Yes! And even if you were one of the lucky few businesses that have secured a CBILS facility already, there is still time to apply for another. Fortunately, here at Credo, we have access to additional lenders who can consider a further facility of up to £250k.
The scheme has been extended to 31st January 2021!
This means that you can still lodge an application via Credo until 31st January 2021. As it stands new applications cannot be lodged after this point.
As of 18th October, just over 73,000 firms had benefitted from a CBILS facility, a total lend of £17.16bn. Many of these firms have benefitted from multiple facilities.
If you’ve already accessed a facility via your bank and still feel your business could benefit more from the scheme, there’s potential for further access. If your current borrowing on the scheme is less than 25% of your company’s annual turnover, then please get in touch as we could help you further.
Questions to ask yourself before considering this;
Under the scheme, how much have I already accessed? What was my annual turnover in my last set of accounts?
In the next 12 months, am I confident that my company’s cashflow will not need any support?
Can I utilise this loan facility to benefit my business for the next 12 months and further?
If you would like to discuss your options then give us a call today and let us do the hard work.
If you have a project that you are thinking about or an area of your business that you feel isnt secure enough do get in touch so we can help take at least one trouble off your mind. We specialise in CCTV, Fire Detection, Intruder Alarms & Access Control.
Established in 1989, Dragon Security Systems supplies and installs the very latest electronic safety & security systems in Norfolk, Suffolk and the surrounding areas for a wide variety of clients including domestic, public and commercial.
We specialise in the design and installation of systems to suit any budget, and our work always comes with an extended and lifetime warranty. Our qualified engineers are available on a 24/7 basis to carry out emergency attendance and repairs; this service is also available for systems previously installed by others. As part of our complete service package, our team can also carry out preventative maintenance checks.
Twice-weekly flights to Tenerife in winter 2021/22
9 destinations on offer for summer 2022
More demand expected for 4 & 5-star all-inclusive hotels with private pools or villas
TUI UK has launched winter 2021 and 2022 holidays from Norwich and is set to put summer 2022 holidays on sale from 5th November, with thousands of free kids’ places, low deposits from £75 per person and £0 deposit on direct debit bookings made online on offer. This comes as 86% of customers surveyed in September said they expect to have gone on holiday again by next summer – reinforcing the growing appetite for future travel post Covid-19.
With on-going travel corridor uncertainty for some regular favourites this winter, those craving sunshine during the coldest months have already booked for next winter, with strong demand for Tenerife so far from Norwich Airport. For winter 2021/22, TUI will operate two weekly flights to Tenerife which will also connect with five Marella Cruises itineraries, including Canarian Flavours, Colourful Coasts and Island Explorer.
With 57% of customers saying they expect to book a Mediterranean beach holiday for 2021, TUI anticipates greater demand for summer 2022 as people want to ‘make up’ for not being able to go away this year. So far, Greece is the standout destination of choice based on current bookings for next summer, with Turkey and Egypt also popular, and patterns indicate these trends could continue into 2022.
The summer 2022 programme from Norwich Airport will see nine destinations on offer, with reintroduced flights to Ibiza, three flights every week to Majorca and three Greek islands on offer.
TUI is seeing an upward trend in 4 and 5-star all-inclusive hotel bookings for next summer, with over 40% of customers surveyed expressing this preference. This includes hotels which offer the ‘best of both worlds’ with villas or room options with private pools and accommodation as families in particular seek to continue to feel safe in their ‘bubble’. TUI will be offering 233 different options in 155 hotels for this growing category in summer 2021 and expects this trend to continue for summer 2022.
In the same vein, 18% of customers surveyed said they would look to book a villa holiday with car hire included, making social distancing easier on holiday. TUI is offering 150 villas with flights and car hire included for summer 2021 and summer 2022 in Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, mainland Spain, Portugal, Italy and Florida.
Richard Sofer, Commercial & Business Development Director at TUI said:“Our latest customer survey and booking patterns for next summer indicate that the great British public are looking forward to future holidays even more so as they may have been unable to take one this year. This is why we have launched our future holiday programmes through to the end of October 2022, so that families and couples alike can plan ahead to next year and beyond to make informed choices about what will make their perfect holiday from the wide range we have on offer.”
