Workplace Covid testing offered to more businesses
Workplace Covid testing is now being offered to more businesses for staff who cannot work from home during lockdown. Businesses with more than 50 employees are now able to access lateral flow tests, which can produce results in less than 30 minutes. Around one in...
MP and IW Chamber of Commerce remind businesses what they can claim
Following the release of new grant funding to support businesses through the current lockdown, MP Bob Seely and IW Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive, Steven Holbrook, say they are keen that Island businesses don’t miss out. The Government has made a range of grants...
British Chambers of Commerce call on Chancellor to provide urgent help to businesses on their knees
The BCC is calling on the Government to provide more financial support to businesses across the UK facing a bleak future from the debilitating squeeze of coronavirus restrictions. Cash strapped businesses need measures to support cash flow such as extending and...
Applications for business grants are now live on council website
Island businesses eligible for government grant support under the latest national lockdown can now apply via the council’s website. Under the national lockdown there are rolling payments and top up grants for eligible ratepaying businesses in certain categories. Some...
£4.6 billion in new lockdown grants to support businesses and protect jobs
Businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors are to receive a one-off grant worth up to £9,000, the Chancellor has announced. Chancellor announces one-off top up grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses worth up to £9,000 per property to help...
Prime Minister announces national lockdown
The Prime Minister has announced a national lockdown and instructed people to stay at home to control the virus, protect the NHS and save lives. The decision follows a rapid rise in infections, hospital admissions and case rates across the country, and our hospitals...
Tier 3 grant support for Island businesses
Eligible Island businesses will soon be able to access vital new grants to help them during the Tier 3 restrictions announced by the government (Wednesday 23 December 2020). Application forms are being set up on the council’s website and will be available from...
Time is running out to get ready for end of Brexit transition
With less than two weeks to go until the Brexit Transition period ends, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging traders to complete crucial preparations needed to trade with Europe from 1 January. This month, HMRC has sent 250,000 letters and emails to VAT-registered...
Applications closing for discretionary lockdown business grant
More than 340 Island businesses severely impacted by the recent month-long lockdown have been awarded £940,000 in discretionary grants by the Isle of Wight Council. The Island was the first area in the Solent region to get the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG)...
Council leader welcomes Island’s Tier 1 designation
The leader of the Isle of Wight Council has welcomed the news the Island will be designated a Tier 1 area when the four-week national lockdown across England ends on 2 December. Tier 1 — also known as alert level 'medium' — is the least restrictive tier under the...
Island Business March / April 2025
