All North Northamptonshire businesses can apply for complementary live business support packages backed by North Northants Council.
The Council are supporting the NN Future Retail package for retailers and town centre businesses, and the SEMLEP North Northants Intensive Business Support package for all businesses except retailers.
They are excited to work together to cross refer and bring the “good stuff” to the businesses in North Northamptonshire who most need it.
Both support packages are deploying short term funds (Additional Restrictions Grant/Welcome Back Fund) and will operate until 31st March 2022.
The NN Future Retail programme is a fully funded programme funded through the HM Government Welcome Back Fund and being delivered by Building Business to help the retailers grow their business.
The programme includes bespoke one-to-one business advice, webinars and master classes focussed on business development, peer 2 peer networking, business tools for retail businesses to use in their business and signposting to further advice and funding opportunities.
North Northants Council has been awarded funding from the Welcome Back Fund to carry out a range of projects as part of the national campaign called Welcome Back. The scheme is in place until March 2022 and has been established to follow on from the previous RHSS (Reopening of High Streets Safely) work carried out during the COVID19 pandemic to welcome people back to their High Street safely.
Funding has been allocated to Councils around the country to promote and raise awareness of town centres and in particular High Streets now they are fully reopened again, and to remind local residents of all they have to offer including shopping, business, eating out, night life, health and beauty and culture.
Across North Northamptonshire, North Northants Council are working with 12 town councils and have provided funding to deliver local projects and events.
If you are a retail business in North Northamptonshire and would like to enquire further about the programme, then email: enquiries@buildingbusiness.org.uk or 01604-279444.
Help is also provided as part of the SEMLEP North Northants Intensive Business Support scheme. It is open to any business in North Northants, except retailers, and will consist of three one-to-one sessions with SEMLEP business advisors, including in depth analysis support and onward referrals for specific programmes where this would be beneficial.
Businesses have the opportunity to apply for a grant between £1,000 to £3,000. Find full details here.