Richard Pace, Managing Director of Norwich Airport said: “The launch of TUI’s winter 2021 and summer 2022 programmes gives passengers the opportunity to book with confidence and look forward to a well-deserved break. It’s fantastic news for our airport and our region, with air travel and international connectivity critical to both. We welcome TUI’s announcement and look forward to seeing a return to passenger growth, with a clear demand for travel post-COVID-19, and a variety of routes offering passengers a great choice of destinations.”
Now more than ever we need to support our teams in the workplace. They may be working from home, anxiously using public transport to get to work, or battling to soothe their childrens mental health, not to mention their own anxiety about what the future will bring.
When did you last invite everyone to get together and support them ? It’s crucial right now to offer a safe regular interactive space so that your team can hear some positive news and learn some simple techniques to enhance their wellbeing and general health.
From the benefits to massage, explaining the Menopause, diet and weightloss, stress managment and how to embrace change, we have a long list of key topics to offer in monthly capsules.
Sign up for a minimum of 6 months, choose your topics and we will do the rest.
Get in touch at www.wellbeinginternational.co.uk or phone us on 01379 677335.
The Norfolk Mead have re-launched their popular takeaway Afternoon Tea menu for lockdown 2.0 in November.
The autumn-inspired menu includes a flapjack with ruby chocolate frosting, mixed berry cheesecake with caramelised white chocolate crumb alongside owner Anna’s famous chocolate brownie with coffee caramel topping. The full cream team also includes fresh sandwiches which have been refreshed to include smoked ham with Dijon mayonnaise, mature cheddar and chutney, and egg mayonnaise with mustard cress. For savoury fans, there is an apple and sage sausage roll, and of course, our amazing plain and fruit scones with clotted cream and fruit jam.
James Holliday, Owner of the Norfolk Mead commented: “Whilst we are all devastated to have to close for the second time this year, we understand that we are all in this together when it comes to managing the coronavirus pandemic. Following the hard work of core members of our team throughout the lockdown earlier this summer, we are well placed to launch our refreshed cream tea takeaway service by this coming weekend. A cream tea has proved to offer a feel good uplift for people, and we hope our customers enjoy this moment amongst these worrying times. “As we offer cream tea delivery, it’s also a great option for people to share with their loved ones who they can’t see in person during lockdown – and we are sure our kind hearted customers will once again treat their neighbours or elderly relatives. We are very grateful for the ongoing support of our local community.” Priced at £16 per head, delivery is £3.50 within 18 miles of Coltishall (NR12 7DN), and the team will consider further deliveries – although this may be subject to an additional delivery charge. Afternoon tea can also be collected directly from the Hotel in line with the most recent social distancing and Covid-secure guidelines. The Takeaway Afternoon Tea Delivery and collection is available every weekend throughout November. Order Norfolk cream tea delivery here, or email info@norfolkmead.co.uk
We may be closing our doors but this is only temporary and we will still have our sales teams on site, so you can still make plans as the show still goes on…
From 2nd December 2020 you can come back and use all of our facilities:
Hotel – 46 bedrooms including 2 beautiful suites
Golf – two 18 hole golf courses
Spa with 5 treatment rooms and retail available to purchase
Health & Fitness Club with gym, pool and steam room + sauna which is currently being refurbished
Meetings and Events for 1 to 1 meetings or events for up to 100 people (subject to government guidelines)
Brasserie for breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days a week
Valley Bar and Lounge for a hot beverage, drinks and Afternoon Tea noon through to night
Sports Bar for snacks, meals and drinks each and every day
We are also taking bookings for CHRISTMAS!!
A Truly Magical Christmas at Barnham Broom Experience mystery, with a magic and mind show featuring Sean Alexander. Filled with fine food, fantastic atmosphere, plenty of festivities and a truly mind-blowing performance. 2 and 3 course lunches, and 4 course dinners are available in our suite. Held on selected dates throughout November and December. For more information, please visit our website www.barnham-broom.co.uk/christmas Or, to enquire about a booking, please contact our friendly events team by emailing sjones@barnham-broom.co.uk
In the second of their series of special interview episodes, Mark and James lift the lid on the important topic of diversity in the workplace and discuss what business leaders can do now to tackle this pertinent issue.
