On Monday 12 April, the country will reach the next stage of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, which will see a variety of businesses being allowed to reopen.

Hull City Council is preparing to pay out vital restart grants to businesses to help them recover from the Covid pandemic and kickstart the local economy.

You may well be aware of the business support measures contained in the Chancellor’s Budget, as announced on 3^rd March. However, the Humber Business Growth Hub has pulled together a useful at-a-glance article.

The plan for easing lockdown in England has been announced by the Prime Minister in the House of Commons.

A reminder that the Kickstarting Tourism Grants to support SMEs with Covid-19 recovery are still open for applications, with a good proportion of funding remaining. 

The latest version of the Humber Growth Hub’s Covid-19 Business Support Information Sheet.

Hull businesses required to close in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are being urged to apply for a one-off grant worth up to £9,000 to help see them through the latest Covid-19 measures.

Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are to receive a one-off grant worth up to £9,000, the Chancellor has announced.

The first payments are now being made under a new fund designed to help Hull businesses through coronavirus.

You may already be aware of the £1,000 grant for wet-led pubs in tiers 2 and 3 but the link - taken from the Gov.uk website – may be helpful.