 Welsh Government’s Business Rate related grants schemes are being administered by local authorities across Wales. So far Caerphilly County Borough Council has received just under 2,500 applications from businesses across the county borough, of which 2077 have been processed totalling £24.505m. A small percentage of those businesses have been unsuccessful in their applications and the Council is urging those businesses to explore the Welsh Government’s Economic Resilience Fund through the online eligibility checker.
https://businesswales.gov.wales/coronavirus-advice/covid-19-support-business
There are potentially still a significant number of Business Rate paying businesses across the count borough that haven’t applied for the Business Rates related Grant Scheme. If you haven’t applied for the grant and you think you may be eligible then follow the application process below.
https://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/Business/Business-rates/Covid-19-Grants-Linked-to-Business-Rates
A Pontllanfraith based company is gearing up to begin manufacturing vital ventilator connectors to help during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Motion29, based at Newbridge Road Industrial Estate in Pontllanfraith, has secured a grant of £6,811 from Caerphilly County Borough Council to purchase equipment enabling them to be ready to react at short notice in supplying connectors for ventilator project
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The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended to 30 June 2020 and HMRC has updated its guidance documents.
Check if you can claim for your employees' wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Find out if you’re eligible and how much you can claim to cover wages for employees on temporary leave ('furlough') due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Welsh Government have launched access to a number of specialist partnership grants for Digital skills, Export Skills, Skills in the Compound Semiconductor sector and a skills programme for Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing companies and they are working on developing a programme for the Creative sector.
The new web pages on Skills gateway are now live where further details and the ability to submit an EOI are available
https://businesswales.gov.wales/skillsgateway/flexible-skills-programme .
An extra £100m has been released by the Welsh Government to the Economic Resilience Fund taking the overall support package for SME and Larger businesses to £300m.
https://businesswales.gov.wales/coronavirus-advice/support/financial-support-and-grants
The FSP is a Welsh Government funded programme that provides a financial contribution towards the upskilling of employees of businesses based in Wales and includes employees who have been furloughed, as a result of COVID-19.
The Flexible Skills Programme has been tailored to support business deliver on-line training and provides a financial contribution of up to 50% towards eligible costs to help the upskilling of employees of businesses based in Wales. Current programmes include covering the following areas
- advanced digital skills
- exporting skills
- advanced manufacturing and engineering
- compound semiconductor cluster
https://businesswales.gov.wales/news-and-blogs/news/covid-19-flexible-skills-programmes-training-businesses
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water are putting in place temporary changes to offer payment holidays and revised payment plans, as well as stopping disconnection for non-payment.
https://www.dwrcymru.com/en/Business/Covid19-Impact.aspx
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