Economic recovery plan: Restore
Supporting businesses to recover
- Investment Hub for finance, funding and investment introductions – email [email protected]
- E-Factor – Free advice and support including sector specialists
- Business Lincolnshire Growth Hub
- Spark Grimsby – Business Support focused on the creative industries in North East Lincolnshire
- Team Lincolnshire – Greater Lincolnshire LEP
- Grimsby and District Chamber of Commerce
- Federation of Small Businesses
- Humber Marine and Renewables
- Catch UK – Humber Chemical Focus
- Innovation Council – Greater Lincolnshire LEP
- Team Lincolnshire
- Investment Hub NEL – LinkedIn
- Greater Lincolnshire LEP Boards
- e-Factor Business
- Dedicated Visitor Economy Business Adviser – Contact e-Factor
- 100% Rate Relief 2020/21 – email [email protected]
- TXGB – A B2B platform connecting tourism suppliers to a diverse range of domestic and international distributors
- Visit Britain – Business recovery webinars – A series of webinars to help tourism businesses get back on track, giving practical insights, tips and guidance.
- Visit Britain – Events and marketing digital toolkit
- Visit Britain – Business advice – Includes funding and support
- Discover NEL
- Visit Lincolnshire
- 100% Business rate relief for all businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors for 2020/21 – email [email protected]
- 100% Business rate relief for all non-Local Authority childcare providers for 2020/21 -email [email protected]
- Covid Recovery Loan Scheme
- Business Lincolnshire Growth Hub
- Grow my SME – Grants, expert webinars and one-to-one support to help your business thrive
- Smart Energy Greater Lincolnshire – Grant funding to adopt energy saving initiatives
- Invest NEL – Funding
- Business Lincolnshire grant and support finder
- Find Government Grants Service
- NEL Youth Unemployment figures can be found on Nomis
- September 2020 claimants aged 18 to 24 – 1,490
- September 2020 total claimants aged 16 plus – 7,120
- Apprenticeships can be found on Engage – Redundancy apprentice or by calling 0800 015 0400
- More information can be found in our Young people section
- Restart Scheme – comprehensive support to long-term Universal Credit claimants to find jobs in their local area
- The Health Adjustment Passport can support people with disabilities or health conditions to move into work or stay in a job.
- Careers and Employment Support for Young People
- Apprenticeships
- Lincs 2
- GLLEP Virtual Jobs and Career Fairs – Free for employers to advertise vacancies
- Indeed
- Linkedin Jobs
- Business Redundancy Support
- Futures for You
- GLLEP Online Jobs & Careers Fair
- Find a Job service
Lots of free courses for business delivered where and how you want, for example:
- Be your own boss
- Skills Support for the Workforce (hull-college.ac.uk)
- All adult retraining for those without a A level or equivalent can access fully funded training with most colleges in or out of work
- The Skills Toolkit
- Lifetime Skills Guarantee – GOV.UK expansion of post 18 education and training to level up and prepare workers for post covid economy
- Best Free Online Courses & Certifications [2022] | Coursera
- Open University
- Grimsby Institute – free L2 Courses
- Think Employment – Teaching Assistant & Childcare Courses – free subject to eligibility
- FutureLearn: Online Courses and Degrees from Top Universities – Includes many free courses
- Reed
- Free online courses with certificates UK – Free Courses in Englan
- Where to find free online learning | National Careers Service
- Free Courses – Free Courses Online
- UK Government Guidance – Free L3 Qualification. Explains how to apply for a free L3 course
- UK Plan for Jobs
- Skills Bootcamps – free, short courses of up to 16 weeks with a guaranteed job interview on completion. Courses include software development, project management, export/import specialism, engineering and more[MS(1] .
- Job Help campaign
- Business Lincolnshire Free Courses & Masterclasses
- UK Government’s Skills for Life
- Local Business start up and enterprise advice on E-Factor Business
- Investment Hub NEL for finance, funding and business introductions on Invest NEL
- Business Growth Advisers – Business Lincolnshire
- Leadership and Management Support
- Lincoln International Business School
- Grimsby Institute – Strategic Management Leadership award
- Grow My SME and Finance Readiness grants for local businesses
- GLLEP Growth/Capital Grants – Greater Lincolnshire Growth Fund
- Small Business Support Programmes – Small business leadership programme
- Government Business Loans on GOV.UK future fund
- Growth Hub
- Postgraduate Business Leadership degrees
- Funding Opportunities | Greater Lincolnshire LEP
- Wider support – contact NEL Single Point of Contact (Medical/Health) on 01472 256256
- Humber Local Resilience Forum
- Community Spotlight – A ‘one-stop-shop’ for our communities to share events, groups, clubs and good work being done in our area
- Centre 4 – range of support services
- StepChange Debt Charity – Free confidential debt advice
- Safespace – NAViGO – free, out of hours open door café at Navigo House – walk-in and virtual. Available 5.30pm-11.30pm
- Food Banks in North East Lincolnshire
- Samaritans – text-based support services
- Thrive NEL – social prescribing support for people with certain chronic health conditions
- Home Options Team – can offer support if you are experiencing housing difficulties
Business Travellers Explainer – Cabinet Office has published information that outlines what UK businesses need to know if they are travelling to Europe for work.
Right to Work Leaflet – The Home Office has produced a Right to Work Leaflet, targeted at UK businesses hiring EU citizens between 1 January and 30 June 2021. Employers can use this during the grace period to clarify requirements to new and existing EU, EEA and Swiss employees. This provides clear information for individuals on their rights and obligations depending on when they arrive in the UK.
Local
- Take Part NEL – Register and become part of the volunteering family here in North East Lincolnshire
- Blue Lights Brigade – Home | Facebook – A programme getting retiring/recently retired ex-emergency personnel volunteering in the community
- Sector Support NEL– Sector Support North East Lincolnshire Partnership local voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) support; start up, governance, funding, voice and influence
- Email: [email protected]
- VANEL – Voluntary Action North East Lincolnshire
- Welcome to Blue Light Card
- Big Local North Cleethorpes
- Do IT | Connecting people to do good things