Business Support Interventions in Worcestershire for Covid-19 Response

There’s a lot of support for businesses to help them through the Coronavirus Covid-19 period. Below are some useful links to both national and local websites to help businesses find out more about support they can access.

UK Government Coronavirus Covid-19 Business Support

A full range of business support measures have been made available to UK businesses and employees.

This website give provides a good summary on each scheme available and helps businesses find out how to access the support that has been made available, who is eligible, when the schemes open and how to apply: HM Government Business Support

Within the guidance are FAQs, which are on this page: HM Government Business Support FAQs

District Councils Information for Coronavirus Covid-19 Business

Following the recent support packages announced by HM government, local authorities will be administering the following schemes

• Business Rates Holiday for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure
• Cash Grant for Retail, Hospitality and Leisure from £10,000 to £25,000

For further information please follow the links below to your District Council.

District Council websites

Bromsgrove District Council
Malvern Hills District Council
Redditch Borough Council
Worcester City Council
Wychavon District Council
Wyre Forest District Council

Local Coronavirus Covid-19 Business Support

Worcestershire Business Central is our local growth hub and are there to support you if your business has been affected by COVID-19 in anyway - be it staffing concerns, importing or exporting goods issues, or a supply chain issue - please contact our team on 01905 677 888 or email info@business-central.co.uk or visit their website https://www.business-central.co.uk/category/coronavirus/

How you can help
Firms who wish to help the community can now easily volunteer their goods, services and time thanks to the #Here2Help campaign from Worcestershire County Council. Just fill out the form on the website, and the council’s team will put you in touch with people who have requested support.
You can show your support for #Here2Help by sharing the attached graphics on your social media channels.