Sustainable Innovation Application Form

Thank you for your interest in joining the SI Programme. Please complete this application form by Friday 6th January 2023, 11:59pm.

If you have any questions about this form or need support to complete it, please email si@lsbu.ac.uk

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Completing the Application

This application form has two parts:

1. Company Information & Eligibility

This will collect your personal details, your company details, and ask about your product/process/service. You will have the opportunity to inform us about the support you require, and to upload any documentation you feel will support your application. You will only be required to compete this section if you are interested in receiving business support through workshops and one to one consultancy only.

2. Academic Support

Only complete this section if you are interested in receiving academic support through SI to potentially develop your product or services to market launch. Please note the SI Programme end date is 30th June 2023. All product development delivery for all SME members of the programme must be completed by 30th June 2023. If you are not looking to enter a collaboration with SI's academic experts, please do not complete the second part.

Eligibility Criteria

Please note to be eligible to join the SI programme your business must:

Be registered in Greater London, or registered in the UK with an operational address in Greater London (co-working spaces or virtual offices are fine)
Have received less than €200,000 in the last 3 years
Have no more than 25% ownership residing in entities with: more than 250 employees, an annual turnover above €50m and/or a balance sheet above €43m

If you are unsure whether you meet the above criteria, please contact hello@sbi.business prior to submitting your application.

1. Company Information & Eligibility

Your Details

First name*

Last name*

Email*

Phone number*

Please confirm you provide consent to your contact details being stored for the purposes outlined within the privacy notice.*

How did you hear about the SI Programme?

If you selected 'other', please describe where:

Company Overview

Company name*

Company Registration CRN or Tax Reference UTR*

A CRN or UTR is required as part of our eligibility criteria.

Registered company post code*

If registered outside of London, please provide an operational postcode within Greater London

Business Industry*

Please provide a brief summary of your business:*

Maximum 250 words.

Who are the key people in the business?*

Provide their roles and areas of expertise. (Please only list your company team members and not associated third parties)

What would you like to achieve on SI?

Become more net zero

Learn how to reduce your carbon emissions

General Business Support (Marketing, Business Strategy, Pitching etc.)

Literature Review

Market Research

Product Development/Testing

Recommendations from expert academics

Please confirm if you consent to the details provided in this form being stored for the purpose of reviewing your application and contacting you to discuss next steps.*

Supporting Documentation: please upload any documents you think would be useful in support of your application (multiple files accepted).

If you have any documents that will provide some insight into your business and current stage of development, please upload them here. Suggestions include a research roadmap, pitch deck, financial model or executive summary.

Tailored workshops Interest*

Selecting no will not impact on the assessment of your application.

Yes

Introduction to Low Carbon Energy Technologies

Understanding Net Zero and Reducing Your Business's Carbon Footprint

Strategies to Reduce Energy Consumption and Operating Costs

No Workshop Support Needed

2. Academic Support

Tell us the product, process, or service you're looking to test or develop?

What are your current technical questions and/or challenges?

If yes, please provide a brief outline of the target market, main competitors etc. (max 250 words).

What is unique or innovative about your product?

What academic expertise and technical facilities are you seeking for the delivery of this project?

Supporting Information Application

Supporting Documentation: please upload any documents you think would be useful in support of your academic collaboration proposal (multiple files accepted).