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CreativeInformaticsResidentEntrepreneursApplication-Round1

Page1:ResidentEntrepreneursApplication

TheResidentEntrepreneurProgrammeispartoftheCreativeInformatics,whichaimstobringthecity'sworld-classcreativeindustriesandtechsectortogether,utilisinginnovativedata-driventechnologiestodevelopground-breakingnewproducts,businessesandexperiences.

CreativeInformaticsisfundedbytheArtsandHumanitiesResearchCouncil(AHRC),IndustrialStrategyCreativeClustersprogramme,theScottishFundingCouncilandtheCityRegionDealDataDrivenInnovationProgramme.CreativeInformaticsisdeliveredbytheUniversityofEdinburghworkinginpartnershipwithEdinburghNapierUniversity,CodeBaseandCreativeEdinburgh.

Thisapplicationformisfor"ResidentEntrepreneurs",individualsorsmallbusinesseswhowouldliketotakeupaplacement.IfyouwishtoapplytobecomeaHostOrganisation,hostingaResidentEntrepreneur,pleasecompletetheseparateapplicationformviatheCreativeInformaticswebsite.

Pleasecompleteallthequestionsintheapplicationform,youcansavetheformandreturnatanytime.TheclosingdateisMonday3rdJune,2019.

Guidancenotesareprovidedwithintheapplicationform.FurtherinformationandaPDFversionoftheapplicationformisalsoavailableontheCreativeInformaticswebsiteifyouwouldliketodownloadandreviewthequestionsbeforecompletingtheform.

Pleasefollowtheaccompanyinginformationandguidance.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthisform,theapplicationprocess,oranythingtodowiththeResidentEntrepreneursProgrammewewillbeveryhappytohelp.Email:creativeinformatics@ed.ac.uk.

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ResidentEntrepreneursApplicationDataProtection

Inprovidingyourcompletedapplicationyouaregivingexplicitconsentforustousethisdatainourprogrammeapplication,monitoringandreportingprocesses.Thedataismanagedconfidentially.YourdatawillbeheldbytheCreativeInformaticsdeliveryteambasedattheUniversityofEdinburgh,withsomedatasharedwithourfunderstheArtsandHumanitiesResearchCouncil,evaluationpartners,andthePolicyandEvidenceCentrebasedatNesta.YourdatawillonlybereportedinanonymousaggregatedformsandwillalwaysbeprocessedinaccordancewiththeDataProtectionAct2018andthereforealsoinaccordancewiththeGeneralDataProtectionAct2018andthereforealsoinaccordancewiththeGeneralDataProtectionRegulation(GDPR).

Applicantscanwithdrawormodifytheirconsenttocollectionandprocessingofpersonalinformationatanytimebywritingtocreativeinformatics@ed.ac.uk.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthisform,theapplicationprocess,oranythingtodowiththeResidentEntrepreneursProgrammewewillbeveryhappytohelp.Email:creativeinformatics@ed.ac.uk

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Page3:Aboutyou

1. Name: Required

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2. Emailaddress: Required

2.a. Isthisemail.... Required

2.a.i. Businessemail,ifdifferenttoyourpersonalemail:

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3. Phonenumber: Required

3.a. Isthisphonenumber... Required

3.a.i. Businessphonenumber:

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PleaseenteravalidUKpostcode.

4. Postcodeofresidence: Required

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Page4:Aboutyourbusiness

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5. OrganisationName: Required

6. RegisteredAddress:

6.a. Tradingaddress(ifdifferent):

Registeredaddress

Tradingaddress

6.b. Whichaddresswouldyoulikeustocontactyouon: Required

6.c. Website:

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7. Whenwasthebusinessfounded?

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8. WhatisyourStandardOccupationalClassification(SOC)code? Required

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9. WhatisyourStandardIndustrialClassification(SIC)code? Required

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Page5:Aboutyourbusiness

Inthissectionwewouldlikeyoutotellusabouttheworkyoudoandyourbusiness.Youmaybeafreelancer,soletrader,haveamicro-business(fewerthan10employees)orasmallormediumsizedenterprise-anSME(upto250employees).

Pleasetellusaboutthecurrentstatusofyourbusinessandbusinessobjectivesforfutureactivities.ThisinformationwillenableustobetterunderstandthebusinessandeconomiccontextofthecreativeindustriesandtheimpactoftheCreativeInformaticsProgramme.

