November Lockdown Means More Grants!
Harrogate Borough Council have released details of the Local Restrictions Support Grant, intended for businesses that were trading up until the national lockdown when they were legally required to close.
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Town Centre Business Re-opening Support Grants
BID levy payers can still apply for one of its coronavirus re-opening grants, match-funded to a maximum of £750, which has been extended and can now be used to fund e-commerce websites and improve existing ones in support of online selling and ‘click and collect’, and providing home delivery services.
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Guidance on Reopening Your Business – Now Available
The government’s COVID-19 recovery plan aims to safeguard livelihoods, but in a way that is safe and continues to protect the NHS. Many retail businesses are now allowed to reopen (from 15 June onwards) but shops cannot operate in the same way that they did before. Every business must make sure they are COVID-19 secure…
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BID creates special “Harrogate Welcomes You” social distancing packs for town businesses
Ahead of Harrogate businesses and shops starting to reopen from Monday (June 1), the town’s Business Improvement District (BID) has produced a series of posters and floor stickers to assist staff and customers with social distancing measures. Your FREE Pack The “Harrogate Welcomes You” pack – which are free to all businesses within the BID…
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Harrogate BID launches coronavirus business impact survey
Harrogate BID has launched a coronavirus impact survey, so it can better understand what assistance businesses require now – and more importantly what support they will need once the lockdown ends! The questionnaire, which is being sent out to BID members and can also be found on the Harrogate BID website, will help determine the…
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Harrogate BID urges local businesses to support “Raise the Bar” campaign
Harrogate BID is urging town centre traders to back a campaign calling on the Government to increase the rateable value threshold to £150,000, enabling more businesses to access much-needed emergency grants. Under current rules aimed at supporting businesses during the coronavirus pandemic, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced those with rateable values up to, and including, £51,000…
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Covid19 Business lockdown crime prevention advice
Security Measure! LK Bennet in Harrogate have cleared stock from their display window Harrogate BID, working in partnership with its colleagues at North Yorkshire Police, is asking businesses to make sure it is not only their employees who are staying safe during the coronavirus lockdown, but their premises too. Whilst the Police across the country…
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Town Centre Businesses Invited to Harrogate BID Club Networking Event
West Park Hotel Businesses within Harrogate town centre are being invited to attend a networking event this Wednesday (March 11), courtesy of Harrogate BID. Being held between 5.30pm and 7pm at the West Park Hotel, The BID Club is an opportunity to meet some of the new BID Board members, including Chairman Bob Kennedy and…
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Harrogate Christmas Shop Window Competition
The winners of the Harrogate Christmas Shop Window Competition have been announced. Twenty six shops had asked to take part and Mama Doreen’s Emporium on Station Square has been named as the overall winner. Woods Fine Linens in Station Parade was the winner in the large shops category, Mama Doreen’s Emporium won the medium shops…
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Stuck for a last minute Christmas present, or unsure what to buy?
The Harrogate Gift Card offers the perfect solution – with 100 businesses to shop from! As 100 businesses across Harrogate now accept the Harrogate Gift Card, the iconic tearoom Bettys, which marks 100 years in the town, has backed the scheme. Bettys on Parliament Street features on the front of the Gift Card. The cards…
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