SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS
Dorset Council has now paid out a total of £93.3m to 7,830 business in Dorset. If you think you might be entitled to a small business grant check your eligibility and apply here: tinyurl.com/yaqljwkx
Dorset Council continue to ask Government about the detail around the discretionary grant fund. The Council know they will have £6.6 million to distribute through this fund.
Businesses will be asked to apply online and applications will need to go through a verification process.
FREE TRAINING COURSES
Two new programmes have been developed for adults and young people to provide free training across a broad range of subjects.
The National Careers Service has launched a programme that ranges from developing basic numeracy and digital skills through to advanced marketing and programming.
Pearson (an established training provider of BETC and Diploma Courses) launched a new initiative called ‘UK Learns’ aimed at providing free home learning resources for adults and young people entering employment. Existing courses include BTECs, Pearson English, Pearson Advance and partner courses from Open University (OpenLearn), School of Marketing, the National Extension College, and FutureLearn.
Most courses require fewer than 20 hours of learning. They cover the full spectrum of industry sectors from data science or programming to entrepreneurship.
SECOND WAVE
COVID-19 Tourism Business Barometer Survey for the Dorset Tourism and Hospitality Industry.
Dorset Council’s Visit Dorset team is now issuing the second wave of its Tourism Business Barometer survey. The aim of this second survey is to gather further evidence on the status of tourism businesses.
The first wave results have been sent to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Data will also be used as evidence for the Government Tourism Panel later this week, ensuring the issues facing Dorset’s tourism businesses are represented.
Don’t worry if you didn’t complete the first survey, you can still complete the second!
