by Amelia Brown | Feb 16, 2021 | News
The Business Visits and Events Partnership (BVEP), of which EVCOM are an active member, is the official umbrella body and advocacy group for the UK events industry. Together with the Institute of Event Management (IEM), they have submitted comments to the Office for...
by Amelia Brown | Feb 16, 2021 | Member Area, News
The Government has announced a new £20 million SME Brexit Support Fund to help small businesses adjust to new customs procedures, rules of origin, and VAT rules when trading with the EU. This fund offers up to £2,000 for business with up to 500 employees, and no more...
by Amelia Brown | Feb 10, 2021 | Member Area, News
In a statement to the House of Commons today, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced new measures at the border. From Monday 15 February: All arrivals at English ports will be required to undertake 2 mandatory COVID-19 tests – on day 2 and day 8 of their 10-day...
by Amelia Brown | Feb 4, 2021 | News
The FCA has published guidance to loan providers on how they are expected to treat businesses that have decided to use the “Pay As You Grow” repayment option for their Bounce Back Loan. The core principle in the guidance is that the FCA expects loan companies to have...
by Amelia Brown | Feb 4, 2021 | Member Area, News
Kickstart Scheme Guidance Update (11/05/2021) The guidance for employers recruiting a young person through the Kickstart scheme has been updated. As you will be aware, employers taking part in the scheme are given £1,500 per job for setup costs and employability...
by Amelia Brown | Feb 3, 2021 | Member Area, News
Following the Supreme Court test case on a range of business Interruption insurance policies, the FCA has produced a Policy Checker which takes businesses through a process whereby they can check to see whether their insurance policy covers business interruption...