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Statement from the Deputy Leader of the Council, Councillor Mrs Cheryl Roe and Managing Director, Shaun Scrutton - July 6 2020
The bulletin for 6th July 2020 from the Deputy Leader of Rochford District Council, Cllr Mrs Cheryl Roe, and MD Shaun Scrutton is now available. It includes the following headlines relevant to businesses;
Business and Planning Bill
Businesses
FREE Interactive workshop for independent businesses in Essex to discuss ideas and recommendations how to help your business survive and thrive in the current Covid affected economic climate. On Tuesday, 7 July 2020 18:00 to 19:00.
Topics and themes include:
• Hygiene and safety for staff and customers
• Operating the business; space, stock and service
• Making it easy for customers
• Informing and engaging with customers
• Implementation actions
Please click the link below to attend:
Generosity Bank is an online self-service platform that enables small businesses to connect with local professionals in their area, who are willing to use their professional work-place skills to help out on a short term and one-off voluntary basis. All you have to do is register on the site, then create a Placement post with the details of the help you require and you’ll receive an email when a volunteer is interested.
The BEST Growth Hub are supporting a local company that has set up a community site that connects small businesses with local skilled volunteers through skills based volunteering, it will help:-
1 Close the gap between physical and skills based volunteering
2 Offer volunteering short term and one-off basis.
3 Contribute locally where volunteers see the benefits of their time spent
4 Strengthen community ties between residents and businesses
This is a free service providing professional support and advice.
There's also the first in a series of 'HOW TO' videos on the YouTube channel, which again will give some insight as to how easy it is from an organisation's point of view:
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