Dear Members, It looks as if the banks are not really paying out the loans, we know stable busineses who have been offerred loans at 15% to 30% interest, so again the banks are cashing in or don’t want to … Read More
Dear Members, Chamber Ambassador Alan Clark of Carter Clark has sent over this Business Survival Guide. This is all about explaining your options, and stopping you wasting time applying for Government help that you are unlikely to get. Some real … Read More
Dear Members, Here is the latest update on Business Rates Grants. Covid-19 Business Grant update In response to Covid -19 the Government have announced that businesses with a Rateable Value (RV) of less than £15,000 and who receive small business … Read More
Dear Business and Community people, The Chamber is here to help anyone in business and your families and staff across the country. Most of the help is completely free. Where there is a charge it will usually be to cover … Read More
Dear Members, Barclays bank have withdrawn their Personal Guarantee requirement for loans up to £250k. Which is a big step in the right direction. Please see details below Media Alert: 26th March 2020 Barclays: Supporting our customers and clients … Read More
Dear Members, Please see below the guidelines that seem pretty clear. Our Thanks to our Ambassador Alan Clark of Carter Clark for supplying this information. Support for self-employed through the Self-employment Income Support Scheme The Self-employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) … Read More
Dear all, The Government loan scheme was heralded as the solution to our problems. We suggested that it was not. As is so often the case, the devil is in the detail. So here is some detail. I talk about … Read More
Chamber Member Nick Lofthouse sent out the following advice, from Mortgage holidays via freezing food to keeping the Kids busy. See the links below. Nick Covid-19 : advice and links These are unprecedented and uncertain times so I want to … Read More
Dear Members, Here are some thoughts from the Chamber. Bottom line is that I don’t see why businesses should yet again pick up the bill the bad decisions taken in Government. We should have stopped the planes much earlier. Singapore … Read More
Dear All, Source Daily Express. On this our first day out of the EU, but with the negotiations still to be finalised, it is worth remembering that the Conservative party we voted in to “Get Brexit done” is still stuffed … Read More