IfyoucompleteanannualtaxreturnorsubmitaccountstoCompaniesHouse,youmightfindthesedocumentsusefultohavetohandtohelpanswersomeofthesequestions.Ifyoudon’thavetheanswersandneedsomehelp,pleasereadtheguidanceandinformationnotesprovidedorcontactusatcreativeinformatics@ed.ac.uk.Wewillbehappytohelp!:

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10. Companyregistrationno: Required

Advertising/Marketing

Architecture

Crafts

Design(Product,Graphic,Fashionetc.)

Film,TV,Video,Radio&Photography

Tech-IT,Software,HardwareandComputerServices

Museums,GalleriesandLibraries

Music,Performing&VisualArts

Publishing

Other(pleasestate)

11. WhichofthefollowingCreativeIndustriessector(s)bestdescribetheworkasdefinedbyDepartmentforMediaCultureandSportclassifications(DCMS): Required

11.a. If"Other"pleasetelluswhichsectoryouworkin:

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ResearchandDevelopment

Inthissection,pleaseprovideasmuchinformationaspossibleabouttheprofileandstructureofyourbusiness.Pleasenoteifyourbusinessisnewandnotyettrading,pleaseindicate'pre-revenue'.

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12. WhatwasthebusinessturnoverfortheLastFinancialYear(LFY)? Required

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12.a. WhatproportionofthebusinessturnoverfortheLastFinancialYearwasforexports? Required

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12.b. WhatwasthenetprofitofthebusinessfortheLastFinancialYear? Required

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13. Whatwastheexpenditureofyourbusinessonresearchanddevelopment(R&D)fortheLastFinancialYear? Required

14. WhatistheaverageR&Dexpenditureovera3yearperiod: Required

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StaffInformation

BusinessObjectives

15. Whatwastheestimatedrevenuefromnewproducts/servicesintroducedbyyourcompanyinthelast3years(thisshouldbeapercentageofannualturnover)? Required

16. NumberofactiveR&Dprojects: Required

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Pleaseenteranumber.

17. Totalnumberofstaffinyourorganisation: Required

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18. WhatistheFullTimeEquivalent(FTE)ofemployeesinyourbusiness? Required

19. WhatistheFTEofemployeesdedicatedtoResearch&Development(R&D)? Required

20. Whichofthefollowingdescribesyourcurrentbusinessobjectives?Pleaseprovideabriefexplanationtoanyobjectiveswhichapply:

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Yes/No

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Pleaseranktop3businessobjectives:

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Yes No Briefexplanation 1 2 3

Developmentofnewproducts

Developmentofnewservices

Developmentofnewprocesses

Increasedrevenuefromsales

Increasedrevenuefromlicensing

Increasedrevenuefromexports

Reducedcosts/increasedproductionefficiency

Improvedqualityofproductsorservices

IncreasedemploymentofR&Dstaff

Increasedemploymentofotherstaff

Reducedemployment(e.g.duetoefficiencies)

Increaseduseofresearchinfrastructure

Newbusinessmodels

UniversitiesorIndependentResearchOrganisations

LocalAuthorities

DevolvedAdministrations(NI,Scotland,Wales)

DepartmentforInternationalTrade

DepartmentforBusiness,EnergyandIndustrialStrategy

21. HaveyoupreviouslyworkedwithanyofthefollowingorganisationsonR&Dprojects,eithercurrentlyorpreviously?: Required

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PublicityStatement

OtherGovtDepartment

CompetitorBusinesses

Investors

SupplyChainPartners

Freelancers

Otherbusinesses-complementary,consultants,etc

DesignCouncil

Othertradeorganisations/bodies

Culturalfundingbodies(arts,council,CreativeScotland)

KnowledgeTransferNetwork(KTN)

EnterpriseEuropeNetwork(EEN)

Catapults

InnovationandKnowledgeCentres(IKCs)

ResearchandTechnologyOrganisations(RTOs)

OtherRegionalEnterpriseOrgs

GrowthHubsorLEPs

Noneofthese

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22. HasthebusinesspreviouslyreceivedfundingfromanyfundingbodywithinUKResearchandInnovation(UKRI)orScottishFundingCouncil(SFC).Pleaseanswer'Notapplicable'ifnoneapply: Required

CreativeInformaticsmayshareinformationaboutprojectswiththeArtsandHumanitiesResearchCouncil(AHRC)andthePolicyandEvidenceCentrebasedatNestaandanyotherappropriateorganisationintheinterestsofdevelopingandpromotingthetheResidentEntrepreneursProgramme.TheUniversityofEdinburghissubjecttotheFreedomofInformation(Scotland)Act2002andassuchmayberequestedtodiscloseinformationregardingtheResidentEntrepreneursProgramme.Awardedapplicantswillbeconsultedbeforeanydecisiontodiscloseinformationistaken.However,anyrefusaltodisclosemaybeappealedtotheScottishInformationCommissioner.

