Small Biz Happy Hour takes place every Friday at 12pm on the Small Business Saturday Facebook page. Small Biz will be shouting about fabulous small businesses across the UK who are doing great things during these difficult times, and also giving away small business prizes. How to enter Head over to Small Biz Facebook page on Friday morning to take part in the competition by typing in the daily phrase on the competition post before...
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Do you want the opportunity to secure a contract with Transport for Wales Rail (TfWR)? Do you want to get your product to market, or a wider market? If you’ve answered yes to these questions then why not apply to the free innovation accelerator programme that can provide you with the chance to: secure a contract of work with TfWR secure funding to support the development of your solution grow and scale your start-up business...
At the end of the transition period when the Northern Ireland Protocol comes into force there will be changes to the way goods move between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. For businesses to keep up to date with changes, they will need to fill in the Northern Ireland Protocol questionnaire on screen, save it, then email to: hmrctraders@hmrc.gov.uk
How childcare providers can provide care under the new coronavirus childcare assistance scheme. The Childcare Offer for Wales, which provides eligible families with up to 30 hours of government funded early education and childcare for 3 and 4 year olds, is currently closed to new entrants. This is so that the funding can be used to support key workers with their childcare costs and support vulnerable children during the coronavirus pandemic. This funding is provided...
Following a meeting with the Withdrawal Joint Committee on 12 June 2020, the UK has formally notified the EU that it will neither accept or seek any extension to the Transition Period. Recognising the impact of coronavirus on businesses’ ability to prepare, the UK will introduce the new border controls in three stages up until 1 July 2021. From January 2021: Traders importing standard goods, covering everything from clothes to electronics, will need to prepare...
Furlonteer.com allows charities to find volunteers who can fill vital and diverse roles during this time; it could be anything from digital marketing, fundraising and IT to bookkeeping, HR and business development. A furloughed employee can take part in volunteer work, if they do not provide services to or generate revenue for, or on behalf of their organisation or a linked or associated organisation. ‘Furlonteers’ are matched with volunteer roles based on criteria such as...
Over the summer, KTN’s Nature Inspired Solutions Special Interest Group (NIS SIG) will be hosting a short webinar series to explore how natural mechanisms can inspire design, inform processes and systems and ignite clean growth within the UK. The first session explores the role of nature inspired solutions in transforming the construction industry. By uncovering the underlying mechanisms used in nature, find out how to apply them in the design of new products, processes or...
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) Open Call for Innovation is looking for innovative ideas to improve the defence and/or security of the UK. Your idea could be a concept, technology or service to address any or specific Innovation Focus Area under the following categories: Emerging Innovations category is for less mature innovations Rapid Impact category is for innovations that are more developed It is expected that some proposals will be relevant to both defence...
Companies House have produced guidance on how to protect your company from scams and fraud and how to report it. The guidance includes: register for online filing and keep your authentication code safe sign up to their PROOF scheme use their free follow service choose the right correspondence address check website addresses are genuine be aware of scam emails and telephone calls report fraud For further information please visit the GOV.UK website.
The UK Government has announced that transition period will not be extended and controls for importing goods will now apply from July 2021. HMRC has unveiled a new package of measures and funding to accelerate growth of the UK’s customs intermediary sector - including customs brokers, freight forwarders and express parcel operators – to help businesses to import and export their goods by ensuring the necessary customs paperwork has been completed. Applications for the new...