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Get Answers For Your Business After COVID19

Get answers to your questions about business recovery and other topics Join Black Country Growth Hub and FSB West Midlands on Tuesday the 19th Octo...

Covid-19 rapid testing coming to Wolverhampton pharmacies

Free walk-in rapid Covid-19 testing, for people without symptoms of the virus, is now available at selected pharmacies across Wolverhampton. Anyone...

There's still time to join the Peer Networks programme

Peer Networks is a fully-funded programme with regular action-learning sessions, encouraging local businesses and entrepreneurs to share the...

New Working Safely guidance has now been published

To support businesses and the self-employed to continue to work safely during the pandemic as we move to Step 4, the UK Government have published...

Are your employees vaccinated? A message from NHS England

Black Country businesses are urged to encourage their employees to protect themselves from COVID-19 by getting vaccinated. 92.17% of people testi...

Find out how your business can get involved in the Kickstart scheme

The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new 6-month jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment....

Join the #HelpToGrow programme

The government’s new Help to Grow: Management programme offers the chance to take your business to the next level. Join other senior business...

WMCA event being staged to help small and medium-sized companies bounce back from the pandemic

Help is at hand for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the West Midlands needing support to bounce back from the economic impact of the Covi...

Free asymptomatic workplace testing extended

Following the Prime Minister's announcement that step 4 will be delayed, free asymptomatic workplace testing has been extended for a month until t...

Wolverhampton businesses urged to act fast ahead of grants deadline

The Council is urging City of Wolverhampton businesses to act fast as the applications window for a number of existing Government grant schemes closes...

New range of grants for city businesses and organisations

City of Wolverhampton Council will tomorrow (Wednesday) launch a new range of discretionary grants to support city businesses and organisations. Th...

Register now for your fully-funded place on the Peer Networks Programme

Black Country Growth Hub are encouraging local businesses to apply for the second round of the Peer to Peer Networks Programme. Funded by the Dep...

Dudley Council and HSE Supporting Business to be COVID-Secure

Dudley Council is working with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to check and ensure borough businesses have Covid-secure measures in place to hel...

WMCA campaign highlights the region’s Covid-secure businesses

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is kicking off a new campaign to highlight the measures local businesses are taking to make their premises...

Plans in place for non-essential businesses reopening (Wolverhampton)

Wolverhampton is gearing up for the reopening of non-essential shops and personal care premises - such as hairdressers and nail salons - from Monday (...

Businesses: Just days left to register for Covid-19 testing support (Wolverhampton)

With just a few days left to register, businesses in Wolverhampton are urged to sign up to provide routine testing for their employees, before the dea...

Rapid testing is safe confirms Department of Health

Rapid Covid-19 testing is safe, the Department of Health has confirmed – after misinformation was circulated on social media. Lateral flow te...

Business Restart Grants applications open April 1 (Wolverhampton)

Applications to the Government’s Business Restart Grants scheme will go live to City of Wolverhampton businesses on Thursday (April 1). The s...

(Deadline extended) Wolverhampton businesses urged to act fast to access free testing

Wolverhampton businesses are being offered financial support of up to £10,000 to enable their workforce to access regular Covid-19 testing. City...

Thousands of businesses have signed up to rapid workplace testing

Over 48,000 businesses had registered their interest in the government’s free workplace testing programme as of last week, following the governm...

Free parking boost to Dudley businesses

Free parking will continue in town centres and car parks across Dudley borough in a bid to support businesses as they start to recover from the corona...

Extra financial boost for Dudley businesses

Finance bosses have written to more than 1,500 businesses offering them thousands of pounds worth of extra financial help as the national lockdown con...

Grants for Wolverhampton city charities, community and voluntary groups

City of Wolverhampton Council is urging eligible charities, community and voluntary groups in the city to apply for free business grants. The grant...

The Coronavirus Restart Grant

The Restart Grant scheme supports eligible businesses in the non-essential retail, hospitality, leisure, personal care and accommodation sec...

Targeted testing in parts of Oldbury and Tipton as variant first discovered in South Africa identified

Extensive surveillance of Covid-19 has identified a case on the border of Oldbury and Tipton of the variant first discovered in South Africa. Robus...

£1million in grants paid to eligible taxi and private hire drivers

Wolverhampton: More than £1million in business support grants have been paid to eligible Wolverhampton taxi and private hire drivers since t...

Make sure your Sandwell business is Covid-secure

Sandwell Council is working with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to check businesses have Covid-secure measures in place, in order to tackle the...

