ELBP & Building Legacies: Supporting you and your business through Coronavirus
SOURCES OF SUPPORT
As the Coronavirus develops, information about business support is coming out on a daily basis, and from many sources. As a business owner it can be confusing and overwhelming about where to go, who to go to and when.
In response to this, you will see below the sources of support we are recommending.
- Firstly, the official government information on business support and financial relied that is coming out from www.gov.uk.
- Secondly, the information on support which is coming out from the local authorities in which we predominantly operate.
- Thirdly, the Building Legacies COVID briefings and event information relating to the ongoing support we are offering.
We will also be supplementing all of the above with appropriate links and referrals to trusted external information & support sources and webinars etc.
How we can support you
Our focus at present is on keeping your business resilient in the first instance, and in some cases, helping you consider where you may potentially look at diversifying your current service offering to existing and new customers and target markets.
Your dedicated Building Legacies Business Growth Manager (BGM) is ready and waiting to support you with all required business review and planning activity for both these aspects, together with any other business support queries you may have, so please do get in touch with them NOW.
If however you are not yet a client of the Building Legacies programme and you require FREE business support, not only at this crucial time, but also as we transition from the current COVID- 19 situation, please register with us via our online form.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
Coronavirus (COVID-19): business support grant funding – guidance for businesses
Guidance for businesses setting out details of the Small Business Grants Fund (SBGF) and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF).
Business Secretary’s statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 1 April 2020
Business Secretary Alok Sharma gave the 1 April 2020 daily press briefing on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Call for businesses to help make NHS ventilators
Businesses sought to support in the production and supply of ventilators and ventilator components.
Closing certain businesses and venues
This document provides guidance on the closure of certain businesses and venues as part of further social distancing measures.
COVID-19: guidance for the public on mental health and wellbeing
Advice and information on how to look after your mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Supporting disabled people through the coronavirus outbreak
A joint statement from the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, the Minister for Care, and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families.
Government to offer testing for “everyone who needs one” in social care settings
All care home residents and social care staff with coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms will be tested as capacity is built up, the government is announcing today – 15 April 2020.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): early years and childcare closures
Guidance for local authorities, early years settings and childminders about childcare provision following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Coronavirus (COVID-19): social care guidance
Information for the social care sector on responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): adult social care action plan
How the government will support the adult social care sector in England throughout the coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): changes to the Care Act 2014
Changes to the Care Act 2014 to help local authorities prioritise care and support during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance
Find guidance about coronavirus (COVID-19) for health professionals and other organisations.
COVID-19: guidance on supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing
Advice for parents and carers on looking after the mental health and wellbeing of children or young people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
COVID-19: guidance on shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable
Information for shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable from COVID-19.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): letter to the construction sector
Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to the UK’s construction sector.
COVID-19: guidance on social distancing and for vulnerable people
Guidance on social distancing for everyone in the UK, including children, and protecting older people and vulnerable people.
Sign up to the Government’s Covid-19 news bulletin delivered directly to your inbox.
LOCAL AUTHORITY SUPPORT
Visit Havering council’s business support page
Havering Council Facebook Q&A session – Tuesday 14 April 2020 at 2pm
Councillor Damian White, Leader of Havering Council, will host the session, joined by colleagues from the Economic Development and Business Rates teams.
Visit Havering Council’s Facebook page
Havering Council are now taking applications for a small business cash grant for businesses eligible for Small Business Rates Relief, apply now by completing their online form. Check our their business support page to find out more.
Latest Business Briefings
Visit Waltham Forest Council’s business support page
Waltham Forest small businesses who are eligible are now able to submit their details to access grants of £10k or £25k to support them through Covid-19, act now and get the support you need by applying here.
Latest business updates
Barking and Dagenham
Visit Barking and Dagenham Council’s business support page
Redbridge
Visit Redbridge Council’s business support page
BUILDING LEGACIES BRIEFINGS & ADVICE*
*Please note all our briefings are correct as of the date written & information within them are subject to change