EPL Member Update 15 th January 2021

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Friday 15

_{January 2021}

Dear

EPL Member Update –15

_{January 2021}

Please find below this week’s member update.

If you require business support, grant advice and guidance please do not

hesitate to get in touch via Email: [email protected]

We hope all our members and partners are continuing to keep safe and well.

Peer Networks

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Hospitality & Tourism Cohort

EPL member Anne Kennedy, was successful in her application to be one of the facilitators on the D2N2 Peer Networks programme. EPL would like to support Anne in her role, and we are therefore, forwarding her message below to you. Please pass the message on to your colleagues and contacts.

Kennedy – Little Associates Ltd - Supporting growth and developing people to be the best they can be

I want to update you about a new programme being ran by D2N2, which you still have time to sign up for. The programme is there to support you, so I wanted to update you on these fully funded Peer Networks facilitated by me, Anne

Hospitality or Tourism in Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire and need some extra help, this programme is for you.

The network is there to help you to overcome challenges and develop new business opportunities, whilst supporting you to be to be more resilient, by signing up you will get 18 hours of group support delivered online, and 3.5 hours of 121 coaching.

As a network we tap into the combined skills & expertise of the group to support one another. I am a business owner herself, so knows how strong networks make a difference to you. There are only a few places left on the network, which

starts on 2 February, so don’t hesitate to get in touch today to find out more

information and to secure your place on this new business support programme.

If you know of any other businesses particularly in the retail sector who could

do with some support in these difficult times, please do forward this information to them, and ask them to contact me, directly.

Please contact me directly on the details below to find out more. I look forward to helping you in the future.

Thank you. Anne Kennedy

Mob: 07968 198288

[email protected]

www.kennedy-little.co.uk

Erewash Borough Council

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Media releases

Business Support Continues

Money to support small businesses across Erewash

continues to be rolled out, with the borough council now also

working to issue the government’s latest one-off national lockdown grants.

Automatic payments will be made as quickly as possible to the retail, hospitality and leisure sector businesses, with the amounts varying depending on rateable value.

Well over £1m of grants have already been paid out to help hundreds of businesses in Erewash affected by Tier restrictions over the last few months.

To read the full news release please follow this link

https://www.erewash-partnership.com/business-support-continues/

Insurers must pay small firms for Covid lockdown losses

It was reported today, Friday 15th _{January, that tens of thousands of small}

businesses will receive insurance pay outs, covering losses from the first national lockdown, following a court ruling.

The Supreme Court found largely in favour of small firms receiving payments from business interruption insurance policies.

For some businesses it could provide a lifeline, allowing them to trade beyond the coronavirus crisis.

The ruling could cost the insurance sector hundreds of millions of pounds.

The City watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), brought the test case, with eight insurers agreeing to take part in proceedings.

One of the insurers set to make significant payouts is Hiscox, which was challenged by thousands of its policyholders as part of the case.

The full article can be read here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55661702

New Members & Renewals

We would like to welcome our newest members and thank the members listed below who have recently renewed their membership:-

New Members:

• The Elka Project Ilkeston

• KNOWBIKES Ltd

Membership Renewals:

• Chimera Consulting

Testimonials

EPL want to further promote our services and membership offer out to businesses across the region, we would welcome any testimonials from our current members that we could add to our new website.

Please email them over to [email protected].

With thanks.

Member news/offers section on our new website

If you have some news or a member offer you would like to share with fellow EPL members, please get in touch, and we can promote it for you. We now have a LIVE‘Members’ section on our website which will be for member offers and

news etc – it is ready to go live with the first offer!

Events

Are you running any events or webinars? We can publicise these for you on our

website’s event page. Please do get in touch for further information.

EPL Membership

To find out more about the benefits of becoming a member of Erewash

Partnership and what’s involved please visit our website https://www.erewash-partnership.com/business-network/become-a-member/ or give us a call on tel: 0115 9468839 to arrange an appointment to discuss further.

Erewash Partnership Ltd is a not-for-profit Company and Approved Local Enterprise Agency.

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