23. Iagreetoassistwithacasestudyusingnon-confidentialinformationtopromotethisproject.Pleaseselect

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oneoftheoptions: Required

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Page7:ProjectDetails

24. Pleasedescribeyour/yourorganisation'sactivities.Thisshouldbeinawaythatiseasilyunderstoodbyothersandprovideasummaryofyouractivities,e.g.ofyourkeyproducts/processes/services. Required

Iwillentermybiographyhere

IwillemailmyCV

25. Pleasetellusmoreaboutyou,yourorganisationandcollaborators.Youcaneitheraddashortbiographybelow,oremailaCVtocreativeinformatics@ed.ac.ukaspartofyoursupportingdocuments.Pleaseindicatewhichyouplantodo. Required

25.a. IfyouaregoingtoemailyourCV,youdon'tneedtofilloutthisquestion.Otherwisepleaseprovideuswithashortbiographyofyourselforyourorganisation,andanycollaboratorsintheproject-includinginformationaboutworkundertaken,trackrecordandanyachievementstodatewhicharerelevanttothisapplication(300wordsmaximum)

Accessandengagementtonewaudiences/Markets

Supportthedevelopmentofnewmodalitiesofexperiences

Unlockingvalueofarchivesanddatasets

Revealanddevelopnewbusinessmodels

26. Pleaseindicatewhichofthefourinnovativechallengesthisprojectaddresses.Pleaseselectmorethanoneifappropriate: Required

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27. Pleasesummarisetheworkyouintendtoundertakeduringyourresidency.Tellushowyouwilldevelopyouridea,whowillbeinvolvedandhowthiswillleadtoaneworsignificantlyenhancedproduct,serviceorprocess.Anenhancedproductshouldbetheresultofachievingtheoutcomeinanewandinnovativeway(upto500words). Required

28. Pleaseindicatetheproposedlengthofyourproject.Thiswillnormallybeforaperiodof3-9monthsandnolongerthan12months: Required

29. Whenwillyoubeavailabletoundertakeyourproject?Pleaseindicatepreferredstart/enddates.

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Cost(£) Required Description/comments(e.g.numberofpeopleanddayrate) Required

Staffcosts

Materials(e.g.stationery)

Equipment

Other

30. Pleaseoutlinehowyouproposetousethefunding.Pleaseprovidebudgetdetailsincludinganticipatedcostsfortimeandanymaterialsorequipment.(Provideabriefdescriptionforeachbudgetline).

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Total

31. PleaseoutlinewhyyouareapplyingforfundingfromtheResidentEntrepreneurprogramme.Whatwillthefundingmeanforyou/yourbusinessandhowwillthisimpactonyourfutureactivities? Required

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32. Pleaseoutlinewhatisinnovativeaboutthisproposal,indicatingwhatisbeingexploredandhowitisnew,novel,pioneeringorsignificantlydifferenttoanyexistingproductandwhatimpactthiswillhaveand/orthechangeitwilleffect. Required

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33. Describehowyourprojectrepresentsresearchanddevelopmentarounddataand/ordatadriventechnologies.Pleasegiveanoutlineofthedata/technologyyouareusingandhowthiswillbeapplied.

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34. Pleasebrieflyhighlighttheeconomic,socialandculturalbenefitsofyourproposedproduct/process/service:Required

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WHATDOYOUNEED?

Youranswershouldbenomorethan1500characterslong.

35. Describethecurrentmarketsandfutureopportunitiesfortheproduct/process/service?Whatistheroutetomarketfortheproduct/process/service? Required

36. Oncetheprojectiscompleted,describethenextstepsyou/yourorganisationintendstoperforminordertocommercialisethenewproduct,processorservice.(upto200words): Required

Pleasetellusmoreaboutthetypeoffacilities,equipmentorsupportservicesyoumightneedtoenableyoutodeliveryourproject.Pleasealsoindicateyouravailabilityandexpectedtimelinesforcompletionoftheproject.Ifsuccessful,thisinformationwillenableustomatchyourprojectandrequirementstotherelevanthostorganisation.

