Coronavirus: Business Support
As you are all aware the ground is moving rapidly in respect to Covid-19 and the implications this will have for your business and the wider town centre and community. We wish to reassure our members that BID Leamington is here to support you. In the coming weeks, assessing and responding to this will be our primary concern and we welcome your feedback and support. This will also be the focus of the BID Board of Directors who will re-focus as a dedicated working group.
In the short term, we know that accessing financial support is an immediate priority. Please note that we are actively engaging with the Local Authority (Warwick District Council). We are also in contact with our MP and through The BID Foundation have direct contact with the UK Government, so we are also looking for your feedback to ensure the right kind of additional support is made available going forwards.
Key questions for us at this time are:
1. How this is impacting you, your business, staff and /or sector? e.g. trade, footfall, morale
2. What are the specific challenges you are facing at this time?
3. What support do you need?
Please do contact us directly to discuss your situation and plans as we are working on a range of ideas and we know that individual circumstances vary. You can email us on info@bidleamington.com or phone 01926 470634. The more you can tell us, the more we can do to focus our resources and help.
Please see our ‘Covid News’ posts below for the latest updates and information.
Helpful Resources
FAQ-Covid-19_Job-Retention_27-March.pdf
B&B Notes – Corona Virus Job Retention Scheme – Employers Beware! 7-4-2020
B&B Note – Corona Virus Job Retention Scheme – what you need to know Update 30-3-2020[1]
B&B Note – Corona Virus – guidance for charities
Expanded Retail Discount 2020-21 – Coronavirus Response – Local Authority Guidance 02.04.2020
UK GOV Support for Businesses_Updated March 20
MHCLG_Expanded_Retail_Discount_Guidance_2020-2021
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