Restart & Recovery: Local Business Support
Find the business support available in your area Contact our teamHere you will find all of the local support that will help your recovery and restart.
All of the below support can accessed through your respective district councils. Please follow the links below to find out more.
Here2Help Business
Worcestershire County Council has launched a new £3m programme to assist local businesses to recover, adapt, develop and support future resilience as lockdown measures reduce.
Open 4 Business Funding Finder
With the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are increasingly needing funding to support their business. To support with current pressures and the need to find precise and relevant funding information, our partners Worcestershire County Council are providing access to the Open 4 Business portal until 31 October 2020.
Further Funding & Support
To view the support provided by central government, please follow the link below.
Webinars
To support the restart & recovery of businesses in Worcestershire, we have compiled a list of webinars in the area to support your business.
CORONAVIRUS NEWS
Apply Now For Bounce Back Loan
The government has launched a new fast-track loan scheme to ensure small firms who need cash injections to keep operating can get finance they need in a matter of days. The Bounce Back loans will benefit small businesses, providing 100% government-backed finance, in...
Bounce Back Loan to Support SMEs
The government has announced a new fast-track loan scheme to ensure small firms who need cash injections to keep operating can get finance they need in a matter of days. The Bounce Back loans will benefit small businesses, providing 100% government-backed finance, in...
Protecting Your Business Against Cyber Crime
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has immeasurably changed our day-to-day lives, and we are spending more time at home, and as a consequence, utilising the internet to access work and communicate with the outside world. Unfortunately, criminals will take every opportunity to...
Worcestershire Partitioning Company Secures Pandemic Funding Support
A Worcestershire-based company specialising in office wall partitions has secured funding to survive the Coronavirus pandemic and safeguard seven jobs. Architectural Wallsz, based in Alvechurch, was forced to cancel all work scheduled for April and May after...
Worcester Contractor Secures Coronavirus Funding from BCRS
A Worcestershire contractor has secured a funding boost to relieve its cash flow situation after several projects were delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Britannia Site Solutions has received a funding boost via CBILS after it suspended work on all construction...
BCRS Tony’s Top Tips: What to Include in a Cash Flow Forecast
Never has cash been more important to SMEs than during the current disruption caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. Due to this, forecasting and continually updating cash flow information is crucial. Forecasting is not only important to support any funding applications...