New grants to help businesses with re-opening
SMALL businesses in the county can apply for new restart grant scheme.
Under the €250 million Government scheme, micro and small businesses can apply for grants of between €2,000 and €10,000 to get their businesses up-and-running again.
Wicklow County Council is administering the scheme and applications can be made through the Council’s website.
The restart grant is aimed at helping micro and small businesses with the costs associated with reopening and reemploying workers following Covid-19 closures.
Eligible businesses who have stayed open throughout the crisis, as well as those who are reopening under Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Government’s roadmap for easing Covid restrictions are encouraged to apply now for the Restart Grant. The applications will be prioritised for payment by the Council based on the roadmap phases.
Wicklow County Council Cathaoirleach, Cllr Irene Winters, welcomed the announcement of this grant scheme which she said would help Wicklow businesses that have been badly impacted by the Covid-19 crisis.
To apply, applicants must be a commercially rateable business and have an annual turnover of less than €5 million and have 50 or less employees; have suffered a projected 25 per cent loss in turnover from April 1 to the end of June; commit to remain open or to reopen if closed; and declare the intention to retain employees currently on the temporary wage subsidy scheme.