Derby City Council Discretionary Grant Fund – apply now
Check your Local Authority website for details of their application process for the Local Authority Discretionary Grant Fund. Derby City Council’s fund is open for applications now.
Update on Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund
Government issues promised guidance to Local Authorities regarding the Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund, aimed at helping small and microbusinesses that were not eligible for previous grant funding.
Summary of Government’s Covid-19 Recovery Strategy
Following the Prime Minister’s address yesterday, the government has published “OUR PLAN TO REBUILD: The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy”. We have tried to summarise it.
Top up on grant funding to help SMEs
Local Authority discretionary Grant Funding for SMEs may be available from your Local Authority following a Top Up of grant funding by the government. If your business employs less than 50 people and has seen a significant drop in income due to Coronavirus restriction measures but did not qualify for the Small Business Grant Fund or the Retail, Hospitality & Leisure Grant Fund, help could be on the way.
Coronavirus support: what’s changed in April?
Updates to the furlough scheme, loans and more.