Jun 10 2022 SIS Recovery & Resilience Fund 2022 Categories: CharitiesCOVID-19 To further support charities and social enterprises that have been impacted directly by the COVID-19 pandemic, SIS (Social Investment Scotland) has reopened the Recovery & Resilience Fund. The fund is designed to bolster reserves or help with recovery plans by offering a bespoke investment package that is intended to be as flexible as possible. To be more
Mar 24 2022 The Omicron Business Support Fund Categories: COVID-19Leisure Earlier this year, Scottish Tourism Minister, Ivan McKee, announced details of a financial package worth up to £9 million for Scotland’s vital tourism sector. The top-up payments were given to recipients of previous VisitScotland funding and were designed to recognise the loss of revenue specifically between 8 December 2021 and 21 January 2022 in the following areas: coach operators more
Mar 21 2022 Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Enquiry Categories: COVID-19Property & Construction The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), launched in April 2020, was developed to offer support to employees who would otherwise have been laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the guidance was initially unclear and has led to widespread errors in claims, resulting in a surge of HMRC enquiries into CJRS claims. We recently supported more
Mar 9 2022 The Childcare Sector Omicron Impacts Fund is open for applications Categories: COVID-19Healthcare The Scottish Government’s Childcare Sector Omicron Impacts Fund is now open for applications. The £9.8 million fund will offer one-off grants to childcare sector providers in Scotland who were operating during the Omicron wave. Eligible childcare services will receive a one-off payment of £950 to £4,500, depending on the registered size of each service, with providers with more
Feb 22 2022 Close Contact Services Fund open for applications Categories: COVID-19 The Scottish Government Close Contact Services Fund is open for applications to offer support to close contact service businesses who were affected by the restrictions over the 21/22 festive period. In order to qualify you have should be providing close contact services such as beauty services, hairdressing, etc. If eligible, you will receive a grant in more
Feb 1 2022 Further funding support available for Scottish Food & Drink businesses Categories: COVID-19Food & Drink The Scottish Government has released details on two funding opportunities available for food & drink businesses that were affected by the control measures put in place in December 2021. The applications are now open for the £2 million Scottish Food & Drink Producers Fund and a further round of the Scottish Wholesale Food & Drink more
Dec 22 2021 Upcoming changes to the Recovery Loan Scheme Categories: COVID-19 The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) launched on 6 April 2021, and is designed to help businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19 to access loans of between £25,000 and £10 million. As a condition of the RLS, the UK Government offers lenders an 80% guarantee for applications, giving lenders confidence to provide financial support to UK more
Dec 17 2021 Further funding for hospitality and leisure businesses Categories: COVID-19Leisure Following the latest Public Health Scotland (PHS) advice to postpone work Christmas parties and limit the amount of social contact with other households, many hospitality businesses have seen countless numbers of cancellations at one of their busiest times of the year. To offer financial support to those affected, the Scottish Government has announced an update on the support more