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project that saw dozens of volunteers from the wider U.K
fintech community build a working prototype to enable freelancers and sole traders to self-certify lost income, in a bid to help the
government administer potential compensation.Since then, a U.K
that lets you see how much support you could be entitled to and help with financial planning.Similarly, for U.K
on your behalf if you are self-isolating
a gigantic effort from another group of fintech volunteers designed to help save local businesses
Dubbed Save My Local, the free website aims to help local businesses generate much-needed cash flow by selling vouchers to loyal customers
that can be used for future purchases.A tweet from entrepreneur Jason Bates (11:FS, Starling, Monzo) inspired Mike Kelly (CEO of Curl.app)
to take action and make the idea a reality
lockdown is over, and in the interim will enable small business owners to generate enough cash to stay afloat
altruistic endeavour, even if in many instances it is a desperately needed one.The Save My Local group say they are currently recruiting
small businesses to test the free voucher platform and if successful can scale to meet demand
They have already had requests for collaboration from groups in Australia, Israel and other countries to see if the solution can be shared