Joining Mark and James this month are guest speakers from Abstract, an award-winning learning and development company that changes people’s lives. Sue Liburd MBE is an award-winning businesswoman, human capital innovation consultant and business mentor; and Andy Nicol is a former rugby union player, who represented his country for 10 years from 1991, and also played for the British Lions on two tours in New Zealand in 1993 and Australia in 2001. Andy is now the CEO of Abstract.
Sue and Andy talk through the importance, for business leaders, of the key elements of inclusive leadership and how to ensure diversity in the workplace. Then, to wrap up, three key points to take away, from Mark and James.
Register your interest for an online roundtable with the MPs on the Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee. The Committee want to hear your views on the Government’s current industrial strategy and how business is dealing with the impact of Covid and preparations for Brexit.
The Big Issue
The House of Commons BEIS Committee are holding an inquiry into the Government’s industrial strategy exploring whether the strategy is genuinely strategic and focused on the correct sectors and issues. It is also examining whether the strategy is designed to encourage the growth of a more productive, inclusive and sustainable economy. This sub-inquiry forms part of the Committee’s inquiry into post-pandemic economic growth. As part of it’s scrutiny of the industrial strategy the Committee would like to hear the views of SMEs, large enterprises, regional business bodies and trade unions from across the UK. We invite you to join the online roundtable where you will be asked to share your views and address a number of key questions including:
Is the industrial strategy sufficiently well-resourced and targeted to address the UK’s productivity challenge?
Has the industrial strategy made a difference in terms of improving skills and creating jobs?
Does the industrial strategy help to attract new private investment to scale-up businesses which have the potential for growth?
How should the industrial strategy respond to the Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit, and the Government’s commitment to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050?
In addition, in light of the immediate challenges facing the UK, the Committee would also welcome views from participants on how well businesses are coping with the impact of Covid and uncertainty caused by the prospect of the Brexit transition period ending with no new trade deal being agreed with the EU.
Online – Microsoft TeamsDate and Time: 15:00-16:30, Thursday 19th November 2020 The Committee want to hear from a range of businesses. To ensure this please register your interest by completing our online survey. The survey will close at 12:00 on Monday 9 November. You will be notified by Wednesday 11th November whether you have been allocated a place for this session.
Please note that this is the first session that the Committee are planning to hold on this topic and if you are not allocated to this event we will aim to allocate you to one of the subsequent sessions.
Venue Information We’ll be using Microsoft Teams for this event. Before the event, we’ll send you full joining instructions and, if you don’t have much experience of Microsoft Teams, we’ll be happy to do a test call with you before the event. The event will be recorded, and a transcript created. Clips and quotations may be used on the Committee’s Twitter page, website and publications. Because the video images may disclose some special category data such as protected characteristics, we require your explicit consent to proceed. Consent forms will be sent in advance. For full details on how we will deal with the information we collect from you please read our privacy notice.
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Providing professional accountancy and tax advice to farmers, landowners and those in the agriculture business remains one of M+A Partners’ core areas of expertise.
Our Agriculture team works to understand the ever-evolving economic pressures faced by this sector, acting for clients to deliver astute commercial advice.
We are therefore delighted to welcome Senior Accountant, Glen Trevatt to the M+A Partners team. Glen further strengthens the knowledge of our agriculture experts, having previously worked for a Chartered Accountancy firm in the region, providing specialised accounting services for farming clients.
Manager, Derek Maher commented: “Our strength is the expertise gained from years of advising clients whose businesses are primarily centred within the agriculture industry. It is fantastic to have Glen on board, as someone that recognises the differing needs of those within the sector and the various external factors that each business is required to manage.”
Although Glen will be working with many of M+A Partners’ agriculture clients, there are opportunities for Glen to develop relationships with clients across other sectors; broadening his experience and helping the diverse businesses we work with.
