Dairy Response Fund 2020
The Dairy Response Fund 2020 provides support to eligible dairy farmers in England who produce cows’ milk. They can apply for a one-off payment.
*The application deadline for the Dairy Response Fund has been extended. We must receive applications by midnight on Friday 11 September 2020.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) business support webinars
As part of the UK government’s commitment to supporting businesses and self-employed through the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, HMRC have developed new webinars on the following topics.
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority: Growing your Business
Growing your business – this is a really exciting time. All of the hard work establishing the business is paying off and you can now start thinking about what the next stages to grow the business might be.
Cromwell Museum in open again
The newly refurbished Cromwell Museum is open again for general viewing: 11am to 4pm, Wednesday to Saturdays.
Exclusive tours of the Cromwell Museum with our Curator for households/families/bubbles
Recovery Advice for Business
The Professional and Business Services Sector and Enterprise Nation, supported by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, have teamed up to offer small and medium sized businesses free advice to help them recover from the impact of Coronavirus. This offer will be available until 31st December 2020.
New Technologies, New Opportunities: brought to you by CW & The Combined Authority
We’re delighted to announce the launch of a new series of online events looking to explore new technologies to accelerate growth and gain an edge for the future. These events will welcome industry experts to introduce key technologies of 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Twins. Brought to you by Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA)
Skills Support for the Workforce - 2020 Employer Skills Survey
The Hertfordshire LEP, working with Skills Support for the Workforce, is seeking the views of employers in Hertfordshire. We appreciate that this is a difficult time for many organisations. We are keen to understand what funded training provision might benefit your organisation in better times and also what needs may have arisen through the impacts of recent events. We are keen to hear from employers of all sizes (including sole traders) and from all sectors.
Valuing Nature and Open Space Survey
Natural Cambridgeshire has put together this simple and quick survey to gather evidence about how people used natural open space, parks and the countryside during lockdown. We are interested in whether people’s attitudes to the natural world have changed as a result of lockdown and what more needs to be done now to encourage more people to enjoy and value the natural world.
Opening certain businesses and venues in England from 4 July 2020
Guidance on the further easing of coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions from 4 July 2020.
Campaign launched to support the reopening of Huntingdonshire businesses as lockdown measures are eased
A campaign to support businesses in the district’s five market towns as further lockdown easing measures are announced has been launched this week.
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The Hunts Post Business Awards 2020: Nominations are open
The Queen's Awards for Enterprise
About the awards
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of:
- innovation
- international trade
- sustainable development
- promoting opportunity through social mobility
Discretionary Grants Fund: Applications now open
A discretionary fund has been allocated to assist certain small businesses previously outside the scope of the business grants funds scheme.
The Future Fund: Scheme Overview
Announced by the Chancellor on 20 April, the Future Fund issues convertible loans to innovative UK companies with good potential, that typically rely on equity investment and are currently affected by Covid-19. The scheme, will help these companies through the current period of economic disruption and the recovery, so they are able to continue their growth trajectory and reach their full economic potential. The scheme is designed by government and delivered by the British Business Bank.