Helping your business navigate coronavirus — guidance by country

Enterprises, sole traders and freelancers have all been affected by the economic downturn due to coronavirus. This has left many businesses — small and large — with questions on how to navigate the uncertainty.

And while we expect everything to run as normal at Wise, we wanted to help our business users where we can. So we’ve compiled a list of official government resources along with a few unofficial, in-depth guides by regional startup communities.

Jump straight to the relevant country, or read an update from the Wise team.

Jump to country

• United Kingdom
• United States
• European Union
• Canada
• Australia
• New Zealand
• Singapore
• Japan

United Kingdom

• Business support
• Coronavirus business financial support
• Covid-19 support for businesses guidance
• Business interruption loan scheme (CBILS)
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): Information for businesses and employers in Northern Ireland
• Coronavirus advice for businesses in Scotland
• Information for individuals and businesses in Wales
• Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for UK businesses trading internationally

European Union

• Germany

  • Economic impact of the coronavirus: information and support for companies
  • Startups coronavirus handbook [unofficial]
  • Startup measures [unofficial]

• France

  • Coronavirus COVID-19: Business support measures
  • Tax debt referral
  • Coronavirus: Questions and answers for companies and employees

• Spain

  • Tax debt deferral

• Belgium

  • Coronavirus: second part of the federal social and economic protection plan
  • Support measures for Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• Ireland

  • COVID-19 Information for Employers and Employees

• Italy

  • Protect health, support the economy, preserve employment levels and incomes
  • Coronavirus, Measures to support working families and businesses
  • The moratorium for micro-enterprises and SMEs, what you need to know
  • Emergency resources for Italian startups [unofficial]

• Netherlands

  • Coronavirus FAQ for Entrepreneurs [EN]
  • Measures to help businesses [EN]
  • Guarantee for SME loans (BMKB) [NL]
  • Coronavirus: tax measures for entrepreneurs [NL]
  • Extra temporary support for the self-employed [NL]
  • Covid-19 startup guide [unofficial]

• Estonia

  • Emergency guidance [EE]
  • Emergency guidance [EN]

• Hungary

  • Tax relief guidance [HU]
  • Tax relief guidance [EN]
  • Suspension of principal and interest payments on the loans [HU]

• Portugal

  • Employment and business support measures
  • Tech community support [unofficial]

• Sweden

  • Crisis package for businesses [press release]

United States

• US Small Business Administration (SBA) Coronavirus Guidance & Loan Resources
• US Dept of Labor Coronavirus Employment Q&As
• Benefits.gov Coronavirus Resources
• US Chamber of Commerce Coronavirus Small Business Guide

Canada

• Covid-19 Resources for Canadian businesses
• Canada’s Covid-19 Economics Response Plan
• Business Development Bank of Canada: Support for Entrepreneurs Impacted by the Coronavirus

Australia

• Coronavirus information and support for business
• Support for sole traders
• COVID-19 - What sole traders need to know
• Australian Government small business stimulus/relief package
• Economic response to coronavirus

New Zealand

• Covid-19 information for businesses
• Information for employers
• Information for sole traders
• Wage subsidy scheme

Singapore

• Ministry of Manpower advisories on Covid-19
• Corporate income tax credit
• 5 ways the Resilience Budget will help Singapore's workers

Japan

• Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry support measures
• Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare guidance
• Q & A on new coronavirus (for companies)
• Coronavirus affect on businesses

Our commitment to your business

We don’t expect disruptions to our service

• Because we’re an online service, you can continue to use Wise as normal. Remote working has always been part of our company culture, so we’re set up to keep things up and running from home.

• We’re also working with regional regulators, including the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to make sure we have the best possible plans in place.

We’re ready should things change

• Our teams are constantly monitoring any potential challenges when it comes to transferring to certain countries or banks.

• You’ll see notifications in the Wise app if your transfer is expected to take a bit longer.

Take a look at the full letter from the Wise team on how we’re prepared to keep things running smoothly.