City businesses urged to act fact as grants deadline is set

City of Wolverhampton Council is urging businesses to act fast as the applications deadline for a number of existing grant schemes has been set by Gov...

When can I reopen? [COVID19 Guidance]

England is still in a national lockdown, however, the UK Government has published its roadmap for easing restrictions cautiously. Please note: this gu...

Large grants available to struggling city businesses (Wolverhampton)

City of Wolverhampton Council has confirmed payments under its business support grant schemes have been extended until Wednesday, March 31 – wit...

Nearly £10m given to borough businesses to help survive lockdown

Nearly £10 million has been paid out by Dudley Council in grants since November to help businesses survive lockdown, it has been revealed. Fi...

New discretionary lockdown business grants now available

City of Wolverhampton businesses not eligible for the Government’s national Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) under the current lockdown...

Story Comms helping businesses confident of growth in 2021

Story launches free advice series to support region’s businesses as two thirds say they are confident of growth in 2021 More than two-thirds...

More financial support for Dudley borough businesses

Grants of up to £14,000 are available as part of the latest raft of financial support for businesses across Dudley borough. Finance bosses ar...

Wolverhampton businesses can now apply for new lockdown grants

Eligible City of Wolverhampton businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors can now apply for an additional one-off national lockdown gra...

What does Lockdown 3 mean for Black Country businesses?

Yesterday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced there would be another national lockdown which could last until mid-February 2021. This new lockdown...

£4.6 billion in new lockdown grants to support businesses and protect jobs

Chancellor announces one-off top up grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses worth up to £9,000 per property to help businesses...

Chancellor extends furlough and loan schemes

In a move to ensure firms can access the support they need through continuing economic disruption, Rishi Sunak also confirmed he would be extending th...

Details of further local restrictions support grants confirmed

City of Wolverhampton Council has confirmed details of how city businesses can gain access to further local restrictions Government support grants....

Recovery Loan Scheme

Recovery Loan Scheme

The scheme can be used for any legitimate business purpose, including managing cashflow, investment and growth. It is designed to appeal to businesses that can afford to take out additional debt finance for these purposes. RLS opened for applications on 6 April 2021 and is scheduled to run until 31 December 2021, subject to review. It is available through a range of lenders and partners accredited by the British Business Bank.

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Peer Networks Programme

Peer Networks Programme

Join other like-minded businesses and benefit from FREE Peer Networks support and work together to find practical solutions to the challenges you are facing. We are working with local partners to deliver four Peer Networking groups. Funded through the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Peer Network programme is supporting businesses in sectors particularly negatively impacted by COVID19.

Learn More & Apply Here
Help to Grow Scheme

Help to Grow Scheme

The government’s new Help to Grow: Management programme offers the chance to take your business to the next level. Join other senior business leaders in a practical management training programme, with 1-1 mentorship, delivered across the UK by leading business schools accredited by the Small Business Charter.

Read more here
The Restart Grant Scheme

The Restart Grant Scheme

The Restart Grant scheme supports businesses in reopening safely as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Grants are available from 1 April 2021. Eligible businesses in the non-essential retail sector may be entitled to a one-off cash grant of up to £6,000 from their local council.

Find out more here
Kickstart Scheme

Kickstart Scheme

oin thousands of employers from across the public, private and non-for-profit sectors who are already signed up, creating new jobs and benefiting from the Kickstart Scheme

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Recovery for Business Advice Scheme

Recovery for Business Advice Scheme

Access free support from experts and help your business recover from the impact of Coronavirus. Supported by the Department of BEIS and leading professional bodies, expert advisers are offering free advice to businesses.

Find out more here
Business Finance Finder

Business Finance Finder

We have collaborated with Finpoint on this Business Finance Finder Tool, but please ensure you contact our business support team in the first instance for finance support so that we can make sure this is the correct next step for your business.

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Job Retention Scheme Extended

Job Retention Scheme Extended

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until 30 September 2021. Claims for furlough days in March 2021 must be made by 14 April 2021. You can no longer submit claims for claim periods ending on or before 31 October 2020.

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Be the Business: Rapid Response Cohort

Be the Business: Rapid Response Cohort

Be the Business has released a Rapid Response Cohort (RRC) Mentoring Programme. This is a 12 week mentoring programme where SME leaders/key decision makers can access a mentor from leading firms to work with them for 12 weeks on the immediate challenges and priorities they are facing during this pandemic.

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Need support?

If you need help to combat the effects Coronavirus has had on your business or employees, please get in touch with our team!

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