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Caerphilly County Borough Council has received just under 2,700 applications from businesses across the county borough, 96% of which have either been processed or are in the process of being assessed. There are potentially still a significant number of Business Rate paying businesses across the county 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.
A free app for towns, villages and high streets across the UK, aimed at supporting local business by ordering the items you need for collection or delivery to your door, has recently been laucnhed.
Full details of how both businesses and consumers can register for the iTown app can be found at www.itown.net
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Thousands of small charities within the retail, leisure and hospitality sector will receive a £10,000 business support grant to help them respond to the financial challenges of Covid-19, the Welsh Government has announced.
This new £26m package – an extension to the existing Covid-19 grants scheme announced last month – will support an additional 2,600 properties with a rateable value of £12,000 or below. This includes charity run shops, sports premises and community centres which, until now, have not been eligible for this type of support.
The £5million Enterprise Relief Fund will offer grants to 18 to 30-year olds across the UK who are self-employed and/or running their own business.
In conjunction with cash grants, the initiative will offer one-to-one support and guidance to anyone who needs it and who may be worried about their future.
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A new scheme for Small businesses was announced on 27 April by the Chancellor to allow them to benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders. Businesses will be able to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000 and access the cash within a turnaround time of days. The loans will be interest free for the first 12 months, and businesses can apply online through a short and simple form.
For further details follow the link below.
An updated guide for companies that want to change their processes to make high volumes of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to protect users from COVID-19 has been posted online.
The guidance is not intended to cover small scale home production or manufacturing of PPE for users although its principles can be applied to these processes too.
We understand that our residents and businesses may have concerns about coronavirus.
The council's website www.caerphilly.gov.uk/coronavirus will be updated with the latest information and guidance as it becomes available.
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