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
WBC Blog – Feed the Nation
We work with many local businesses in the Farming and Agritech sector, which is vital to our local economy. Coronavirus is impacting our local farming and agriculture businesses, but there are ways that we can help. One of them is a new ‘Pick for Britain’ campaign...
APPLY NOW – CORONAVIRUS JOB RETENTION SCHEME EXTENDED
The government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until the end of June to continue to ensure the protection of jobs across the UK. With social distancing measures continuing across the UK, the government announced the extension of the furlough...
Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme Launches
The government today launched the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme, complementing the existing support that includes the Covid Corporate Financing Facility and the Coronavirus Business Interuption Scheme. At a press conference last Thursday (16...
Job matching service launched for Worcestershire
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting everyone nationally. Leaving many people not able to work from home and jobs disappearing leaving households without a stable income. On the other side, some employers are struggling to find people to fill vacancies. ‘Worcestershire...
Barometer reveals worrying picture for SME manufacturers already hit by Covid-19
Barometer reveals worrying picture for SME manufacturers already hit by Covid-19 Survey shows reduction in volumes, potential job cuts and confusion around Government support. SME manufacturers in England are being hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, with 87% of...
WBC Blog – Supporting the NHS
We have all seen and heard some amazing stories of how people and organisations are supporting the NHS, by supplying equipment, food, supplies and many other things that are needed in this extraordinary and troubling time. Locally, we have been able to link up...