SME Toolkit Trading with the EU and Northern Ireland: A new summary of actions SMEs may need to take to trade with the EU is now available. The document provides an overview of actions to take, outlines support, helplines and resources that may be useful for SMEs, and signposts more detailed guidance on Government websites. Moving goods to Ireland: Irish Customs have introduced some additional functionality for those using the Pre-Boarding Notifications service - providing...
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The National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates will increase on 1 April. In addition to the new rates, the age from which workers become eligible for the National Living Wage will be lowered. From 1 April all workers aged 23 and over must be paid the National Living Wage or above. These rates are for the National Living Wage (for those aged 23 and over) and the National Minimum Wage (for those of...
Transport for Wales are giving you an amazing opportunity to up-skill and up-scale your business, refine, develop and launch your product to market and secure a contract of work! If you’re an entrepreneur, start-up, or scale-up with a; product or early-stage product that can be developed to improve the Transport for Wales Rail (TfWL) passenger experience, then you’d be a great fit for the programme. You can do all of this in just 12 weeks...
The UK Government announced in November 2020 that there would be a fourth grant for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) and the grant will cover the period February 2021 to April 2021. To be eligible you must be a self-employed individual or a member of a partnership, the criteria will take into account 2019 to 2020 tax returns and will be open to those who became self-employed in tax year 2019 to 2020. The...
Are you running a successful business in the fashion, textiles or related technology sector? Do you have an idea that could take your company and the industry to the next level? The Business of Fashion, Textiles & Technology (BFTT) SME R&D Support Programme is open for Expressions of Interest (EOI). The fashion, textiles and technology related sector (FTT) is buoyant, innovative and multidisciplinary, informing many adjacent sectors in the wider industry. Quite literally, spanning Agriculture...
The Welsh Government has launched a new £1.3 million scheme to help the Welsh fishing and aquaculture sector following the twin hits to their businesses caused by leaving the EU and the Covid-19 pandemic. The first part of the scheme will see a targeted one-off grant made available to eligible Welsh vessel-owning fishing businesses, with the grant equivalent to three months’ vessel costs, capped at £10,000. The payments will be based on vessel size and...
A further £150 million has been made available to support Welsh businesses in dealing with the continued impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The additional support will help businesses in the hospitality, tourism, leisure and non-essential retail sectors that pay non-domestic rates and will operate as a top up to the Restrictions Business Fund. This will see an eligible business with a rateable value of under £12,000 receive an extra £4,000 grant payment. Firms with a...
From tomorrow (Saturday 13 March 2021), four people from two households will be able to meet outdoors to socialise, including in gardens. In addition, outdoor sports facilities, including basketball courts, tennis courts and golf courses, can reopen, and indoor care home visits will restart, for single designated visitors. From Monday, all primary pupils and those in qualifications years will return. Schools will have the flexibility to bring year 10 and 12 learners back and more...
As part of the action Welsh Government is taking to support the business community the moratorium against forfeiture for the non-payment of rent, which was due to end on 31 March, will now be extended until 30 June 2021. While businesses should continue to pay rent wherever possible, the latest measure will ensure no business is forced out of its premises if it misses a payment between now and the end of June this year...
Welsh Government has invested a further £18.7 million to extend incentives to support businesses in recruiting apprentices in Wales. The Employer Incentive Scheme, which will now run until 30 September 2021, is a key part of Welsh Government’s covid commitment to support businesses and workers in recovering from the impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19). This means businesses will be able to claim up to £4,000 for each new apprentice they hire under the age of 25...