Jan 26 2021 How remuneration planning can help your construction company Categories: Property & Construction In light of the COVID pandemic, construction companies have seen a significant reduction in profits and cashflow. To support the continuation of the business, some business owners have had to pay in some of their own money and/or take out less income. Our EQ Property & Construction specialists work together with our clients in order more
Jan 26 2021 The Scottish Wedding Industry Fund Categories: COVID-19 To support the wedding sector and its supply chain, the Scottish Government has announced a further £10 million has been added to the £15 million announced in December. The Scottish Wedding Industry Fund will provide one-off grants of between £5,000 and £25,000 for eligible businesses in the sector impacted by the pandemic. The grants offered will more
Jan 22 2021 £7 million Large Self-Catering Grant and the Exclusive Use Grant Categories: COVID-19Leisure Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism, Fergus Ewing, has announced details of the support available for larger self-catering properties and B&Bs paying Council Tax. As part of the £104.3 million support package for tourism and hospitality businesses announced in December 2020, the £7 million Large Self-Catering Grant and the Exclusive Use Grant will provide financial more
Jan 19 2021 COVID-19 Insurance – are you covered? Categories: COVID-19Leisure The long-awaited judgement by the Supreme Court on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) business interruption test case was delivered on Friday 15 January 2021, allowing the appeal on behalf of policy holders. This completes the legal process for impacted policies and means that thousands of policyholders will now have their claims for coronavirus-related business interruption losses more
Jan 15 2021 New Year, New Plans – how to prepare for the year ahead Categories: COVID-19EQ News With the start of a new year, we all look to plan ahead and whilst there still remains a large amount of uncertainty on what 2021 might bring, we wanted to provide some guidance on what assistance is still available and any other areas of consideration to help you prepare for the year ahead. As more
Jan 15 2021 Supreme Court ruling for Business Interruption Insurance payout Categories: COVID-19 It has just been announced that the Supreme Court has backed smaller firms, ruling that insurance companies must pay out on Business Interruption Insurance claims. With many insurers refusing to pay businesses back in Spring when the first lockdown came into force, this ruling will mean thousands of small business may receive insurance payouts covering more
Jan 13 2021 Nurseries funding support for outdoor play and learning Categories: COVID-19Healthcare On 22 December 2020, the Scottish Government announced a new £1m Outdoor Clothing Fund, aimed at providers of funded early learning and childcare. Guidance advises nurseries and other Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) settings to maximise the time that children spend outdoors to reduce the risks of COVID-19 transmission. It is also known that outdoor more
Jan 12 2021 Increased funding support for hospitality, retail and leisure businesses Categories: COVID-19Leisure The Scottish Government have announced January top-up grants for hospitality, retail and leisure businesses across Scotland that have had to close due to level 4 restrictions. These one-off grants will be in addition to the grants businesses receive through the Strategic Framework Business Fund (SFBF), which has been open since November. In most cases, if more