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Statement from The Leader of the Council, Councillor Mike Steptoe and Managing Director, Shaun Scrutton - June 29 2020
The bulletin for 29th June 2020 from the Leader of Rochford District Council, Cllr Mike Steptoe, and MD Shaun Scrutton is now available. It includes the following headlines relevant to businesses;
Business Grants (Non-Discretionary Scheme)
The Council has now paid out £17.5m to 1,505 businesses in the Rochford district, which is 95% of the £18.4m total originally allocated by Government.
Rochford District Discretionary Business Grants Scheme
The Council has distributed over £580,000 to 113 businesses who were not eligible under the Non-Discretionary Scheme.
Test and Trace
The Council’s Environmental Health Team is part of the national Test and Trace response, working in partnership with Essex County Council (ECC) and Public Health England (PHE) which goes live today Monday 29 June 2020.
Businesses and organisations within the Rochford district must report where there has been any confirmed positive cases within their workplaces. You can find out more information here.
New Business and Planning Bill
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
Care homes
Companies
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
Sustainable Innovation Fund
@JCPinEssex - Essex Job Centre Plus, are running a virtual Jobs Fair today, on Tuesday 30th June from 11am until 12 pm. In this hour they will be posting all jobs in the Southend/Rayleigh and Canvey areas. If you want to get involved, retweet jobs or posting vacancies you may have please use the following hashtag #EssexJobsHour.
This one hour webinar will help you understand how to manage your finances in this turbulent business environment, on Wednesday, 22nd July 2020 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am. Cost is £10.
• Learn about the key factors that affect cash-flow
• Learn how to effectively measure cash performance
• Top tips for managing cash-flow
This event is being run by Enterprise Support Alliance. Please register here:
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