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Yr wythnos ddiwethaf, fe wnaeth Ken Skates, Gweinidog yr Economi, Trafnidiaeth a Gogledd Cymru, gyhoeddi gwybodaeth fanwl ynghylch y gyfran hon o’r gronfa, cyfran sy’n werth £200m. Roedd yr wybodaeth hon yn cynnwys meini prawf cymhwysedd ar gyfer busnesau ac elusennau er mwyn iddynt allu paratoi i wneud cais.


Mae’r gronfa’n cynnig rhagor o gymorth ariannol i ddelio ag argyfwng y coronafeirws a bydd yn hanfodol er mwyn helpu sefydliadau i reoli pwysau o ran llif arian. Bwriad hyn yw cau bylchau’r cynlluniau sydd eisoes wedi cael eu cyhoeddi gan Lywodraeth y DU, Llywodraeth Cymru a Banc Datblygu Cymru. Mae hon yn ffrwd gyllido ychwanegol sy’n unigryw i Gymru.


Yn y cam cyntaf, roedd cynllun benthyciad gwerth £100 miliwn Banc Datblygu Cymru wedi ei ddefnyddio’n llawn mewn ychydig dros wythnos ac mae’r ceisiadau wrthi’n cael eu prosesu.


Mae’r cam hwn yn cael ei anelu at fusnesau micro, busnesau bach a chanolig a busnesau mawr sydd o bwysigrwydd cymdeithasol neu economaidd allweddol i Gymru.


Gellir gwneud ceisiadau drwy wefan Busnes Cymru.


Mae mwy na 120 o staff dan gontract Llywodraeth Cymru a Busnes Cymru bellach yn cael eu cyflogi i brosesu’r holl geisiadau a ddisgwyliwn. Bydd hyn yn sicrhau bod busnesau’n cael yr arian cyn gynted â phosibl.


Dywedodd Ken Skates, Gweinidog yr Economi, Trafnidiaeth a Gogledd Cymru:



> “Mae’r cyllid hwn o ail gam y Gronfa Cadernid Economaidd yn mynd i fod yn gwbl hanfodol i fusnesau, elusennau a mentrau cymdeithasol os ydynt am oroesi’r cyfnod caled hwn.
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> “Yr wythnos ddiwethaf, cyhoeddais y meini prawf cymhwysedd ar gyfer y cyllid ac mae busnesau wedi defnyddio’r amser hwn i ystyried a ydynt yn gymwys i gael cymorth ariannol. Gall y rheini sy’n teimlo eu bod yn gymwys wneud cais drwy wefan Busnes Cymru o heddiw ymlaen.
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> “Byddwn yn prosesu ceisiadau mor gyflym â phosibl ac rydym wedi symud staff i rolau newydd at y diben hwn – er mwyn trosglwyddo arian yn gyflym i fusnesau sydd ei angen.
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> “Rydym am gefnogi cynifer o gwmnïau â phosibl gyda’r gyfran hon o’r gronfa, cyfran sy’n werth £200m. Fodd bynnag, rwyf wedi egluro na fydd y cyllid hwn yn cyrraedd pawb.
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> “Rydym yn gwneud popeth a allwn yn Llywodraeth Cymru ac, er ein bod yn deall yn llwyr mor anodd yw’r cyfnod hwn, rhaid i Lywodraeth y DU wneud rhagor i ddarparu’r arian sydd ei angen ar gwmnïau o bob maint yng Nghymru er mwyn iddynt allu goroesi ac adfer.”


Er mwyn cymhwyso ar gyfer ail gam cymorth y Gronfa Cadernid Economaidd, rhaid i fusnesau, elusennau a mentrau cymdeithasol fodloni’r meini prawf a ganlyn:


Gall Busnesau micro, gan gynnwys busnesau newydd, sy’n cyflogi hyd at naw gweithiwr fod yn gymwys am hyd at £10,000 o gymorth. Mae hyn yn cynnwys unig fasnachwyr sy’n cyflogi staff. Gallai busnesau yn y categori hwn fod yn gymwys am gymorth gan y gronfa:


* Os ydynt wedi gweld gostyngiad o 40% mewn trosiant ers 1 Mawrth 2020
* Os ydynt yn gallu dangos sut maent wedi ceisio cynnal gweithgarwch y busnes
* Os nad ydynt yn gallu mynd ar drywydd mathau eraill o gymorth cyllid grant nad yw’n ad\-daladwy gan Lywodraeth Cymru
* Os na allant hawlio grantiau rhyddhad ardrethi busnes


