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
Manufacturing post-Covid 19 – A Window of Opportunity
"Building resilience for sustainable economic impact" by Dr Clive Hickman, CEO, Manufacturing Technology Centre, and head of the Midlands Manufacturing Resilience Commission "For centuries the Midlands has been at the heart of manufacturing in the UK. Household names...
MFG Solicitors warn of consequences for abusing furlough
Businesses in Worcestershire are being warned they will face severe financial penalties if they try to step outside the Government’s furlough scheme. Leading employment lawyer Sally Morris said there has been a rise in calls to the employment team at mfg Solicitors...
Worcestershire LEP Update – 26/6/2020
This week has seen some important news for the country with the announcement of social distancing being relaxed. This now means that many organisations can now plan to return to operation from 4 July. If any businesses are looking for support, funding or guidance...
RENEWABLE ENERGY ADVISORS ARE READY TO HELP
The Low Carbon Opportunities Programme (LOCOP) have contracted Briar Associates to support Worcestershire businesses to consider and install Renewable Energy such as Solar PV, Geothermal heat systems, Biomass boilers, Air, Ground or Water Source Heat Pumps. Our aim is...
Worcestershire LEP Update
As we enter June, we are seeing many businesses restarting and people are coming back to the workplace, but it is important that organisations follow the latest Government guidelines on how to operate with customer and staff safety at the forefront. All this...
DIGITAL BOOST LAUNCHES
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