A further £10million of emergency funding is being rolled out to continue helping Kent’s most vulnerable households and businesses hardest hit by the pandemic, Kent County Council has announced. The Helping Hands Scheme includes a raft of support – ranging from assisting just-managing families with heating bills and helping struggling firms stay afloat, to tackling…
This year’s National Apprenticeship Week will be different from any other due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic but that won’t stop Kent County Council celebrating the successes of its apprentices. The theme of NAW2021, which runs from Monday to Sunday, February 8 to 14, is ‘Build the Future’ and the week-long event aims…
The Straits Committee, an initiative to reinforce links and collaboration with Kent’s European neighbours, celebrates its first birthday this week. Launched in Arras, France, the aim of the committee is to support business and economic development both here and across the Channel. KCC Cabinet Member for Economic Development Mike Whiting, who chaired the Strait Executive…
Kent County Council has welcomed the decision by the Planning Inspectorate to allow the £2.5billion London Resort scheme to go through the Development Consent Order process. London Resort Company Holdings (‘LRCH’) have made a DCO application under the 2008 Planning Act to the Planning Inspectorate to develop the site at Swanscombe Peninsula for a large…
Small and medium-sized companies in Kent with ambitions to do business across the Channel have the opportunity to take part in a special online conference next week. It has been organised as part of the Innovative Sector Exchange project which provides support to businesses based in Kent, Hauts-de-France, East Flanders, West Flanders and the South…
Three very different schemes being undertaken with the backing of KCC’s No Use Empty initiative are nearing completion. The scheme was initially aimed primarily at providing loans to assist with the renovation of empty homes to bring them back into occupation, but the scope has since been widened to include new-build projects and commercial premises.…
Businesses will be given an additional three months to file accounts with Companies House to help companies avoid penalties as they deal with the impact of COVID-19. See here for more information. Kent County Council, in collaboration with all the local authorities in Kent, will launch a dedicated business support line for coronavirus-related issues, delivered…
This National Apprenticeship Week, Kent County Council is reminding employers they can get financial assistance from the Local Authority to help them take on an apprentice. As a large employer, KCC pays an apprenticeship levy to the Government and, in return, receives levy funds to spend on apprenticeships for its own new and existing staff.…
Three young apprentices have shared stories of their own journeys as Kent County Council prepares to mark National Apprenticeship Week. Ellie Powling, 19, from Gravesend, completed Level 2 and Level 3 Apprenticeships at KCC and secured a job at the council sixth months before finishing the last course. Alice Ditcher, 21, from Maidstone, is currently…
The government has launched a business readiness website to help people understand how leaving the EU may affect your business. It outlines the steps that businesses may need to take to prepare for Brexit, including what changes there may be to your industry and information on specific rules and regulations that could have an impact.…
The Give an Hour campaign is reaching out to businesses to give an hour of their time to introduce young people to the world of work. This initiative is delivered as part of the Enterprise Adviser Network (EAN), which is funded nationally by The Careers & Enterprise Company and locally by The West Kent Partnership,…
Kent County Council’s stand, number 348, will be focusing on Kent’s Year of Green Action at this year’s County Show. Kent County Council will once again be at the Kent County Show next month (July) focusing on Kent’s Year of Green Action. The County Show is held at the Detling Showground, Maidstone on July 5,…