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Two local businesses have praised the Council’s swift support in helping them access vital grant funding.
Vigour Ltd and Bludog Ltd have both received £10,000 from the Government’s Small Business Grant Fund. The fund, which is part of a wider package of government measures that businesses affected by COVID-19 can access, is being administered by Coventry City Council.
The Small Business Grant Fund offers eligible businesses a one-off grant of £10,000 to help meet their business costs. To be eligible for a grant, businesses must be Coventry based, and already receive Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) or Rural Rate Relief (RRR).
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Coventry City Council's business support specialists are in daily contact with central and regional government and other strategic partners to ensure that our businesses are informed and can quickly get access to the support that is being made available.
Our dedicated advice and grants for businesses web page provides the latest information including details of how eligible businesses can register to access Coronavirus grants.
Please note this grant support will not need to be repaid.
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If you would like to receive email alerts direct to your inbox, informing you of the latest Trading Standards issues, scams, and rogue trader activity, sign up online.
The Chamber of Commerce will continue to provide free online meetings and workshops to startups during the COVID-19 outbreak.
To check your eligibility, please register and a business mentor will be in touch.
In the meantime, you can view all our upcoming workshops on our e-leaflet and book in using Eventbrite.
Workshops cover a variety of topics including marketing, business planning, social media and website development.
This project forms part of the Coventry & Warwickshire Business Support Programme - part funded by the European Regional Development Fund and Coventry City Council.
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Join GreenTalk LIVE webinar on Thursday 30 April. Hosted by the Green Business Programme, find out some energy saving top tips.
Hosted by the Green Business Programme team, part of Coventry City Council, find out about top energy saving tips for your business and home during COVID-19.
Is your business currently closed or are you operating on reduced hours? Then it is important that you are making the correct financial energy savings.
Register and read more.
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The area’s first Coronavirus testing centre went live on Monday at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry.
Car park A at the multi-purpose venue will handle tests for NHS staff and registered care workers.
The site will be managed by the Coventry & Warwickshire Health & Care Partnership - comprising NHS organisations and local authorities.
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Professor Jihong Wang, from the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, has been working with the Association of British Chinese Professors (ABCP), where she is Vice President for finance, to raise funds to purchase personal protection equipment (PPE) for ten UK hospitals to support the NHS in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the joint effort of all the ABCP members and associated members across the UK, the following has been achieved so far.
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This is the most prestigious accolade a UK business can receive and recognises the tremendous achievement, dedication and commitment shown by every member of Arrowsmith Engineering's 76-strong workforce.
Now part of an elite group of just 7000 firms who have received Royal recognition since the Awards were first introduced in 1965.
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Email: business@coventry.gov.uk
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