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Business Briefing

Welcome from Leader of Council

Welcome from Leader of Council

What happenedHow Enfield Council Responded

How Enfield Council Responded

Business Response Team

• Responded to 2,512 enquiries from businesses

• Over 50% from high street and town centre

businesses

• Dedicated officer team

– Email and telephone line

– Regularly updated website and bi-weekly eNewsletters

– Signposting to support and advice available

How Enfield Council Responded

Rates Relief

• Rates Relief - Expanded Retail Holiday

– 1,911 existing businesses received full Small Business Rate

Relief (SBRR) in 2020/21

– Since the expanded Retail Discount Scheme (rates payment

holiday) the council has awarded additional relief of

£45,905,373.26 in Retail Discount

How Enfield Council Responded

Grants

• Business Grants– A total of 3210 businesses have received £40,410,000 of Small Business Grant

or Retail, Leisure and Hospitality Grants from the council

• Launching Discretionary Grants – Top-up funding to the business grant scheme to accommodate small

businesses with ongoing fixed property-related costs previously outside the

scope. Initially, Enfield Council will prioritise the funding for the following

businesses, in line with government guidance:

– Small businesses in shared offices or other flexible workspaces.

– Regular market traders

– Bed & Breakfasts

– Charity properties

How Enfield Council Responded

Hardship Fund

• HARDSHIP FUND WAITING ON

• WEBSITE AND LETTER SCRENE SHOTS

– Wrote to businesses in conjunction with local MPS

How Enfield Council Responded

Other Support Measures

• Federation of Small Businesses

– 83 Free FSB memberships given to businesses

– We currently have an offer for a discounted 1 yr FSB

membership – take advantage of this offer!

• £1.5m, 3 month rent holiday for 200 Enfield

businesses and charities who rent council

buildings

What happenedPreparing to Enjoy Enfield Safely

Preparing to Enjoy Enfield Safely

Reopening High Streets and Town Centres

• 1st June

Outdoor markets and car dealerships open

• June 15th

Non-essential shops can reopen including shops selling clothes,

shoes, toys, all furniture stores, books, and electronics, tailors,

auction houses, photography studios, and indoor markets

• July 4th

Step Three of Government’s plan to re-open businesses.

Preparing to Enjoy Enfield Safely

Welcome Back Packs

Preparing to Enjoy Enfield Safely

ShopAppy

Preparing to Enjoy Enfield Safely

StreetSpace

https://letstalk.enfield.gov.uk/covid-19-streetspace-plan

Preparing to Enjoy Enfield Safely

StreetSpace

https://letstalk.enfield.gov.uk/covid-19-streetspace-plan

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Good Growth Fund

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Good Growth Fund

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Good Growth Fund

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Good Growth Fund

Q&A

Check

www.enfield.gov.uk/covid19businesses

Sign-up

www.enfield.gov.uk/enewsletters

Contact

towncentres@enfield.gov.uk

Thank

You