What is the fund? A £25 million fund to support the wedding sector and its supply chain will open to applications this week. Launching on Thursday 28 January, the fund will provide one-off grants of up to £25,000 for eligible businesses in the sector including wedding venues, photographers, caterers and suppliers. This new fund aims...

What is the Scottish Inbound Tour Operators Fund? The Scottish Government have recently announced a £6 million fund delivered on behalf of the Scottish Government by VisitScotland with input from the Scottish Tourism Alliance, the Scottish Destination Management Association, the Scottish Incoming Golf Tour Operators Association and UK Inbound. The fund is available for inbound...

The Scottish Government have announced additional support to Taxi and Private Hire Drivers who are experiencing decreased demand, by way of a one-grant of £1,500 to eligible individuals. This support is separate and additional to any other funding receivable from the Scottish or UK Government. For example, a driver may be eligible even if they...

The Scottish Borders Council has announced that £670k of additional support is being made available to Borders businesses suffering from the short-term financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically it aims to support small businesses and the self-employed in the area who have suffered from the impacts of the pandemic since 1 October 2020 and...

Additional Funding for Gyms and Non-essential Retail Action has been taken so that businesses across Scotland get better and faster access to financial support by Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes. £41 million will top up support for non-essential retail and gyms, which are required to close in level 4. This is in addition to top...

As you will be aware the UK wide Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been extended until 31 March 2021. But what are the key details for employers to know? The extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) offers a more generous level of support than the last few months, with the government paying 80% of an...

From 2 November, if your business has been required to close by law or change its operations due to Covid-19 restrictions then you may be eligible for grant funding. There are two different types of grants on offer and they will be paid every 4 weeks in arrears for as long as the restrictions last....

Over the last few days, there has been a lot of talk in the media regarding what the second lockdown in England would mean for the Job Support Scheme (JSS) – which was due to replace the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) on 1 November. However, on the 5 November, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi...

Updated 4th November 2020 Over the last few days, there has been a lot of talk in the media regarding what the second lockdown in England would mean for the Job Support Scheme – which was due to replace the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) on 1 November. However, on the 31 October, Prime Minster...

UPDATE 4th November 2020 To coincide with the changes to the CJRS and JSS , the SEISS (Self Employment Income Support Scheme) will be doubled back up to the previous amount of 80% of average trading profits for the entirety of November and the claims window for this brought forward from 14 December to 30...