The city region business community have risen to challenge by providing different levels of support, from offering professional and business pro bono advice, to business resilience support for SMEs and a digital, creative and technology sector specific support.
Here we have outlined three options on offer to help businesses.
Professional Council from the Professional and Business Service community
Growth Platform have worked with Professional Liverpool to create a panel of experts who will provide advice on employment, legal, cashflow, finance, business planning issues and how to navigate the Government support.
You can access two professional advisors who can provide some guidance and advice relating to the challenges of COVID-19 on a pro bono basis.
For more information and to make an enquiry, please click on this link.
Business Resilience Support for SMEs
Growth Platform is working with BDO LLP who are offering a full- funded bespoke programme of advice and support for businesses in the city region. The programme will help businesses work through the options available to them and design a future strategy to help them successfully emerge from COVID-19 and prepare for recovery.
To learn more about how you can access this advice, please read more.
You can also listen to a recent webinar recording from BDO LLP on how to face the challenges of COVID-19, click here.
Digital, creative and technology support; Gather
Businesses from the digital, creative and technology (DCT) sectors can access a virtual support programme due to launch on Thursday 16th April at 2.30pm via a webinar.
The programme Gather is designed to provide DCT businesses practical strategies and tools they will need to boost resilience in the challenging economic times we face.
To learn more simply sign-up to the webinar on Thursday 16th April at 2.30pm.
To register, click on the link: www.gatherlcr.eventbrite.com
#HereToHelp
Above all, if you are struggling to find out what support you are eligible for and can access, we have a dedicated team ready to take your calls who are #HereToHelp.
Simply call 0151 705 1985