Enterprise Support Grant for businesses impacted by COVID-19

What the Enterprise Support Grant for businesses impacted by
COVID-19 is

The Enterprise Support Grant is available to assist eligible self-employed recipients who close their COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment on or after 18 May 2020.

This will provide business owners with a once-off grant of up to €1,000 to restart their business which was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

How to qualify

The Grant will be awarded to self-employed people who:

• are tax and PRSI compliant
• are not liable for commercial rates
• have been in receipt of the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment and have closed their claim on or after 18 May 2020
• have reopened their business which was closed due to the pandemic
• employ less than 10 people
• have an annual turnover of less than €1 million
• are not eligible for the COVID-19 Business Restart Grant or similar COVID-19 business restart grants from other government departments
• can produce VAT receipts/invoices in respect of business restart costs and expenses claimed, if requested to do so by the department

Rate of payment

Funding will be awarded for eligible costs up to a maximum of €1,000.

Grants will be awarded on costs related to reopening your business, including:

• safety measures
• business advice or mentoring
• repairs
• fuel
• wages

Normal business costs are not generally included.

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