Childcare providers including child minders, nurseries, cylch meithrin, crèches and out of school clubs can apply for up to £5,000 to cover loss of income between 1 April 2020 to 30 June 2020. You need to be registered with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). You cannot get the grant if you have successfully applied for or had funding from the following schemes: Business rate grants administered by your local authority Economic Resilience Fund (ERF) Self-Employment Income...
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Rules relating to online activities in European Economic Area (EEA) countries may newly apply to UK online service providers who operate in the EEA from 1 January 2021. The eCommerce Directive currently allows EEA online service providers to operate in any EEA country, while only following relevant rules in the country in which they are established. This framework will no longer apply to UK providers as the UK will have left the EEA You should...
The HMRC’s COVID-19 YouTube playlist is where you’ll find details of all live and recorded webinars in relation to COVID-19 announcements, the videos provide an overview of the support available to help businesses, self-employed individuals and employers and their employees deal with the economic impact of COVID-19. Make sure you keep up to date with changes by signing up to HMRC email alerts. You can also follow HMRC on twitter @HMRC.gov.uk. Another useful source of...
If you're looking to start or grow a food or drink business, this online event is for you! Meet a Sainsbury's buyer and apply to pitch your products to Sainsbury's, hear from successful entrepreneurs in the industry, learn how to grow your brand on social media, and hear how to create stand-out branding. Exchange events put you in touch with large brand buyers looking for products. The online event takes place on Friday 11 September...
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is launching a Civil Solidarity Prize, a one-off award with the specific theme of “Civil society against COVID-19”. The Civil Solidarity Prize will honour creative and effective initiatives by individuals, civil society organisations and privately owned companies that have made an outstanding contribution to tackling the COVID-19 emergency. The EESC will be awarding up to 29 prizes, for the amount of €10,000 to initiatives carried out in the...
HMRC have announced that from April 2022 Making Tax Digital will be extended to include all VAT registered businesses with a turnover below the VAT threshold. From April 2023 it will apply to taxpayers who file income tax self-assessment returns for business or property income over £10,000 annually. For further information please visit the GOV.UK website.
In order to continue operating during COVID-19, many established food businesses have diversified into food delivery, takeaway or online sales. There has also been an increase in people cooking from home and selling food locally or online. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) are offering support and guidance to established and new businesses to help address the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ‘Here to Help’ campaign will provide guidance and promote best practice to support...
The Northern Ireland Protocol will take effect from 1 January 2021. New guidance provides support for businesses engaging in new processes under the Northern Ireland Protocol. The guidance outlines that, under the Northern Ireland Protocol, the UK Government will ensure that: moving goods from Northern Ireland to Great Britain should take place as it does now changes for goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland will be kept to an absolute minimum - with...
The Health and Safety Executive have updated their guidance on air conditioning and ventilation during the coronavirus outbreak. The guidance is based on the latest information and may be updated as and when new information becomes available. Employers must, by law, ensure an adequate supply of fresh air in the workplace and this has not changed. Good ventilation can help reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus in the workplace. It is important to focus on...
Designed to accelerate the business growth plans of ambitious female founders the Bootcamps are delivered in four bitesize sessions, from 10am to 11.30am, throughout September, as follows: 3 September 2020 – Getting Started 10 September 2020 – Discovering your Differentiator 17 September 2020 – Pitching with Style 24 September 2020 – Meet the Angels There will be also be online pre-work activities. Participants will use the Skillfluence eLearning platform to watch video content and download...