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I do hope that you, your staff, family and friends are all well and coping in what is such a surreal time. Over the past month I have spoken to so many of our members about the challenges your businesses…
Talking Tables understand the importance of gathering round the table together; sharing laughter, stories and memories. That is why they have created an exciting competition for you to design a napkin…
Online-only event will bring the worldwide brand licensing industry together for a five-day event, June 15-19 Informa Markets’ Global Licensing Group has joined forces with trade association Licensing…
The new Bounce Back Loans scheme, announced by the Chancellor yesterday, will allow businesses to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000 and access the cash within days. Loans will…
The Head Zookeeper and the inventor of Celebrity Service will deliver a unique session on how to manage your team and thrill clients while under lockdown. Date24 April 2020Time14.00 – 16.00LinkProvided…
The Giftware Association’s calling on the industry to donate gifts to essential workers in the UK We are calling on our members and gift companies across the UK to join together to #GiftThemThanks…
The Giftware Association in partnership with The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy have been pushing the treasury to extend the business rates holiday to manufacturing as many…
The Government have finally offered clarification on holidays and people on furlough, which there was previous some confusion on. find out more on the link below. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/work…
The Genesis Initiative has called for the UK government to turn its future investments and loans to small businesses into a UK Sovereign Wealth Fund. “The Fund would turn new debt in UK small businesses…
#LOOKINGATTHEOTHERSIDE Join us tomorrow as The Giftware Association in collaboration with Widdop bring you a webinar on the 22nd April at 11am focusing on looking towards the future and retail…
#LOOKINGATTHEOTHERSIDE The Giftware Association in collaboration with Widdop are excited to bring a you a webinar on the 22nd April at 11am focusing on looking towards the future and retail…
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is now open for application. Employers can now claim online for a grant for 80% of their furloughed employees’ salaries, up to a maximum of £2,500 per employee…
As the UK continues its Lockdown for another three weeks, there is a dishonest part of society that will be taking advantage of the nation’s skeleton staffs and with their minds elsewhere. This dishonest…
Award-winning home and giftware designer, Meg Hawkins, has found herself at the centre of a very special collaboration with charity Marie Curie, which cares for those living with terminal illness…
The HMRC has recently announc that they expect to be contacting self employed people who they believe qualify for the Self Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) by the middle of May inviting them…
The Giftware Association has set up a Five Day Social Media Challenge to help out the home and giftware world. The purpose of the challenge is to support, encourage and inspire you to embrace…
The Giftware Associations has created a community to our industry to share knowledge, ask questions and hopefully learn from industry peers. The idea to create a safe place for our members to ask…
With the impact of the outbreak being felt by businesses around the world, we wish to assure our business associates and colleagues of our continued commitment to our responsibilities in these uncertain…
The GA has obtained extra HR advice from ACAS to help businesses with the tough aspect of HR during the corona virus crisis. Please see the below documents with the ost up tp date information from…
Harrogate Home and Gift has been postponed to next year, read the full statement from show director Kelly Grant below "I am writing to you with a heavy heart to update you that, as a consequence …
Join The Giftware Association for a webinar on Thursday 9th April at 10am – 11am with executive coach Penny Tunnell and HR consultant Karen Kirby from Greenshoot HR. They will…
The Giftware Association's '5 Day Social Media Challenge'. The purpose of this challenge is to support, encourage and inspire you to embrace social media to help you achieve your business objectives…
Please see attached business support calendar which highlights key dates and timelines affecting different araes affected by the Coronavirus. You can download the PDF of the calendar here
The Giftware Association would like to inform the community that there has been a significant update on the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme The update can be found here: https://…
