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
GOV.UK – Reporting outbreaks of coronavirus (COVID-19)
New guidance for businesses and organisations on how to recognise, contain and report incidents of coronavirus has been published by government. COVID-19 early outbreak management information has been created to make sure that people who run businesses or...
Take Part in the West Midlands Business Trends Survey
West Midlands businesses are being urged to take part in a survey to inform local Growth Hubs on the challenges facing businesses in the area and to help shape the business support provision throughout the region. The business trends survey, being held by Growth Hubs...
The Sustainable Innovation Fund: Round 2
UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £26 million for new projects focusing on sustainable economic recovery from COVID-19. This funding is from Innovate UK. Competition opens: Tuesday 28 July 2020 Competition closes: Wednesday 2 September 2020...
The Small Business Commissioner Webinar
In a joint initiative with West Midlands Growth Hubs, Worcestershire Business Central is hosting a FREE webinar, with Philip King, the Small Business Commissioner. The webinar, taking place on 6 August 2020, will offer businesses the opportunity to find out what FREE...
Redditch scaffolding contractor secures £100k MEIF coronavirus funding boost
A Redditch-based scaffolding contractor has secured a funding boost to support its cash flow after building sites across the UK closed due to the coronavirus. Portway Scaffolding secured £100k from BCRS Business Loans via the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF)...
New Worcestershire County Council Programme to Support Local Business
A new programme designed to help Worcestershire businesses get back on track after the Coronavirus lockdown is being launched. Here2Help Business launches this week. It will provide financial support and consultancy advice to help kickstart the local economy....