THE LOCAL business community is starting to feel the pinch of lockdown, says Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect Berkshire’s economy, business owners and their employees are facing uncertainty.
According to Thames Valley Berkshire LEP, who conducted a survey of 400 businesses across Berkshire, nearly three quarters (73%) of local enterprises are continuing to work throughout the crisis.
Nearly a quarter (23%) reported not being financially impacted by the virus.
And a third (33%) of businesses surveyed expect at least half of their workforce to work from home in the future.
Jacinta George, business environment lead and board director at Thames Valley Berkshire LEP said: “The findings of the survey are continuously being used to discuss steps that can be taken by a range of organisations to help businesses in the recovery phase of the current crisis.”
Thames Valley Berkshire LEP runs its Business Growth Hub to offer support to businesses. More information can be found here: www.berkshirebusinesshub.co.uk
And it also created Berkshire Opportunities to help job seekers in their search for careers, training and education.
For more information , visit: www.berkshireopportunities.co.uk
