SWEF Enterprise Start-up Business Grant Application

SWEF Enterprise Start-up Business Grant Application

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About You (the applicant):

What is you first name?

What is your last name?

Date of birth

What is your age range?

What is your ethnicity?

What is your gender?

Prefer to self-describe gender:

Do you receive Universal Credit or other means tested benefits?

YesNo

Where are you currently living?

Street name and number

Town/village

County

Postcode

Your preferred contact details:

Email address

Telephone number

If you are supporting someone write this application or you are completing this form on behalf of the applicant, please give your name, your relationship to the applicant, your email address and telephone number:

Your business

What is the name of your business?

What is the address of the business, if different to your home address:

What type of business it is? E.g. Gardening and landscape, fitness, beauty

Do you have a business bank account set up?

YesNo

Please provide your business website:

Please provide your business social media pages:

How much of your own time, money or other resources have you committed so far to your business? Please be specific.

Please describe the products you will make or services do will provide?

What market research have you carried out? How do you know your product or service is wanted or needed?

How will you attract and get customers?

What would business success look like in 1 year's time? Why do you think your business will be successful and how will you achieve it?

Are there any similar businesses to yours in the area? Please list them:

Budget and Business plan

How much money are you applying for? Please only put in numbers and a decimal point not symbols e.g 500.00 not £500.00 or £1,000

What will you be using the grant for? Please list the items, the cost and provide weblinks/quotes:

How will this grant help you start your business?

If you are unsuccessful with this grant application, how else would you fund the intended purchases? For example, savings, bank loan etc.

Do you run or plan to start running another business?

YesNo

Personal circumstances, experience, employment, training and qualifications:

Please tell us a bit about yourself, including any information which would help us understand any challenges you have faced and why you are applying to this fund:

What qualifications (GCSE and so on) and work experience do you have? If you do not have formal qualifications or work experience, this will not necessarily count against you

Are you currently working and if so what do you do for work? If not, how long have you been out of education, employment or training?

Supporting Documents

Please attach copies of any documents here. You must provide a copy of a recent copy of your bank statement for your business account, but you may wish to attach other documents such as a business plan, financial forecast, photos or leaflets/information about your business.

Bank Statement

Other document

Other document

Other document

Other document

Please provide the name and contact details of an independent Referee who knows you and your business. This cannot be a relative, friend, partner, staff member or anyone who would benefit from a grant being awarded to your business. Please include the referee's first name, last name, email address and telephone number.

Declaration

I confirm that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all the information within this form is complete and correct.

I further understand that:

I am applying for a one-off grant of up to £500 and if successful it is my responsibility to deal with any changes to state benefits or income tax liabilities arising from the grant.

If a grant is awarded it is based on the information I have given in this form and in any supporting documents I provide. If any of this information is found to be knowingly incorrect, I may be ineligible to apply for future grants.

If my circumstances change and this is relevant to my application or grant if awarded, I will contact Northamptonshire Community Foundation immediately.

I understand I will be contacted by email regarding this application and any grant awarded and I will regularly check my emails and junk mail folder.

I am aware that any information I provide will be shared with SWEF solely for the purpose of considering my application https://www.swef.uk/about

I am aware that I may be invited to attend an online meeting with a representative from Northamptonshire Community Foundation (NCF) and SWEF to discuss my application and business further and will let NCF know if I have any difficulties with this.

If a grant is awarded I agree to provide feedback to NCF within 6 months of receiving the grant offer, and to SWEF within 12 months of the grant offer date.

I am aware that a grant will only be paid to a business bank account in the name of my business.

If the grant is awarded, I agree to being a case study to promote the Fund if requested.

The information provided in this application will be processed and stored in accordance with Northamptonshire Community Foundation's Data Protection Policy.

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