You might be isolating, but you are not alone. The ELITE team remains committed to supporting you through this unprecedented period and providing access to advice and expertise. Please get in touch with your relationship manager to find out more on how we can help.

We have also put together this library of insights and information that we hope you find useful for managing your business through the pandemic. This will be regularly updated to ensure that you are receiving accurate information.  

 

SUPPORT AVAILABLE FOR BUSINESSES

• UK Government:
• Guidance on the package of measures to support businesses
• £20 million for ambitious technologies to build UK resilience following coronavirus outbreak
• Scottish Government: Coronavirus advice for businesses in Scotland 
• Welsh Government:
• Guidance and services for businesses and employers
• £500 million Economic Resilience Fund launched for Wales 
• The Prince’s Trust and NatWest: Enterprise Relief Fund 
• British Business Bank: Key features and eligibility criteria for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)
• NatWest: NatWest pledges £5bn Working Capital Support for SMEs during Coronavirus outbreak
• Financial Times: Five ways companies can get UK government help to deal with coronavirus 
• PitchBook: The European Commission launches €37B initiative to protect businesses 
• EBRD: EBRD unveils €1 billion emergency coronavirus financing package 

 

THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC PICTURE

• Rathbones: Review of the Week
• 14 April 2020: The Bramble Bush 
• 6 April 2020: The Eye of the Storm 
• 30 March 2020: The cavalry (finally) arrives 
• 23 March 2020: Throwing the kitchen sink
• 16 March 2020: The fury of the storm 
• 2 March 2020: A long shadow 
• 24 February 2020: Fear spreads too 
• BoB Group: Economy and markets - 1987, trend lines, first in: first out 
• BoB Group: New trading economy 
• EBRD:
• How will the coronavirus pandemic affect the global economy? 
• Coronavirus to lead to significant economic contraction across EBRD regions 
• The resilience of emerging economies to Covid-19
• Deloitte: The economic effects and business response 
• Bloomberg: Coronavirus will change how we shop, travel and work for years
• FTSE Russell: Webinar on the economic impact 
• Validus: Coronavirus vs Global Financial Crisis - what can history tell us? 

 

LEGAL GUIDANCE

Check out the following hubs with answers to key legal issues and practical advice for companies:

• Bird & Bird: Webinars and regular breifings on how to navigate this period of global uncertainty 
• Charles Russell Speechlys: Insights on a wide range of legal issues
• Travers Smith: Key operational and legal questions plus practical advice for companies 

 

FINANCIAL, TAX & ACCOUNTING IMPLICATIONS

• Haysmacintyre: Financial, tax and accounting measures being introduced to combat COVID-19 
• Smith & Williamson: COVID-19 hub 

 

REMOTE WORKING

• Newgate Communications: How to avoid conference call calamities 
• La Fosse Associates: Top 5 tips for managing remote teams effectively 
• Mito: Top tips for remote working
• twist: Guide to remote working

 

OTHER ADVICE FROM THE ELITE COMMUNITY

• Sequoia: How to ensure the health of your business while dealing with potential business consequences of the spreading effects of the coronavirus 
• Validus: Impact of coronavirus on hedging operations and markets 
• Gillamore Stephens: Positive ways technology leaders are responding to COVID-19 
• BOOST&Co: Mitigating the impact on your business
• Western Union Business Solutions: The different types of fraud to beware of amidst the COVID-19 outbreak
• Newgate Communications: Daily blog posts on COVID-19 
• Adaptavist: Essential DevOps principles using Slack and Atlassian 

 

NEWS FROM ELITE COMPANIES

• Raspberry Pi-powered ventilator to be tested in Colombia 
• Scottish virtual human tissue biobank plays vital role in COVID-19 fight 
• Potential treatment for COVID-19 identified by BenevolentAI using artificial intelligence enters randomised clinical trial 
• SpirIT and PMD Solutions launches respiratory monitoring system 
• Rainbird offer access to their technology free of charge to help others in the face of COVID-19 
• Redu Group launch Front Line Rewards for front line workers battling Covid-19
• Kortext launches a nationwide Free Student eTextbook Programme