne, Associate Director at UK India Business Council (UKIBC).
He will outline some of the policies the Indian Government have set out and new business support available for businesses to ensure they mitigate any risk and the impact on continued business and trade between the two countries moving forward.
The webinar will also provide an opportunity to raise related issues or questions you may have regarding trading with India.
It's on Wednesday 24 June at 2pm - sign up here.
To kick-start new skills and career opportunities, education provider Pearson has created a new portal to support UK workers furloughed or out of work owing to Covid-19.
Find out more
At a time where we can’t visit some of our favourite places, Visit Worcestershire wants to remind us and celebrate all things Worcestershire - from our food, to our amazing Countryside as well as our heritage and culture. So, we are asking – what’s your #myworcestershire?
Their photo competition will be celebrating all aspects of our fabulous County and we think Malvern Hills as plenty to offer. It will be running weekly, with a new category each week. At the end of the 5 weeks, our weekly winners will be put into a prize draw to win a hamper of local goodies and tickets to the West Midlands Safari Park (more prizes to be added!). So why not start getting creative (or nostalgic) and start planning your entries.
Enter your photo here
Following recent announcements from government on the easing of social distancing measures and the beginning of businesses returning to work, the Worcestershire Growth Hub, are looking to gauge the thoughts and concerns of local business as they begin to take the next steps in their recovery and restart.
Please take a moment to complete our brief survey, that will not only help us understand the support you require, but also help us in informing government on the issue’s businesses encounter in Worcestershire.
Complete the NEW Worcestershire Business Central survey.
Following recent announcements from government on the easing of social distancing measures and the beginning of businesses returning to work, the Worcestershire Growth Hub, are looking to gauge the thoughts and concerns of local business as they begin to take the next steps in their recovery and restart.
Please take a moment to complete our brief survey, that will not only help us understand the support you require, but also help us in informing government on the issue’s businesses encounter in Worcestershire.
Complete the NEW Worcestershire Business Central survey.
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