SMALL BUSINESS
GRANT ROUND
BUSINESS GROWTH AND
JOB CREATION FUNDING
SMALL BUSINESS
GRANT ROUND
BUSINESS GROWTH AND
JOB CREATION FUNDING
APPLICATION PROCESS
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SWIFT AIMS TO INVEST IN BUSINESSES THAT OFFER:
SCALABILITY
that provides career prospects for employees
COMPLEXITY
in terms of adding value to commodity products
UNIQUENESS
to drive competitor advantage
SWIFT understands that smaller businesses may not have all these aspects fully in place. In this case SWIFT recommends you note this in the relevant section of the Application Form. All sections of the Application Form need to be completed or have some appropriate commentary if not applicable. When looking across all applications a range of factors will be considered including the business owners passion and commitment to get ahead.
On this basis the Application Forms request information that covers:
Commercial track record
– in terms of steady growth, development and business stability
People management track record
– in terms of recruitment, stability, training and professional development
Governance
– including business advisors, strategy and forecasts
APPLICATION FORMS
The purpose of the SWIFT Funding Application Forms is to enable applicants to provide sufficient and comprehensive information to enable the SWIFT Trustees to consider how the Trust can provide funding support to specific requests.