Recover & Grow: Application

Recover & Grow - Application Form

1. Qualifying Questions

a. Are you a small or medium-sized business?

YesNoWhat is an SME? Companies classified as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are defined officially by the EU as those with fewer than 250 employees. Furthermore, their annual turnover may not exceed €50 million, or their annual balance sheet exceed €43 million. SMEs may be divided into three categories according to their size: micro-enterprises having fewer than 10 employees, small enterprises have between 10 and 49 employees, and medium-sized enterprises having between 50 and 249 employees.

b. Are you based in Greater London?

YesNo

c. Are you currently trading?

YesNo

d. Have you been operating for at least 3 years?

YesNo

e. Do you employ between 10 and 50 people?

YesNo

f. Did you have revenue of more than £450,000 in the previous financial year?

YesNo

If you have answered 'No' above, please let us know your revenue last year

g. Choose your primary sector/industry

RetailHospitalityLeisureTourismTravelCreative & ArtsEntertainment & RecreationPersonal ServiceHealth & FitnessOther (please specify) What is an SME? Companies classified as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are defined officially by the EU as those with fewer than 250 employees. Furthermore, their annual turnover may not exceed €50 million, or their annual balance sheet exceed €43 million. SMEs may be divided into three categories according to their size: micro-enterprises having fewer than 10 employees, small enterprises have between 10 and 49 employees, and medium-sized enterprises having between 50 and 249 employees.

If other, please specify

h. If accepted into the programme, can you attend full-time?

YesNo

i. I agree that if my application is successful, I will complete and submit a pre-programme survey and post-programme survey, as well as participate in potential further conversations around the impact of the intervention

I agree

Note: if you do not qualify for the Recover & Grow programme, we encourage you to speak to a London Business Hub business adviser, who can navigate you to appropriate, alternative support. It is free and completely confidential. Go to: https://www.businesshub.london/contact-us/. You may also want to search London’s business support database at https://www.businesshub.london/explore/.

2. Applicant Profile

a. Applicant business name

b. Business address

c. Which borough are you located in?

d. Company registration number

e. Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic-owned business?

YesNo

f. Woman-owned business?

YesNo

g. Disabled-owned business?

YesNo

h. Your first name

i. Your last name

j. Your role in the organisation

k. Your email address

l. Your mobile number

m. Website address

n. Have you applied for or received government funding support? If so, please select which ones here

Statutory sick pay relief package for SMEsBounce Back Loan for SMEsGrant funding of £10k for businesses in receipt of small business rate reliefCoronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme offering loans up to £5mCoronavirus Job Retention SchemeDeferring VAT and Income Tax paymentsA 12-month business rates holiday for all retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in EnglandGrant funding of £25k for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses with property with a rateable value of between £15k and £51kThe HMRC Time To Pay SchemeSelf-Employment Income Support SchemeNone of the above

Other (please specify)

o. Access to the Recover & Grow business support programme will only be granted where applicants are compatible with State Aid legislation. I confirm that I have not been in receipt of other de minimis aid that would result in my business exceeding the EU threshold of €200,000 over a rolling three-year period

I confirm

3. Terms & Conditions

a. Greater London Authority Data Protection Enrolment Declaration

This programme is delivered by the Business School (formerly Cass), City, University of London in partnership with the Greater London Authority. A range of data points must be collected to assess your eligibility to attend/participate in this funded activity. The Greater London Authority will collect and store your registration data for internal auditing and project evaluation purposes.

Information regarding the use and processing of personal data by the Greater London Authority can be found at London Business Hub: https://www.businesshub.london/privacy-policy/

The Greater London Authority will not share your data with any third parties that are not involved with the delivery of the programme or funding of the project. You can see their full privacy policy here: https://www.london.gov.uk/about-us/governance-and-spending/privacy-policies

Project Evaluation

The evaluation report will be presented in an anonymised format and you will not be mentioned by name or other distinguishing characteristic.

Declaration

I have read and agreed to the conditions indicated in the Greater London Authority Data Protection Enrolment Declaration.

I agree

b. City, University of London Privacy Policy

Your trust is very important to us. This means City is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. It is important that you read this notice so that you are aware of how and why we are using such information. This privacy notice describes how we collect and use personal information about you during and after your relationship with us, in accordance with data protection law.

City will collect and process the personal information that you have provided to us about yourself in this form, for the purposes of sending you an acknowledgement email and to notify you if you have moved to the next stage. City is the 'data controller' of this information. The legal basis on which City processes your personal information is public task - City is an educational and research establishment and in particular its educational and research activity is conducted in a public interest (including your interest and the interest of others). City will store and process your personal information for a period deemed reasonable to contact you about the programme that you have expressed your interest in. We will do this securely and will never sell, rent or lease it to third parties who are not directly involved in the delivery of this programme.

If you have any questions about how City handles your personal information, or you wish to find out about your rights, please visit City’s Privacy Policy. You will also be able to find out more information about how City processes your information and how you can contact City’s Data Protection Officer. Where there is inconsistency between those documents and this notice, this notice shall prevail.

If you raise a concern with City about the way it has handled your personal information, you are entitled to lodge a concern with a supervisory authority. In the UK, the supervisory authority is the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Declaration

I have read and agreed to the conditions indicated in the City, University of London Privacy Policy.

I agree

What happens next?

We will contact you to confirm receipt of your application. Assuming you meet the eligibility criteria, you will be invited to submit additional information about your business. Once your business profile has been reviewed by the selection panel, we will contact you again to confirm if you have been accepted to the programme. Please note we cannot comment on individual eligibility before you apply and we can only process your application once it is fully complete, with all requested information received.

Contact Information

Contact Details

Bayes Executive Education
+44 (0)207 040 8665
execed@city.ac.uk

Recover & Grow: Application