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Published:
4:02 PM May 13, 2021
The deadline to apply for a number of grants available for Havering businesses is soon approaching.
- Credit: Ellie Hoskins
The closing date is approaching on a number of grants available to Havering businesses.
This is open to businesses with 10 employees or fewer and aims to help with adapting to and recovering from Covid-19.
Following a first-round distribution of £500,000 in March, applications for this grant - with a maximum award of £20,000 or 80 per cent of an eligible project cost - can be sent until Friday.
Businesses have slightly longer - until 5pm on Monday, May 24 - to apply for the Special Sector Open Business Grant.
Businesses can now apply for funding from Havering Council.
- Credit: Ellie Hoskins
Havering businesses affected by Covid-19 restrictions can now apply for a portion of £1million made available to help them through the pandemic.
Applications for Havering Council’s Business Innovation Grant, funded by the government, reopened last Friday (April 30).
This is the second round of funding the authority has released following a £500,000 distribution in March.
The match-funded scheme is intended to help micro-businesses change and adapt the way they work to be Covid-secure, build future resilience, aid in their recovery .
Leader of Havering Council, Damian White, said the borough had spent “considerable time” listening to businesses’ concerns and will use the funding to provide the “best possible grant structure.”
Published:
7:00 AM April 23, 2021
Havering Council has supported businesses in reopening safely in line with government guidance. Picture by Ellie Hoskins
- Credit: Ellie Hoskins
Businesses can soon access another wave of grants to help them become Covid-secure.
The second phase of Havering s Business Innovation Grant scheme is soon to be made available in line with the government s roadmap, the authority has said.
A new process has also been put in place to grant temporary licences, such as for outdoor seating.
Leader of Havering Council Damian White warned there are challenges still to come as lockdown eases.
He said: “I’m proud to say that the council continues to support local businesses, both financially through grant schemes and with advice and guidance enabling them to keep customers and employees safe as we emerge from the pandemic.
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