by Stephen | Apr 27, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Government Bounce Back Loan Announced: The new Bounce Back Loans scheme, announced by the Chancellor today, will allow businesses to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000 and access the cash within days. Loans will be interest free for the first...
by Stephen | Apr 22, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Support for Businesses without a Rateable Value: Christina Ewbank (Chamber of Commerce) has been speaking to Peter Sharpe on this issue and has produced statisticsWritten a paper that has been sent to Caroline Ansell and David Tutt this morning with a proposalProposed...
by Stephen | Apr 21, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
COBRA MeetingEastbourne COBRA meets again tomorrow morning. Please let us know if there are any issues you would like raising with our partners BID Survey – Survive | Revive | ThriveCan you spare just a few minutes to complete our survey of BID businesses. We...
by Stephen | Apr 20, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Furlough Scheme The online claim service for furloughed staff is now online here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wages-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme According to the BBC there were over 67,000 applications in the first thirty minutes of the...
by Stephen | Apr 17, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Furlough SchemeThe online claim service for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be launched on GOV.UK on Monday 20 April 2020. Any entity with a UK payroll can apply, including businesses, charities, recruitment agencies and public authorities. To...
by Stephen | Apr 16, 2020 | Coronavirus, News
Small Business GrantsBusinesses across the town are reporting that they have started to receive the payments of the small business grants. We understand that you should receive a remittance notice from Eastbourne Borough Council via email just prior to the money being...
