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The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Growth Hub have teamed up with YTKO to deliver a fully funded start-up course for people looking to launch, or have just launched their own business.We know how inspiring the idea of working for yourself can be, but also that managing your own business...
Peer Networks is a national peer-to-peer networking programme for SME leaders that want to grow and develop their organisation for future success.Managed locally by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Growth Hub.Business owners from across the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership area (Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, West Norfolk, West Suffolk, North Hertfordshire, South Holland, South Kesteven, and Uttlesford) will collaboratively work through common business issues.You will attend six group sessions with fellow owner-managers, and three individual mentoring sessions, developing an action plan to prepare your business for the post-Covid, post-Brexit world through interactive action learning.
The Chancellor has announced additional support to help businesses impacted by new lockdown restrictions get through until spring. Support includes one-off top up grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses worth up to £9,000 per property to help businesses through to the Spring.The one-off top-ups will be granted to closed businesses...
I am delighted that we have agreed a deal with the European Union and I am confident that the United Kingdom will thrive outside the EU and cement its position as the best place in the world to start, grow and run a business.The deal with the EU means the UK can now regulate in a manner that suits the UK economy and UK businesses - doing things in a more innovative and effective way, without being bound by EU rules.As with any major change, there will be challenges as we adjust to new ways of doing business with the EU.
As a response to a rapid rise in infections attributed to the rapid spread of a new variant 0of COVID-19, tougher restrictions have been introduced for Peterborough, with a new Tier 4: 'Stay at Home' alert level, that came into force at 00:01 hrs Sunday 20 December 2020. For business, those that can, should work from home.
Peterborough will be subject to the toughest coronavirus restrictions from Saturday, December 19th.
From 1 January 2021 business that deal with Europe will have to follow new rules on exports, imports, tariffs, data and hiring. If that's you, there's action that need sorting. To keep your business moving, check what you need to do at gov.uk/transition today.Changes for businesses and citizensYou need to act now if you're:
There are now under 50 days until the end of the transition period and the current rules on trading with the EU will no longer apply.
The Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority is considering launching a pilot of the Peer Networks programme which is funded by Central Government to support businesses across our region.Sponsored by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, the Peer Networks programme has a vision to create interactive groups consisting of...
