NEW Covid-19 Micro-Enterprise Assistance Fund

November 11, 2020
|In Uncategorized
|By Angela O'Leary
Covid-19 Micro-Enterprise Assistance Fund has been extended to 5pm, 13 November 2020. This Fund assists micro-businesses that find themselves ineligible for existing grants, helping such businesses adapt and invest in making changes demanded by Covid-19, including helping with the cost of re-opening or keeping operational and re-connecting with employees and customers.
 
What is on Offer?
Grants between €500 and €1,000 in respect of vouched expenditure available to eligible businesses.
 
Is Your Business Eligible?
Eligible businesses will have:
  • suffered 30% reduction in turnover due to Covid-19 or downturn in trade, provided they commit to remaining open and to hiring and sustaining employment
  • employed between 2 and 10 full-time employees (or full-time equivalents) on their payroll at the 29th February 2020
  • been not eligible for the Covid-19 Restart/Restart Plus Grant or similar Covid-19 business restart grants from other government departments
Only one voucher available per business. Please see Full Eligibility Criteria Here.
 
How Do You Apply?
Find Your Application Form Here.
Or talk to your Local Enterprise Office.