Support measures are being initiated by Humber Local Enterprise Partnership to help businesses through the tough trading conditions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
The organisation is opening up its Humber Business Growth Hub to provide grants to help companies facilitate working from home, while advisors will provide telephone consultations.
It is also holding regular conference calls with business support and membership organisations to understand issues businesses are facing, communicating these to Government to help inform future support.
The LEP is also liaising with the Humber Local Resilience Forum, the multi-agency emergency planning partnership in the Humber that includes local authorities, the emergency services and the NHS.
Chair of the Humber LEP, Lord Haskins, said: “There will be difficult times ahead for many Humber businesses and we want to ensure they have access to support. Our Growth Hub is there to assist with questions and advice, and from today we will be providing financial support to SMEs needing to purchase new IT equipment to facilitate remote working.”
Further actions are being discussed with partners and will be announced in the coming days. They came as the Chancellor announced a £330m package to support businesses.
In light of current Government advice - with major events rapidly postponed - the Growth Hub has taken the decision to postpone face-to-face business support, including workshops and events, and is developing online resources to replace the cancelled events in the coming weeks so no businesses are left without support.
Meanwhile, BEIS has asked Growth Hubs to report weekly on the economic impact, using the same process as Brexit impact reporting.
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Where there are issues identified that Government could help resolve, the LEP will escalate these through this channel.
Interested businesses can contact the Humber Business Growth Hub via email at growth.hub@humberlep.org or visit the Growth Hub’s website at or visit the Humber LEP’s dedicated .