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Mayor officially opens Higham Refill Shop

Mayor officially opens Higham Refill Shop

The Mayor, Cllr Nigel Brown, officially opened Higham Refill on 17/06/2022. It is the latest addition to our High Street. The Mayor was joined at the opening by supportive members of the public.

Higham Refill can provide a more zero waste lifestyle through eliminating packaging and encouraging the use of containers from home to fill and refill with bulk wholefoods, natural beauty and cleaning products... Read More »

Posted: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:00 by Lauren Houlihan

Tags: Activities, Local, Mayor, Shop Local, Shop Windows, business support

Help for East Northamptonshire businesses during COVID

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Help for East Northamptonshire businesses during COVID

East Northamptonshire Council has announced a further business support funding package to support businesses that have had to close or have been severely impacted due to the recent lockdown measures.

These grants differ from those offered earlier in the year, in amounts available and eligibility criteria. Previous schemes are now closed.

The new Local... Read More »

Posted: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:33 by Donna Anderson

Tags: Business Support, Covid-19, ENC

Recovery Through Enterprise – Driving economic recovery

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Recovery Through Enterprise – Driving economic recovery

East Northamptonshire Council, the Borough Council of Wellingborough and Northamptonshire County Council have today launched their economic recovery prospectus, 'Recovery Through Enterprise' to support local businesses and residents through the current economic difficulties resulting from the impact of Covid-19.

The prospectus details the... Read More »

Posted: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:18 by Donna Anderson

Tags: Coronavirus, Covid-19, ENC, News, business support

Latest Business Guidance and Information

Latest Business Guidance and Information

Last week a new government support package was launched to help small and medium sized businesses recover from the financial impact of COVID-19.

The grants, which do not require any match-funding, are designed to:

  • help businesses access specialist professional advice in response to the impact of COVID-19 e.g. human resources, accountants, legal, financial, IT / digital.
  • purchase minor equipment to adapt... Read More »

Posted: Tue, 04 Aug 2020 10:36 by Lauren Houlihan

Tags: Coronavirus, Covid-19, Local, business support

ENC drives economic recovery across district

ENC drives economic recovery across district

East Northants Council drives economic recovery across district

As part of its continued support to local businesses, East Northamptonshire Council (ENC) has been working closely with partner organisations and stakeholders to ensure they are supported during the coronavirus pandemic.

Teams from across the Council have been working hard to ensure that all businesses who are entitled to support receive... Read More »

Posted: Fri, 12 Jun 2020 10:57 by Lauren Houlihan

Tags: Business Support, Coronavirus, Covid-19, ENC, Local

Free Webinars to help Local Businesses

Free Webinars to help Local Businesses

Please see below details of four webinar sessions regarding the current situation and the business support that is available during the coronavirus pandemic:

The free to attend programme of webinars cover the following topics:

- 11 AM – 11.45 AM: Thursday 23 April 2020

- 2 PM - 2.45 PM: Tuesday 28 April 2020... Read More »

Posted: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 15:08 by Lauren Houlihan

Tags: Coronavirus, Covid-19, Local, business support

East Northamptonshire Council receives Government funding to support businesses during coronavirus pandemic

East Northamptonshire Council receives Government funding to support businesses during coronavirus pandemic

As part of help on offer for local businesses across the district, East Northamptonshire Council has been allocated support funds to provide financial grants to those companies in need.

This money has been received by East Northamptonshire Council (ENC) from central Government and will be distributed to companies over the coming weeks to provide vital support for organisations across the district.

The... Read More »

Posted: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:55 by Donna Anderson

Tags: Coronavirus, Covid-19, ENC, News, business support