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City gets £85million package of help for businesses
5 April 2020
The Government formally announced the Small Business Grant funding, and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure grant on Wednesday, April 1 – the highest amount in the East Midlands and one of the 10 highest city allocations in the UK.
Businesses asked to donate spare PPE to the NHS
4 April 2020
The #ppe4nhs campaign is seeking donations of unused PPE from local businesses, particularly those in the engineering, manufacturing and construction sectors.
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme expanded to benefit more smaller businesses across the UK
3 April 2020
Read the British Business Bank press release here
Read the CBILS fact sheet here
COVID 19 – your help needed for LLEP response
31 March 2020
The LLEP is leading on the Business cell of the Local Resilience Forum (LRF), a multi-agency group to co-ordinate the response to the impact that the COVID-19 virus is having in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
New Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme open to UK SMEs
23 March 2020
Delivered by the British Business Bank through 40+ accredited lenders and partners, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme will support the continued provision of finance to UK smaller businesses (SMEs) during the Covid-19 outbreak.
