Harlow Council has now given out £5,545,000 in grants to support 434 local businesses during the coronavirus crisis.
Grants are being processed as soon as businesses make contact with the council following letters and emails sent to 840 businesses last week. The council’s Revenues & Benefits staff will continue processing grants over this weekend to make sure more grants get to businesses.
Last week the council contacted businesses considered to be eligible for the government’s small business grant funding and the retail, hospitality and leisure grants.
The small business grant funding is £10,000 per business with the cash grants for the retail, hospitality and leisure providing businesses with up to £25,000 per property.
The council has received £11m in government funding to support local businesses during the national coronavirus crisis.
Any business, which has not received a letter or an email and thinks it should be eligible for the government grant should check their eligibility at https://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/small-business-grant-funding/ andhttps://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/cash-grant-for-retail-hospitality-and-leisure/
If a business thinks it fully meets the criteria set out by the government they should [email protected]
