Supporting your business through Covid-19

In this issue

Reigate & Banstead Business Champions

Food safety during Covid-19

Food Delivery Guidance

Thank you

PPE Request

Further information and support

What's on

Don't miss out on these great online networking events
Book your space now #togetherapart

Enterprise Nation are running a series of free 'lunch and learn' webinars

Monday 20 April: Identifying consumer trends and new consumers
Hear from global intelligence platform, Streetbees, on how to do market research to identify consumer trends and find new customers. Sign up here.

Tuesday 21 April: How to keep your food and drink business operating
John Stapleton has grown a number of successful food and drink businesses, including The New Covent Garden Soup Co Ltd. and Little Dish. John is on hand to offer insights on how you can keep your food and drink business operating through these unceratin times. Sign up here.

Wednesday 22 April: Using social media during uncertain times
Back by popular demand! Social media expert, Caroline Sumners, returns to 'lunch and learn' to answer your questions on what and how you should be posting on social media during these uncertain times. Sign up here.

Thursday 23 April: Building a customer-focused business
Sophie Segal joins Emma to let you know how you can put customer experiences at the heart of your business, and how to craft simple customer journeys that engage, convert and add value to your customers. Sign up here.

Friday 24 April: Starting a business during the COVID-19 crisis
Some of the world's most successful companies have been started during recessions. If you have an idea for a new business, but don't know where to start, this is the webinar for you. Enterprise Nation founder, Emma Jones, will talk you through the initial steps you need to take to get a business off the ground. Emma is authour of 'The StartUp Kit' and has advised thousands of businesses on how to launch. Sign up here.

Join your local Business Guild

Business Guilds are a great way to be part of your local business community.

Banstead - fully committed to helping Banstead become the most vibrant village in Surrey in which to live and work. They are a group of local businesses that recognise our responsibility to the greater community.

Redhill - enhancing Redhill as a place to live, work and do business.

Reigate - a local united voluntary voice from the business community, promoting commerce, events, activities and opportunities for the benefit of Reigate.

Horley Association of Traders - HATs is an open group that all traders and members of the public can join. They continue to drive awareness of Horley as a town and to promote local business growth.

Funding/Consultations

Funding and awards

Reigate & Banstead Business Support Grant Do you have a business based in the borough with less than four employees? Are you looking to grow? Why not apply for our Business Support Grant of up to £1,000?

Successful business grant applicants will also receive one year's membership to Enterprise Nation.

Do you need start-up funding for your business? Struggling to get funding from a mainstream provider? Have a look at responsible finance provider Fredericks Foundation, who may be able to help.

Tools

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Supporting your business through Covid-19

Supporting our business community has never been more important. We want to signpost businesses to correct, relevant and timely information to ensure that your business can get the right support. The government has set out a package of measures to support businesses. You can read about the full package of measures on its Coronavirus business support website. With things changing so quickly these details are correct as at 16 April.

Update on cash grants

The first payment run for business grants by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council went out on 1 April, and by the 16 April we had paid over £15 million to 1,167 businesses. If you have not already done so, please fill in the online form which will facilitate the process and ensure we have the correct details.

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

The online claim service for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be launched on GOV.UK on Monday 20‌‌ April 2020. Any entity with a UK payroll can apply, including businesses, charities, recruitment agencies and public authorities. To prepare to make your claim you will need:

a Government Gateway (GG) ID and password – if you don’t already have a GG account, you can apply for one online, or by going to GOV.UK and searching for 'HMRC services: sign in or register'
be enrolled for PAYE online – if you aren’t registered yet, you can do so now, or by going to GOV.UK and searching for 'PAYE Online for employers'
the following information for each furloughed employee you will be claiming for: Name, National Insurance number, Claim period and claim amount, PAYE/employee number (optional).
if you have fewer than 100 furloughed staff – you will need to input information directly into the system for each employee. If you have 100 or more furloughed staff – you will need to upload a file with information for each employee; HMRC will accept the following file types: .xls .xlsx .csv .ods.

You should retain all records and calculations in respect of your claims. You can find more information on the scheme and eligibility to claim here.

Self-employed reminder - don't miss tax return deadline

The Government's coronavirus support for self-employed people will be based upon your 2018-19 tax returns. If you missed the January 2020 deadline, you can now take advantage of an extension to submit your returns by 23 April 2020. How to submit your tax return for 2018-2019

Business Interruption Loan Scheme update

A government-backed loan scheme for businesses affected by coronavirus has been expanded to cover all viable firms now including large businesses, the Chancellor has announced.

all viable businesses with turnover of more than £45m will be able to apply for government-backed support
firms with turnover of more than £250 million can borrow up to £50 million from lenders
this complements existing support including the Covid Corporate Financing Facility and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

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