17 November 2020
Business survey extended to 22 November 2020
Help us target our business support where it's most needed.
Complete our 5 minute business survey; how have you been impacted by the pandemic, and how will leaving the EU impact you?
Up to 75% off business membership fees
Federation of Small Business and Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce
For a limited time, the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership is funding the reduced cost of annual business membership for new members with the Federation of Small Business (FSB) and Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce).
The funding is to help businesses impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic access essential advice and support. Through an annual membership, businesses can benefit from a range of advice and support services including, legal, financial, cyber protection, workshops, networking and more.
Kirklees Kickstart
Can you offer job placements for 16 to 24 year olds?
The Council is acting as a gateway to support employers who wish to participate in the Government's Kickstart scheme but cannot meet the requirement to create 30 placements.
- Kickstart will support 6 month of work placements for 25 hours per week, up until December 2021.
- All young people participating in the council’s Kickstart programme will receive a wrap-around package of training and support.
- Employers will also receive support including a training allowance to provide specific on-the-job training.
Other local gateway providers are available.
Coronavirus grant support - apply online now
Applications are open for a range of Government coronavirus grant support schemes.
Have you been forced to close, or severely impacted by the national lockdown and Tier 2 restrictions?
Eligible businesses can now apply online for funding for Government grants of up to £3,000 per 28 days through the National Lockdown Support Grant, or grants of up to £2,100 through the Tier 2 Local Restrictions Support Grant.
Expressions of interest are also being taken for those businesses which - while not legally forced to close from 5th November - are nonetheless severely impacted by the restrictions put in place to control the spread of COVID-19.
EU transition period ends soon; act now to get your business ready
The United Kingdom will leave the European Union single market and customs union on 1 January 2021.
This may be with a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) but, if no deal is reached, the UK will default to World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules which means that tariffs will be imposed on traded goods and services.
Whatever happens, you should act now to get your business ready for the new rules, particularly if you:
- import goods into the UK
- export goods from the UK
- travel to the EU
- have staff that live and work in the EU
- have staff that are staying in the UK and are EU citizen’s
- transfer data between the UK and EU
Visit www.gov.uk/transition and answer a few questions to get a personalised list of actions you need to take.
Watch the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy free webinars (available on demand) to check the new rules and understand the actions to take.
Join a free EU transition webninar (more dates will be released for December). These are hosted by York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership and are open to all Kirklees businesses.
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