Sector support grants close this week
The scheme is available to the following businesses: travel agents, event management companies, night clubs and ticketed live music venues that have been adversely affected and are under stress because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Businesses that operate from commercial premises could receive one-off sector support grants as follows:
- Not registered for business rates or a rateable value of less than £51,000: £7,500 grant
- Rateable value of more than £51,001: £10,000 grant
Businesses that operate from non-commercial premises and can evidence ongoing commercial costs could receive one-off grants of £1,500. The following eligibility applies:
- Priority will be given to businesses with a high economic impact (jobs) and commercial property costs
- Businesses located in the borough of Oldham
- Businesses that operate directly in international leisure travel, the events industry and night-time economy
- Businesses that are solvent and that do not face a striking off notice or liquidation
- Businesses that do or don’t pay business rates
- Businesses that are sustainable beyond Covid-19
- Businesses that were trading on 1st October 2020
You can apply at www.oldham.gov.uk/sector_support_fund