Tag: business

  • Second Coronavirus Bill To Further Help Scotland’s Response To Outbreak

    Second Coronavirus Bill To Further Help Scotland’s Response To Outbreak

    Emergency measures to protect people facing financial hardship and allow public services to operate effectively have been introduced to the Scottish Parliament in response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic.

  • Chancellor extends furlough scheme until October

    Chancellor extends furlough scheme until October

    The UK Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will remain open until the end of October, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced today.

  • Further business support opens to applications

    Further business support opens to applications

    The second phase of the Small Business Grant scheme is now open for applications. The second phase ensures that – in addition to existing grants of £10,000 or £25,000 for the first property – businesses may now qualify for grants of £7,500 or £18,750 on all subsequent eligible premises.

  • Scottish Government COVID-19 Update

    Scottish Government COVID-19 Update

    Scotland’s First Minister has outlined a key part of the approach that will be taken when Coronavirus has been sufficiently suppressed and we are able to start moving on to the next phase.

  • My World of Work launch COVID-19 Job Hub

    My World of Work launch COVID-19 Job Hub

    Skills Development Scotland (SDS) have developed a new service designed to help employers with acute skills gaps quickly advertise immediate opportunities to a broad audience. My World of Work Job Hub is a free service  which enables employers working in line with Scottish Government advice on workers and essential services to advertise  vacancies quickly to…

  • Updated social distancing guidance for business from Scottish Government

    Updated social distancing guidance for business from Scottish Government

    Social distancing guidance for businesses in Scotland has been updated to help provide clarity on protecting employees in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19). It provides further information for employers and makes clear that those providing essential services must follow social distancing requirements.

  • Culture’s Role In The COVID-19 Crisis

    Culture’s Role In The COVID-19 Crisis

    As we explore progressively more measures to try to contain, delay, mitigate and hopefully eliminate this coronavirus, we will experience increasing restriction on travel, mass participation and human interaction.

  • Funding Resources

    Funding Resources

    Sources of funding, and information and advice relating to it, for individuals and businesses affects by the response to the coronavirus crisis.

  • Economy Resources

    Economy Resources

    Information about the affect that the coronavirus response is having on the economy and advice for businesses.