Free FSB membership, Business Support Grants, and Business Support

Chelmsford City Council sent this bulletin at 19-01-2022 01:22 PM GMT

19 January 2022

Free FSB Membership - Round 3

Chelmsford City Council have once again partnered with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) to support small businesses by offering a year's fully funded FSB membership.

Businesses who join the FSB will be eligible for a wide range of benefits including a funding platform, medical care helpline, employment advice and protection, debt recovery, as well as an award-winning legal hub for advice and a range of virtual support events and networking opportunities.

Applications for the scheme will be on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Businesses with fewer than 10 employees and who have not previously benefited from this scheme are eligible.

To enquire about joining via the free membership scheme you can contact FSB Membership Advisor Jeremy Reeve at jeremy.reeve@fsb.org.uk.

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Business Support Grants

Omicron Hospitality & Leisure Grant

The Omicron Hospitality & Leisure Grant is now open for applications.

Certain businesses in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sectors affected by the Omicron variant can now apply for a one-off grant of up to £6,000. Eligibility criteria apply.

>> Apply now

Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG)

The government has given Chelmsford City Council a small amount of funding to top up the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG). As the funding amount is very small, a scheme is being developed to decide which businesses can apply. Once the discretionary grant scheme has been finalised, an online application form will be available for businesses to complete.

Further Business Support

North Essex Economic Board

The North Essex Economic Board have funded a number of business support schemes.

Provided by Colbea and BEST Growth Hub the package offers business start-up support, digital support, import and export support, and business navigation. For more details visit www.colbea.co.uk/business-training

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Click It Local

Click It Local is an online e-commerce platform for independent retailers. It collects and delivers orders on the same day at no extra cost to the business.

Chelmsford City Council have partnered with Click It Local offering this service to Chelmsford businesses with 0% fees until September 2022.

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Calling Chelmsford Retailers

Are you a Chelmsford retail business owner or employee wanting to expand your digital marketing and sales technique knowledge? This is your last change to register for the South East Business Boost 12 hours of free digital marketing and sales training. Apply today to reserve your place.

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Future Schemes

Chelmsford City Council are working on developing a range of further business support schemes including, Instagram training, procurement support, and Carbon Literacy training. More details will be announced about the various opportunities online and across the Council's social media platforms over the coming weeks.

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