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Coronavirus Business Grants

There are a number of grants available to support businesses that have had to close, or have been significantly impacted, by Coronavirus restrictions. 

Update 06/04/21

Whittlesey & Wisbech Business Capital Grants Schemes

A grant of up to £10,000 is available to help local businesses and organisations based in and around Whittlesey and Wisbech to invest in assets that will help with recovery from the impacts of COVID-19, improve competitiveness, stimulate growth, enhance productivity and create local jobs.

Applications for the Business Capital Grant Scheme (BCGS) for capital expenditure is open to small or medium size enterprises (SMEs) or organisations, including charities, located in and around Whittlesey and Wisbech. SMEs are defined as having fewer than 250 employees.

Only capital funding is available through this grant scheme.

Full details and how to apply can be found at https://fenland.gov.uk/BCGS 

Update 24/02/21

The government published its COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021 roadmap earlier this week. Following publication of this document, the Council received confirmation that it should pay businesses currently in receipt of Local Restrictions Support Grant a further grant covering the 44-day period from 16 February 2021 - 31 March 2021. We are currently awaiting receipt of funds from Government and we expect to start paying these grants next week. The payment is based on the same daily rate as that was used previously. Businesses do not need to re-apply.  Further details can be found below. The Council has decided to follow the same approach for the Supplementary Winter Lockdown Grant and a top-up payment of £1,257 will be paid out to all businesses in respect of the period 16 February 2021 - 31 March 2021.

 https://www.fenland.gov.uk/coronavirusbusinessadvice

Fenland Open For Business - Support Local Businesses

In the current crisis many businesses in Fenland have been able to adapt how they can provide goods and services now and for the future. The majority of local businesses are owned and run by local people, local members of the Fenland community. Please support your local business community by buying from them whenever possible. Take a look at who can provide you with what you're looking for by clicking here:

https://www.fenlandforbusiness.co.uk/coronavirus

COVID-19 Business Support

1. Business Support

Businesses will now be able to access government support to keep operating in the face of the global economic emergency brought on by coronavirus. The webpage below helps businesses find out how to access the support that has been made available, who is eligible, when the schemes are open and how to apply.

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus/business-support?priority-taxon=774cee22-d896-44c1-a611-e3109cce8eae

2. COVID-19 early outbreak management action cards help fight the virus

The action cards provide instructions to anyone responsible for a business or organisation on what to do in the event of one or more confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in your organisation.

These quick-reference guides provide key steps to help you quickly identify, report and respond to any potential COVID-19 outbreak within your local community. A COVID-19 outbreak is one or more confirmed cases of COVID-19, depending on the type of organisation.

For details piease click here