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More financial support is available to hospitality, accommodation and leisure businesses in St Albans District which have been hit by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
They can apply for non-repayable grants from the Government of £2,667, £4,000 or £6,000.
St Albans City and District Council is distributing the money within its area having already passed on £51.7 million to local firms, charities, community groups and other organisations during the pandemic.
To be eligible for this new round of grant awards, companies must be liable for business rates. Unrated firms should not apply.
The amount a business is entitled to will depend on their rateable value with the deadline for applications being Monday 28 February.
Businesses which have received previous grants can apply as can those which have not. Online application forms are available here along with further details.
The type of businesses being targeted are pubs, restaurants, cafes, theatres and hotels.
Councillor Mandy McNeil, Lead Councillor for business and other activities, said: “We have been very active in ensuring our local businesses have been aware of grants available to them during the pandemic.
“One of our priorities has been to get the money to them as quickly as possible while guarding against any fraudulent applications.
“Although, the Omicron variant appears to have peaked, it has presented our businesses with very difficult challenges over the past few weeks and continues to impact. I know many pubs and restaurants were not as busy over the critical festive season as they were hoping to be.
“These grants will give them some much-needed support and I urge all eligible businesses in the District to apply for them.”
The Council has also received a small amount of funding for businesses that are not entitled to an Omicron Hospitality and Leisure Grant but may need help.
It is considering what business types should be prioritised for this discretionary funding and how it should be distributed. More information will be made available about this in due course on the Council’s website here.
All grant applications are checked for fraud with offenders at risk of being prosecuted.
The Council has also become aware of a number of scams being operated in relation to grants and other financial support.
Businesses should be wary if receiving a phone call from anyone purporting to be from the Council asking for their bank details or other sensitive information.
Councillor contact: Mandy McNeil, Vice-Chair of the Regeneration and Business Committee: cllr.m.mcneil@councillor.stalbans.gov.uk; 07854-198999.
How to Grow your business in 2022 with a support programme for local businesses over a year old – at NO COST. From STANTA.
Who can benefit?
Businesses in AL-5 (who are more than one year old) and who are suffering/have suffered as a result of the pandemic.
Who are STANTA?
STANTA have nearly 40 years’ experience of helping local businesses to start, grow and develop and they are offering to help your business to consolidate, diversify if necessary and grow in 2022. And this is offered at no cost to your business with Government funding.
What can STANTA advise on?
· Managing debt & controlling costs
· Business review
· Advice on marketing: social media and networking
· A clear action plan for the next 3 – 6 months
· Financial planning
· Diversification
· Making your business online
· Specific concerns relevant to your business
· Trading successfully post COVID – upload a Safe to Trade toolkit to help
How does it start?
With a personal 1.5hr Zoom meeting with an experienced business advisor who will listen and advise and help you determine the best way forward for your business. Actions will be confirmed in an email. If you need to do more research or provide numbers to determine the way forward, a follow up meeting will be arranged.
Next Steps
You then choose which training courses and workshops you attend to help you achieve the objectives you have identified. Here’s an example of the courses available to you:
- How to grow your business during challenging times
- How to develop an effective continuity plan for your business
- How to write a business plan
- Putting your business plan into action
- Bookkeeping
- Introduction to Social Media
If you’re interested in registering for this FREE package of support, send an email to advice@stanta.co.uk or telephone 01727 837760. Please provide these details:
· your name
· contact telephone number
· business name
· address, postcode of the business
· description of what the business does
· your particular concerns /any areas you’d particularly like help with.
We will then contact you to arrange for you to meet (on Zoom) with a business adviser.
Speed is of the essence as the programme is only being funded until the end of March,
STANTA
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St Albans HertS. AL3 6PF
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