Update 6th July 2020 This fund will close to new applications on Friday 10th July at 5pm. 24th March 2020 Grant support is now available to help business deal with the impact of COVID-19. The purpose of these one off grants is to help: protect jobs prevent business closure promote economic recovery Two types of
Update 6th July 2020 This fund will close to applications on Friday 10th July at 5pm. 30th April 2020 The Newly Self Employed Hardship Fund is a new support mechanism, funded by the Scottish Government, designed and administered by Scottish Local Authorities, to support the newly self employed who are not covered by already announced
6th July 2020 The Scottish Government Coronavirus Business Support fund will close on Friday 10th July at 5pm. If you made an application in the past 10 working days and have not yet heard the outcome, please be assured that this will be processed by the local authority who will contact you in due course.
4th May 2020 From: HM Revenue & Customs HMRC will begin contacting customers who may be eligible for the government’s Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). From Monday 4 May, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will begin contacting customers who may be eligible for the government’s Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). Those who are eligible will be
20th April 2020 Employers can apply to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from today. The UK government has issued a step-by-step guide how to claim employee wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Follow this link (also below) for more information. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-step-by-step-guide-for-employers
6th April 2020 THE Council’s business development team is hosting a series of free Business Gateway webinars throughout April. Over the next few weeks local businesses can sign-up for a variety of helpful webinars such as ‘Funding your business in the short term’, ‘Get the most out of remote working’ to ‘Crisis PR & Managing
15th April 2020 Around £220 million of further grants are being made available for businesses - including the recently self-employed - to help them deal with the ongoing public impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The new package of measures includes £120 million to extend the Small Business Grant scheme to ensure that, in addition
30th March 2020 The Third Sector Resilience Fund (TSRF) is a £20m emergency fund for charities, community groups, social enterprises and voluntary organisations working in Scotland. The fund will support organisations that already deliver services and products but find themselves in financial difficulties directly as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The primary intention of
27th March 2020 North Ayrshire Council is hopeful that the new grants for self-employed people will add further protection to the local economy. The Chancellor announced new measures on Tuesday which will enable self-employed people to apply for funding to support them over the next three months. This scheme will allow you to claim a
18th March 2020 In the current circumstances North Ayrshire Council’s Business teams are endeavouring to ensure that we are supplying our businesses with as much relevant information and support as possible. The Scottish Government confirmed this afternoon (Wednesday, 18th March, 2020) additional resources to support businesses in Scotland and information on the support available is on the
