Applications now open for Salesforce £5,000 small business grants

Applications are now open for the Salesforce Small Business Grants. This is a £5,000 grant for eligible small businesses that have received no grants in relation to COVID 19. 

To be eligible to apply, companies must:

-Be registered at Companies House

-Been established for at least 12 months

-Have not received any other cash grant during 2020 in relation to COVID-19 from any Government

-Be based in the UK with a British bank account

-Have between 2 to 50 employees

-Meet all other eligibility requirements as stated in the grant programme terms

The application window for the South of England region covering Somerset and Bristol is now open and you will have until 21st June to apply. 

You can read more about the grant and check to see if you qualify here: 

https://www.enterprisenation.com/smallbusinessgrants/  

Weekly Update 22nd May 2020

Below I have summarised all the main tax related updates we’ve seen this week. 

• Mortgage deferral extended for a further three months

• Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme will launch online on the 26th May 2020

• Salesforce £5,000 small business grants

• Tide Banking accredited to offer the Government-backed Bounce Back Loans

• Questions we are commonly asked during the Covid-19 crisis

As always if you need any support or advice please don’t hesitate to contact me.

I hope you have a great bank holiday weekend!

Salesforce £5,000 small business grants

Salesforce is partnering with Enterprise Nation offering grants of £5,000 to eligible small businesses that have received no grants in relation to COVID 19. 

To be eligible to apply, companies must:

-Be registered at Companies House

-Been established for at least 12 months

-Have not received any other cash grant during 2020 in relation to COVID-19 from any Government

-Be based in the UK with a British bank account

-Have between 2 to 50 employees

-Meet all other eligibility requirements as stated in the grant programme terms

Applications will open in six regional phases, with the South of England region covering Somerset and Bristol opening on the 15th June and you will have until 21st June to apply. This is a very small window to make a claim, so our advice is to visit the link below to check if you qualify and set a reminder for the 15th June to make an application. 

You can read more about the grant here: https://www.enterprisenation.com/smallbusinessgrants/