Deskspace

Meetingspace

Wifi

Printing/photocopying

Lockable/securespace

Other(pleasespecify)

37. Willyourequireanyoftheofthefollowingfacilities: Required

37.a. Pleaseindicateanyotherrequirementsyoumayhavehere:

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37.b. Whattypeofadvice/expertisewouldberelevantinachievingyourprojectobjectives/aims? Required

37.c. IfsuccessfulyouwillbepairedwithanappropriateCreativeEdinburghmentor.Whattypeofsuppportareyoulookingforfromabusinessmentor? Required

37.d. Pleaseindicateanythingelsewhichisimportanttothedeliveryofthiswork/project:

37.e. Doyouhaveanyaccessiblityrequirements:

37.f. Doyouhaveanyrestrictions/limitationsonlocationofhostorganisation? Required

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Page8:EqualityandDiversityInformation

Whatdataarewecollecting?

TheEqualitiesMonitoringInformationwillbeusedbyCreativeInformatics,acollaborationacrosstheUniversityofEdinburgh,EdinburghNapierUniversity,CodebaseandCreativeEdinburgh.YourdatawillbeheldandusedbytheCreativeInformaticsdeliveryteambasedattheUniversityofEdinburghwithsomedatasharedwithourfunderstheArtsandHumanitiesResearchCouncil,evaluationpartners,andthePolicyandEvidenceCentrebasedatNesta.

Howwillthedatabeused?

AspartoftheCreativeInformaticsprogrammewearemonitoringthediversityoftheapplicationswereceivetoensurewearereachingandservingappropriatediverseaudiences.Thisinformationalsoenablesustoprovideanonymiseddemographicreportingtofunders,partnersandstakeholderstoensuretheprogrammeisopenandaccountableinourcommitmenttodiversityandequality.

Theinformationwecollectwillnotrelatetoourassessmentofyourapplicationfortheprogramme,butiscapturedseparatelyandformonitoringonly.Weincludequestionsonage,gender,ethnicity,disability,andsexualorientation-alldefined‘protectedcharacteristics’inTheEqualityAct2010.Asthisinformationissensitiveandpersonalthesequestionsareoptional,but(whereprovided)thisdatadoescontributetoourongoingreviewandimprovementofourprogramme.Wewillalwaysensurethatequalityanddiversitymonitoringdataisreportedanonymouslyandwithrespectforyourprivacy.

Consent

Inprovidingyourcompletedresponsetotheseequalityanddiversityquestions,youaregivingexplicitconsentforustousethisdatainourprogrammemonitoringandreportingprocesses.ThedataismanagedconfidentiallyandwillnothaveanybearingonyourapplicationtotheProgramme.YourdatawillonlybereportedinanonymousaggregatedformsandwillalwaysbeprocessedinaccordancewiththeDataProtectionAct2018andthereforealsoinaccordancewiththeGeneralDataProtectionRegulation(GDPR).

Ifyouprefernottoprovidethisinformation,pleaseindicatethisinthe'Prefernottoanswer'boxfortheappropriatequestion(s).

Applicantscanwithdrawormodifytheirconsenttocollectionandprocessingofpersonalinformationatanytimebywritingtocreativeinformatics@ed.ac.uk.

38. Pleaseindicateyouragerange:

39. Nationality/Ethnicity:

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40. IidentifymyGenderas:

Heterosexual

Bisexual

Gay

Lesbian

Other

Prefernottoanswer

40.a. SexualOrientation:

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Yes

No

Prefernottosay

41. Pleaseindicateifyouidentifyashavingadisability:

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Page9:DeclarationandSignature

Icertifythattheinformationgivenonthisformregardingmycompanyisaccuratetothebestofmyknowledge.

Required

Nameofauthorisedofficer:

Date:

42. Pleasetypenamehere.Asignatureisnotrequired.

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Keyforselectionoptions

2.a-Isthisemail....BusinessemailPersonalemail

3.a-Isthisphonenumber...BusinessPersonal

23-Iagreetoassistwithacasestudyusingnon-confidentialinformationtopromotethisproject.Pleaseselectoneoftheoptions:

AgreeOptout

38-Pleaseindicateyouragerange:18-2425-3535-4445-5455-6465+Prefernottoanswer

39-Nationality/Ethnicity:WhiteMixed/MultipleEthnicGroupAsianorAsianBritishBlack/African/Caribbean/BlackBritishOtherEthnicGroupsPrefernottoanswer

Page10:Finalpage

ThankyouforcompletingtheapplicationfortheResidentEntrepreneursProgramme.Yourapplicationhasbeensubmitted.YouwillbecontactedbyamemberoftheCreativeInformaticsteamfollowingtheselectionprocess.