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In 2020, as the world reeled from the effects of Coronavirus, the UK government announced a series of measures to support the economy and help businesses survive. One of their measures was the Kickstart Scheme, an excellent initiative that allows businesses to hire young people aged 16-24, who are at risk of long term unemployment, and have their wages paid by the government for 6 months. Basker Roberts were keen to make use of the scheme within the agency, but as we applied for our own Kickstarters, we understood that many small and medium sized businesses would simply give up on the process due to the complexity of applying and the bureaucracy involved. We identified a series of automations we could apply to the application process using digital technology, simplifying the process and making it easy and straightforward for anyone to apply. As a result, we took it upon ourselves to create KickstartGo - an online portal that’s the simplest way for UK companies and charities to make use of the Kickstart Scheme. KickstartGo is quickly setup and became a government approved National Kickstart Scheme Gateway, allowing employers who have less than 30 vacancies access the scheme.

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The KickstartGo website provides a host of information about how the scheme works, what’s involved and what employers can expect. Employers apply using a single application form which takes 10-15 minutes to complete, and once they submit, their application is automatically included in our next batch of applications to the government. As soon as they submit an application, employers get access to a unique Online Portal, allowing them to manage their roles, add more jobs, sign terms, and make payment requests under the scheme. Furthermore, KickstartGo provides access to a variety of online training via a portal, fulfilling one of the government requirements for employers to access the scheme. As one of the only gateways in the country to make such extensive use of technology to deliver the government scheme in a simple and easy to use way, KickstartGo is a perfect example of what Basker Roberts can do for our own clients, and all within a matter of a few short weeks.