Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates and Resources for Epos Now customers
Last updated: 22/02/2021
To our customers,
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect businesses in a range of different sectors. As one of the world’s largest providers of payment technologies, we know just how acute the impact of the outbreak has been on hospitality, retail, and leisure businesses.
Since the start of the outbreak, we have been preparing and curating a range of helpful resources to help businesses, like yours, get through the pandemic, and emerge from it even stronger.
Now that the end is in sight for retail and hospitality businesses, we will be offering a range of guides and expert advice on how to reopen your business as safely and effectively as possible this spring.
Let us know how we can help
We are in this together and would welcome your suggestions, questions, views or success stories.
How to Ensure Your Reopening is Safe and Successful
Non-essential retailers have finally opened their doors following a three-month lockdown. Since retail stores were closed throughout the country for a three month period, it's crucial that you take all the necessary steps to reopen your business safely and successfully.
How to Reopen Your Venue for Indoor and Outdoor Service
Pubs, restaurants, and cafes have finally resumed outdoor service, and the return of indoor service is pencilled in for mid-May. In the meantime, it's important to ensure that your venue is fully-COVID secure, and that you've taken the necessary steps to reopen safely and effectively.
Access to finance
£9K grants available for small businesses
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the UK Government has issued a series of generous funding schemes for small businesses.
Following the implementation of the latest lockdown measures (enacted January 4th), the Treasury has announced that £4.6bn in lockdown support grants will be made available to small businesses.
Read our complete guide to the scheme to see how your business could get access to grants worth up to £9,000 per location.
Alternative business financing from Epos Now
Last year, we launched Epos Now Capital, a new alternative financing solution which offers small and medium-sized businesses up to £300K in funding. Through Epos Now Capital, you can benefit from business cash advances with fixed pre-agreed costs and monthly payments based on your historic business performance.
To qualify, you will not be required to produce a business plan. The cash advances can be used for a range of business purposes, and can be available in as little as 48 hours.
Find out more about how your business can thrive with a cash advance from Epos Now Capital.
Turn your business into a takeaway
The general demand for the takeaway industry grew tenfold overnight following the implementation of social distancing measures last March.
Turning your hospitality business into a takeaway will ensure your business stays strong, and it’s a great way to retain your staff and customers. Making the transition to takeaway doesn’t have to be complicated. Simply follow our ten-step guide to becoming a takeaway:
Serve safely with remote ordering
Make your transition to takeaway seamless with Epos Now Order & Pay, an app-less mobile ordering platform that syncs with your EPOS system. Create a fully-branded profile, and offer contactless delivery and collection services without incurring exorbitant fees.
Start today and get your first month free!
Setting up a Click & Collect service
Despite the implementation of another national lockdown, non-essential retailers will be able to offer Click & Collect services for customers.
Click & Collect is a great way to trade through business interruptions, and it gives you an opportunity to satisfy existing customers and attract new ones, all while minimising human contact.
With an Epos Now Retail EPOS System, you’re able to operate a click and collect model for your shop without any additional integrations or apps.
United Kingdom Business Support
Government support for businesses - gov.uk
- Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
- Deferring VAT and Income Tax payments
- Statutory Sick Pay relief package for SMEs
- 12-month business rates holiday for all retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in England
- Small business grant funding of £10,000 for all business in receipt of small business rate relief or rural rate relief
- Grant funding of £25,000 for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses with property with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000
- The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme offering loans of up to £5 million for SMEs through the British Business Bank
- A new lending facility from the Bank of England to help support liquidity among larger firms, helping them bridge coronavirus disruption to their cash flows through loans
- The HMRC Time To Pay Scheme