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In addition, applicants should address the following:
- Financial Position - The business plan must be accompanied by a financial outline that allows for a detailed appraisal of the organisation's economic viability.
- Management Experience - Teams should demonstrate any relevant sector experience combined with the ambition to turn their business plans into reality.
- Market Assessment - The business plan should detail what the key commercial market is and the critical market drivers.
- Competitive Advantage - The business proposition should demonstrate a clear competitive advantage with respect to a specific need or market demand.
- Identify Funding - As Carbon Trust Investments will only invest up to 50% in any one transaction, other private investors must be identified.
- Technical and Innovation Evidence - The business plan will need to demonstrate innovation either through a step-change in technology design or in the application of a technology process.
- Confirmation of Intellectual Property Protection - What Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) already exist prior to the investment, and how any IPR arising during the investment will be protected and exploited.
- All Investments Need to be UK-Based.
If you believe that your business meets all the above criteria, and fits within the focus area of the Low Carbon Technology Assessment report, you should review our investment process before submitting a plan.
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