--- title: Support Your Business Through Covid description: From centralising your outsourced services to getting the support you need, here are the reasons why Smart PA is indispensable. image: https://smart-pa.com/hubfs/neil-thomas-SIU1Glk6v5k-unsplash.jpg --- [**0845 872 2262](tel:0845%20872%202262) Choose site: UK - [UK](https://www.smart-pa.com/uk/) - [FR](https://www.smart-pa.com/fr/) - [USA](https://www.smart-pa.com/usa/) - [Ireland](https://www.smart-pa.com/ireland/) [![Logo-2](https://smart-pa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo-2.png?width=190&height=70&name=Logo-2.png "Logo-2")](https://www.smart-pa.com) [![Get a quote](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/6285216/f6ce6b80-a7b2-4995-833d-9eae89d0dc44.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/6285216/f6ce6b80-a7b2-4995-833d-9eae89d0dc44) **12 years in business with over 200 PAs **14 countries, 15 languages and 3000+ clients ![trustpilot-small](https://smart-pa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/trustpilot-small.png?width=160&name=trustpilot-small.png) [**0845 872 2262](tel:0845%20872%202262) [![Get a quote](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/6285216/f6ce6b80-a7b2-4995-833d-9eae89d0dc44.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/6285216/f6ce6b80-a7b2-4995-833d-9eae89d0dc44) # Support Your Business Through Covid **![neil-thomas-SIU1Glk6v5k-unsplash](https://smart-pa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/neil-thomas-SIU1Glk6v5k-unsplash.jpg?width=540&name=neil-thomas-SIU1Glk6v5k-unsplash.jpg)** **Lockdown. Followed by Restart. Then Lockdown Again.** Since March 2020, the only constant’s been uncertainty. Businesses are bearing the brunt of the pandemic – and the challenges continue. Change has been necessary. More of the retail trade has migrated online. Arts and recreation has embraced the virtual world. And, of course, more of us than ever before are working from home. Adaption is the name of the coronavirus game. It’s prompted organisations the world over to rethink their strategy. But, whether in good times or bad, [businesses still need skilled workforces](https://www.smart-pa.com/uk/our-services/covid-19-business-support/) to ensure they survive, or even better, to flourish. A virtual workforce has never been more valuable to businesses than it is right now. So, here’s how SmartPA can support your company through COVID – and beyond. ## **Centralise Your Outsourced Services** Coordinating employee resources can be a challenge when remote working – but not if you centralise your outsourced services. Do this and you’ll minimise the risk of third-party reliability, creating a more strategic and objective approach to management. So, basically, employers have a proactive and scalable workforce tailored to their evolving needs… at a reduced cost. Think about it this way, you wouldn’t buy a cow if all you wanted was a glass of milk. ## **Research Government-Backed Funding Options** There’s a range of government-backed funding options for businesses to take advantage of. From furlough to tax relief, cash grants to loans like the Coronavirus Future Fund, as well as business rates relief and and support for local businesses affected by the coronavirus through the Local Restrictions Support Grant, there’s been a wide range of help offered to companies throughout the UK. Getting the assistance and support you need to apply for loans and grants like these can be difficult. But not if someone else can do the research for you. SmartPA can help you business access support to steer you through the winds of change everyone is facing now. Speaking of being proactive… ## **The Most Productive Workforce … Wherever they’re Working From ** For most businesses, company-wide remote working is something that’s still relatively new. Contracts of employment that employees signed before the coronavirus pandemic won’t be as iron-clad as they were at the outset of 2020. So, doesn’t it make sense to draw up amended terms that reflect the new working environment? There are questions that must be answered. Like, does the employer have a responsibility to pay an amount towards employees’ heating and electricity? What if a work laptop needs repairs – who pays for that? What about introducing flexible working hours? Suddenly, some policies seem redundant. New ones need to be created and communicated. To have the most productive workforce, employers must ensure that they provide employees with contracts of employment that reflect new working environments. ## **Get the Support You Need** Many of us have had to adapt to the new reality of working. So why not make it that little bit easier? We’ve put together [a helpful guide](https://www.smart-pa.com/uk/our-services/covid-19-business-support/) to give you some more insight into the economic effects of the pandemic. SmartPA is here to help your business flourish through this difficult time. So [get in touch](https://www.smart-pa.com/uk/contact/) to find out what we can do.   Share this post - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Topics [ Tools for business ](https://smart-pa.com/blog/topic/tools-for-business) , [ Business Support ](https://smart-pa.com/blog/topic/business-support) , [ Articles and Tips ](https://smart-pa.com/blog/topic/articles-and-tips) , [ Articles for Small Businesses ](https://smart-pa.com/blog/topic/articles-for-small-businesses) , [ Customer Service ](https://smart-pa.com/blog/topic/customer-service) [![SmartPA](https://smart-pa.com/hubfs/SmartPA_October2019%20Theme/img/SmartPA_LogoR.png) ](https://www.smart-pa.com/uk/) Head Office SmartPA 13 Dublin Street Lane South, Edinburgh, EH1 3PX ****info@smart-pa.com **[0845 872 2262](tel:+44845-872-2262)** - - - - - ![wp-logos](https://smart-pa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SmartPA_October2019%20Theme/img/wp-logos.png?width=400&name=wp-logos.png)   © SmartPA Global Limited   |   Company Number SC458248   |   VAT Registered 175 365 977