Glen commented: “There are many challenges and changing regulations currently facing those working within agriculture, and so it is a positive move for me to be joining a firm with a long-standing tradition of working to help farming businesses. I am looking forward to building relationships with M+A’s clients to provide industry-specific guidance, advising on the tax reliefs, business structures and future planning available to ensure sustainability for the long-term.”
You can have your say on Norfolk County Council’s budget proposals, as consultation starts on next year’s spending plans.
Consultation on the council’s proposed share of Council Tax and its savings proposals will take place up until14th December, at www.norfolk.gov.uk/budget .
Cabinet member for finance, Councillor Andrew Jamieson, encouraged people to take part in the consultation, to help the council shape its priorities at a time of “almost unprecedented risk and uncertainty.”
He said: “The council must now plan for the ‘triple whammy’ impacts of rising budget pressures, uncertainty over Government funding, and the financial challenges associated with COVID-19.”
About the consultation:
The council is consulting on the level of Council Tax and adult social care precept. People can also comment on the proposed budget approach and savings proposals.
Two specific proposals people can comment on in detail include reducing the amount of grass cutting and reducing opening hours at recycling centres.
People can respond at www.norfolk.gov.uk/budget or write to Freepost Plus RTCL-XSTT-JZSK, Norfolk County Council, Ground floor – south wing, County Hall. Martineau Lane, NORWICH, NR1 2DH – they do not need to use a stamp.
Region’s businesses urged to join free Peer Networks programme
Small businesses in Norfolk and Suffolk have been encouraged to sign up for a new free Government-funded programme to grow and develop their organisation for future success.
The Peer Networks programme is part of the government’s national COVID-19 response and will be run locally through the New Anglia Growth Hub, supported by the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
The schemes aim is to create diverse cohort groups to collaboratively work through common business issues, enabling businesses to discuss challenges, gain and reflect on valuable feedback and implement practical solutions to overcome them.
The sessions will give businesses the flexibility to create a trusted support network, build and strengthen their business, improve its overall performance and give them the ability to trade in the ‘new normal’.
Each group, which will be led by an experienced facilitator, will meet for a total of 18 hours plus each business owner will take part in a further 3.5 hours of one-to-one support matched to their needs.
New Anglia Growth Hub will support up to 250 eligible businesses through the Peer Networks programme, with the first cohort meeting at the beginning of November.
New Anglia Growth Hub Manager, Richard Glinn, said: “The phrase ‘it’s good to talk’ is certainly relevant with the Peer Networks initiative.”
“Businesses will be able to build a trusted network of peers with whom they can share experiences and knowledge, learn with and rely upon for support and advice to help overcome challenges.”
“We have engaged with some excellent facilitators who will work with each cohort to help stimulate worthwhile, meaningful discussion and enable deeper learning and collaboration.”
“The programme will provide a much-needed support network and sounding board for businesses, helping them to grow and flourish during these current challenging times.”
Peer Networks is open to any SME that has operated for at least one year, has at least five employees, a turnover of at least £100,000 and an aspiration to improve.
Christmas is fast approaching and here at The Black Swan, we are already taking bookings for dining over the festive period. Whether you are looking for a place for Christmas lunch or somewhere for you and your staff to ‘chink’ a glass of something fizzy, we are ready and waiting to welcome you.
The Black Swan is an attractive, recently refurbished, 18th Century building on the picturesque village green at Horsham St. Faith; tucked discreetly away but conveniently located just by (but not too close to) the airport. With plenty of off-road parking for our guests, we offer a location ideal for a celebration during Christmas.
You can view our menus by clicking on the links below or visit our website today by clicking here. We will be taking festive restaurant bookings from Saturday 21st November for you and your colleagues. You can find booking forms on our website or simply contact us directly to arrange a table. You can reserve your table today with no risk. We guarantee to refund your deposit on any reservation you make during 2020 if COVID restrictions mean we are unable to remain open.
Add a touch of sparkle to 2020 and come and visit us or contact us today on 01603 897787 or email us at info@blackswaninn.co.uk to see how we can help accommodate you.