 Gallai cwmnïau bach a chanolig sy’n cyflogi rhwng 10 a 249 o weithwyr fod yn gymwys am grantiau o hyd at £100,000:


* Os ydynt wedi gweld gostyngiad o 60% mewn trosiant ers diwrnod cyntaf mis Mawrth
* Os nad ydynt yn gymwys i gael grantiau rhyddhad ardrethi busnes neu, os ydynt yn gymwys i’w cael, y byddai’r swm hwnnw’n cael ei dynnu o’u dyraniad o’r cyllid hwn
* Os oes ganddynt gynllun busnes cynaliadwy i fasnachu ar ôl i bandemig COVID\-19 ddod i ben
* Os gallant gadarnhau na fydd unrhyw weithwyr yn cael eu diswyddo’n orfodol cyhyd â bod y Cynllun Cadw Swyddi drwy gyfnod Coronafeirws yn ei le
* Os nad ydynt yn mynd ar drywydd mathau eraill o gymorth cyllid grant nad yw’n ad\-daladwy gan Lywodraeth Cymru


Bydd cyllid hefyd ar gael i gefnogi cwmnïau mawr sydd â mwy na 249 o weithwyr. Bydd y ceisiadau’n cael eu hystyried fesul achos er mwyn ystyried y ffordd fwyaf effeithiol o adleoli’r cyllid er mwyn ategu ffynonellau cymorth eraill.


I weld y broses ymgeisio ar gyfer busnesau sy’n gymwys i gael cymorth ariannol o’r Gronfa Cadernid Economaidd, ewch i: Gwiriwr Cymhywsedd Cymorth Fusnes COVID\-19 ar Busnes Cymru.







Translation:


 
Economy, Transport and North Wales Minister Ken Skates released detailed information last week about this tranche of the fund, worth £200 million, including eligibility criteria for businesses and charities to enable them to prepare to apply.

The fund offers further financial support in dealing with coronavirus crisis and will be vital in helping organisations manage cash flow pressures. It has been designed to address gaps not currently met by schemes already announced by the UK government, Welsh Government and Development Bank of Wales. This is a unique additional funding stream for Wales.

The first stage saw the £100 million Development Bank of Wales’ loan scheme fully subscribed in little more than a week with applications currently being processed.

This phase is targeted at microbusinesses, SMEs and large businesses of critical social or economic importance to Wales.

Applications can be made through the Business Wales website.

More than 120 Welsh Government and Business Wales contract staff have been diverted onto processing the many applications that are expected to ensure that money reaches businesses as quickly as possible.

Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates said:


> “Funding from the second phase of our Economic Resilience Fund is going to be absolutely essential for businesses, charities and social enterprises in seeing them through this incredibly tough period.
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> “Last week, I announced the eligibility criteria for the fund, and businesses have used this time to study whether they qualify for financial support. Those who feel they do can apply through the Business Wales website from today.
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> “We will be processing applications as fast as possible and we have moved staff into roles for exactly this purpose \- to get money out quickly to businesses who need it.
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> “We are going to support as many firms as possible through this £200m tranche of funding, but I have been clear that it will not reach everyone.
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> “We are doing all that we can as a Welsh Government and although we fully understand how difficult times are, we need the UK government to go further and provide the money needed for Welsh firms, of all sizes, to survive and recover.”

To be eligible for this second stage of support from the Economic Resilience Fund, businesses, charities and social enterprises, must meet criteria including:

Micro businesses, including start\-ups, employing up to nine employees could be eligible for up to £10,000 support. This includes sole traders employing staff. Businesses in this bracket could qualify for support from the fund if they:

* have experienced in excess of a 40% reduction in turnover since 1 March 2020
* can demonstrate that efforts have been made to sustain business activity
* are not pursuing other forms of Welsh Government non\-repayable grant funding support
* are not be entitled to business rate relief grant

 Small and medium sized firms with between 10 and 249 employees could be eligible for grants of up to £100,000 if they: 

* have experienced in excess of a 60% reduction in turnover since the first day of March
* are not be eligible for business rate relief grants, or if they are, that amount would be deducted from their allocation from this fund
* have a sustainable business plan to trade beyond the Covid\-19 pandemic
* confirm no future compulsory redundancies will be made as long as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is in place
* are not be pursuing any other form of Welsh Government non\-repayable grant funding support

Funding will also be available to support large businesses with more than 249 employees. Applications will be considered on a case\-by\-case basis to consider where funding can be deployed most effectively to compliment other sources of support.

The application process for businesses qualifying for financial support from the Economic Resilience Fund can be found at the COVID\-19 Support Eligibility Checker on Business Wales.