New Grants Available for Small and Microbusinesses |
Hounslow Council broadens its support scheme to include more firms Hounslow Council has broadened the Discretionary Business Support Grant for small and microbusinesses which have so far not been able to benefit from funding from central government during the coronavirus pandemic. The new application process will go live on Thursday 16 July and is expected to close at the end of July. Organisations can apply for grants of £25,000, £10,000 and £5,000 depending on businesses property costs. In order to qualify businesses must meet a revised set of criteria. Cllr Shantanu Rajawat, Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services, said, “This has been a challenging time and it is important we are able to support our local small businesses to recover and rebuild for a sustainable future. We are pleased to have updated our policy to reflect the feedback from businesses, who were previously ineligible for the Discretionary Grant.
July 17, 2020
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