Business support for our BAME businesses webinar, as part of Black History Month - 29th October - 10:00am for 60 minutes
We are really pleased to be working with the Equality and Human Rights team at Hounslow Council, to help raise awareness of what government help is out there for our BAME businesses. BAME businesses face many unique issues – language barrier and poor knowledge of navigating for employment opportunities and bureaucracies are to name but a few.
COVID-19 has had a disproportionate effect on the BAME community, with many residents working in ‘at-risk’ jobs.
The aim of this webinar is to contribute towards recovery for our BAME communities by highlighting the various challenges BAME businesses have faced and continue to face, and offering advice and information on grants and loans to create business resilience as we move towards business recovery.
We are proud to announce that Sir Kenneth Olisa, OBE is able to be part of our panel. Sir Kenneth is the first black Lord Lieutenant of Greater London. This is one webinar you should not miss.
Panellists include:
- Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE - Lord Lieutenant of Greater London.
- Seema Malhotra - MP for Feltham & Heston
- Beyant Ryatt - Hounslow Council, Commercial Manager, Procurement and Contracts Team
- Carol Sam - Ealing Council, Business Growth & Inward Investment Manager
- Nauzar Manekshaw - MD, Branduin Business Support
"I am so pleased you are holding this seminar, well done. This is a great subject to cover." - Cllr Hanif Khan, Hanworth Park Ward
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Hounslow’s Recovery Plan Backs Business
Cabinet last approved the Council’s bold and far-reaching Recovery Plan to support the borough through the major economic and social challenges through the months ahead. Called “One Hounslow, Forward Together”, it brings together four months of work with leading Councillors, Council officers and a range of organisations, businesses, voluntary and community groups, academics and residents.
The Plan sets out the major interventions the Council is undertaking and in the world of business these include a new Economic Recovery and Regeneration Strategy and the development of innovation districts to create and attract new high-quality jobs.
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Chancellor increases financial support for businesses and workers
The government announced (22 Oct) it will significantly increase the generosity and reach of its winter support schemes to ensure livelihoods and jobs across the UK continue to be protected in the difficult months to come, supporting jobs and helping to contain the virus.
- open businesses which are experiencing considerable difficulty will be given extra help to keep staff on as government significantly increases contribution to wage costs under the Job Support Scheme, and business contributions drop to 5%
- business grants are expanded to cover businesses in particularly affected sectors in high-alert level areas, helping them stay afloat and protecting jobs
- grants for the self-employed doubled to 40% of previous earnings
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Skills Escalator Business Mentoring Programme
The Skills Escalator Business Mentoring programme is aimed at residents of Hounslow who are in receipt of means tested welfare benefits, in work (self-employed/sole trading) or recently made unemployed and either running or hoping to start a successful business
If this is you, Work Hounslow can help with free business mentoring from entrepreneurs who have run their own businesses.
- Offering up to 6 hours of 1 to 1 mentoring,
- Focusing on how to make money doing something you love,
- Work flexibly,
- Be your own boss and reduce your dependency on means tested benefits
- Reduce your dependency on benefits
Sign up to the next Skills Escalator Business Mentoring event called ‘How to start a business without any money’ here.
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As part of Hounslow Adult & Community Education, Learn Hounslow run a range of courses for digital skills, employment and business.
If you want to improve your digital skills for learning or work, then LearnHounslow has a digital course for you!
Or if you need help with your job application, LearnHounslow offer free courses to help participants with their employment skills.
Choose a business course if you want to learn how to manage and promote your own business.
Courses starting this November. Enrol now to avoid disappointment!
You may be eligible for a FREE course – visit the website or call 0208 583 6000 for more details
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HMRC update
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme closes on 31 October and you will need to make any final claims on or before 30 November.
The Job Support Scheme opens on 1 November, with claims opening on 8 December.
Make sure you have the latest information by joining the live COVID-19 support for employers webinar. We’ll provide an overview of:
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the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and how to claim
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the latest information on the Job Retention Bonus, including how to check if your employees are eligible, when you can claim and what you need to do now to prepare
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an introduction to the Job Support Scheme (JSS), which provides different types of support to businesses so that they can get the right assistance, at the right time, according to their situation.
We will continue to update our webinars to reflect the latest information as it becomes available.
We are also running monthly webinars on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme. Get the latest information on:
- who can claim
- who you can claim for
- how to make a claim
- what you may be entitled to, and more.
You can ask questions during all our live webinars using the on-screen text box.
Our webinars are constantly updated to provide the latest government guidance on changes as they develop.
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Decontamination products from Chamber member, SKS – please click here
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Brentford x Umbro Third Kit 2020/21 - The Brentford spirit remains genuine and true, as they nod to their history of claret, salmon and blue. Bees release third kit in homage to the Club’s beginnings in 1889. Please click here for the fascinating history of how the Club started back in 1889.
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West London Local Chambers & Hounslow Chamber of Commerce are the primary support, networking, and representation organisation in west London for SMEs.
We support the interests, the commercial aspirations and the investment from businesses in Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham - the Chamber is the voice for all businesses located in the borough
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