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The newsletter of the *Nottingham team* of the *D2N2 Growth Hub*



We're here to support"your business."






Support Grants for Business - two available

1. Business Support Grant

*Who's it for?*If youpay rates to Nottingham City Councilandcurrently receive Small Business Rate Relief or if your rateable value is below 51,000 and your business is part of the retail/leisure/hospitality industry, you may be eligible for a grant of 10,000 - 25,000.

*To find out if you are eligible:*

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Please*check the Nottingham City Council website* [ [link removed] ]

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To help us check eligibility, please fill in this*online form* [ [link removed] ]

*NB* if you are ineligible for this grant, you may be eligible for the Nottingham Small Business Fund (see below).

2. Nottingham Small Business Fund

*Who's it for?* Businesses outside of the scope of the Small Business Rates Relief scheme to support them with ongoing fixed costs, e.g. fixed property costs. Those who have previously received the Small Business Grants Fund and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants will not be eligible for this grant.

*NB* those who have previously received the Small Business Grants Fund and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants will not be eligible for this grant.

*To find out if you are eligible p*lease*check the Nottingham City Council website* [ [link removed] ].

Don't miss out, apply here [ [link removed] ] by 15 June

Grants of up to 2,500, 5,000 and a maximum award of 10,000 will be available for businesses who were trading prior to 11 March and who have been ineligible for other grant funding.This includes:


* Those in shared or flexible workspaces;
* Market and street traders;
* Charities, social enterprises, and cooperatives; and
* Other businesses with a rateable value between 15,000 and up to 51,000 who have been forced to close or reduce trade.

Due to the limited funding available and expected over-subscription to the scheme, grant applications will need to be submitted to the City Council for assessment, with payments expected to start in June. *APPLY NOW* [ [link removed] ](click "continue without an account" if you don't have one).

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Building Business Resilience Programme
Lessons from Lockdown

Join us for our latest weekly Corona Virus Support Webinars with Leigh Sear and Meryl Levington from the Building Business Resilience Programme, working across the East Midlands.

This is a virtual lunchbreak and the chance to learn about protecting and supporting your business during the COVD-19 Crisis and the various government schemes and initiatives that are available to small businesses and their employees.

12 June: Catching Customers [ [link removed] ]

19 June:Building Your Business Model for the Future [ [link removed] ]

Bothwebinars will run through Zoom so you will need to download the app on a phone or tablet or watch through a PC with a camera speaker/or headphones a mic.

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Support for Employers making Redundancies

When it comes to staffing, whatever your business is going through right now, *Nottingham Jobs [ [link removed] ]* are here to support you.

We can offer:

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* *Redundancy support* if you have already made employees redundant or are about to, we can support both you as an employer and your employees to manage the transition through online group sessions and one-2-one support using Microsoft teams.
* *Training* Nottingham Jobs partners can deliver pre-employment training, licences or other technical requirements necessary for staff to perform the duties required in the new roles of your changing workforce. We can help address this through online learning platforms such as BKSB for Functional Skills and European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL).
* *Online recruitment support* linking our candidate pool with your workforce needs. We can source, assess and screen candidates according to your specification and assist you to engage with them, virtually. This includes promotion and advertisement of vacancies, application sessions, and candidate briefings on role requirements.
* *Candidate pool* working closely with DWP and other partners to support new claimants via employment programmes such as *Way2Work* [ [link removed] ]. These activities will deliver asubstantial pool of good quality candidates drawn from sectors that are contracting as result of the situation with COVID-19 and the Governments advice and restrictions.
* *Apprenticeship delivery* our apprenticeship offer to businesses is continuing. If you are ready to take on a new apprentice, or to support existing staff to begin a training programme, we can help you to understand apprenticeships, access funding including NCC levy transfers, keep your team engaged and get the right skills in your business. "If you are adopting the Job Retention scheme your team can start or continue an apprenticeship training programme while they are furloughed".

Contact Nottingham Jobs on *0115 876 4508* (lines are open 9-5 Monday to Friday)

Email the team:*[email protected]*

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