A business, the art and floristry combines - that was the dream of Elke Schilling in Bad Hersfeld. However, only two days after the opening of the Lockdown came up due to the Corona pandemic. For the Osthessin and your business "Art and Roses" from the looks of it since then, grim. Because of Corona emergency aid, shilling tried in vain - and she is not alone.

"Art and Roses" should be the flower shop and art gallery at the same time. The idea originated with the entry into the pension, says the 66-Year-old: As their favorite place to shop was free, got it all fitted. Schilling rented the rooms, placed Ads, ordered flowers for the opening. But as the "Art and Roses" on may 14. March opened, had reached the pandemic of Bad Hersfeld.

No immediate help for all

Two days later, the Lockdown began, Schilling had to close. When she was allowed to open two weeks later, the delivery business is slow. 7000 Euro in the first three months to run: advertising, flowers, electricity, Internet, rent costs. The 66-Year-old was not forced, unsold goods to throw away: "flowers hold for a long time, look a maximum of three to four days."

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Elke Schilling, the Corona immediately to help their country is nothing: it could only be guaranteed, if the company is already on 31. December 2019 existed. Schilling had registered your trade but in the new year. "I feel forget that I spin, but it has not done so very much," she says. In the meantime, the deadlines for the submission of an application to the Corona since the end of may-help immediately once expired.

Schilling was also the many other applicants. Alone in Hesse 7800 applications have been rejected immediately for help. The most common reasons for double applications were, in addition to commercial establishments and business start-up to the 31. December. Also, companies that had been with over 50 employees to large for the emergency assistance program, or for which reserves were provided, were often not support. dpa Because she has opened up her Shop until the beginning of the year, gets shilling immediate assistance

the Latter were depleted by now, but this is to immediately run the help program. "The companies are now looking into the tube," said Julius Wagner, managing Director of the German Hotel and restaurant Association (Dehoga) of Hesse.

"Solo-self-employed" stay on track

frequently rejected applications from industries that have no ongoing operating costs had been also. "These are, for example, artists, professional faculty, representative." For this "Solo self-employed", there was, according to the previous regulations, there are no effective emergency aid in all of the länder.

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Also in the outcome paper of the Federal government from the 3. In June, the Association of founders and the self-employed (VGSG) sees this group not taken into account. You have the Solo-self-employed "for the protection of all" the pursuit of forbidden, now you do not should leave you with the damage alone.

the aid package for the culture

However, at least in part to other financial aid open. Thus, it was established in the framework of the economic stimulus package a program to mitigate the effects of the Corona pandemic in the field of culture, in particular the preservation and strengthening of cultural infrastructure, emergency funding, additional needs of facilities and projects and the promotion of alternative, also digital offerings will be promoted. Around one billion euros, with the Federal government for this.

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Date Of Update: 06 June 2020, 03:26