Business Wales: Information, Advice, Guidance #Covid19

Business Wales send us emails which are chock-full of useful information and interesting tips. In this one, they provide details about business support during the coronavirus outbreak, online training and support for companies affected by the pandemic, a pay-it-forward scheme and story about how a Welsh businesswoman set up a business to help others during Covid-19.

Finance | Start-up | Marketing | Skills and Training | Business Ideas and Innovation | IT Coronavirus: latest information and business support The latest on the business support available, from the Economic Resilience Fund, business rate relief, business grants, support for the self-employed, access to finance to the support available for employees. Find out more here… Covid-19: Flexible skills programme training for businesses The Flexible Skills Programme provides a financial contribution to upskill your employees through online training. This includes employees who have been furloughed, as a result of COVID-19. Find out more here… Online support available to Welsh businesses affected by Covid-19 We’ve launched a new series of digital courses and daily webinars, aimed at Welsh SMEs affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Find out more here… Covid-19: Pay-it-forward campaign Small businesses can set-up a Pay it Forward campaign to pre-sell their services and diversify trading now to ensure continuous cash flow. Find out more here… Food banks and food-distribution charities Are you a food business with surplus food? Diverting your surplus food to frontline charities is much easier than you think. Find out more here… Provision of critical equipment and personal protection equipment (PPE) If you are able to offer any other support which is not directly related to medical equipment or PPE, our regional teams would like to hear from you. Find out more here… Welsh entrepreneur sets up “Stitching 4 Superheroes” Nicola Ridd-Davies is in the process of growing her business, but postponed the plans in order to dedicate more time to help the NHS. Find out more here…

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