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You're about to complete the application form for Shift. The next wave of in-person sessions start in April 2024.

Before you start, please check you meet the following criteria:

  • You're a digital or tech business
  • Leading a business with an ambitious leadership team
  • Working in the Liverpool City Region
  • Committed to engage with all elements of the programme
  • Are available to attend all 3 sessions in person. Sessions will take place on 16th April, 30th April and 14th May

It should take 5-10 minutes to complete. If you've already got a Gather account, login to speed up the process.

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First, let's get your details...

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First name


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Last name


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And, your email address?


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And, the best number to directly contact you on?


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What is your gender?


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What is your ethnic group?


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Which of the following best describes your sexual orientation?


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What are your preferred pronouns?


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Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more?


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Do any of your conditions or illnesses reduce your ability to carry out day-to-day activities?


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Now, let's get a bit more information about your company...

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What is your company called?


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Is {companyName} the legal name of your company? If not, add that in here.


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Which of these best describes your business?


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And, what's your job role?


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What's your full company address?


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Tell us a bit about your business


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Can you upload a high resolution version of your company logo?


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How many full-time equivalent members of staff do you have at the moment?


 Please count part-time members of staff in this total (e.g. an individual who works 3 days per week represents 0.6 in your total)


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What was your annual turnover from your latest complete financial year?


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Please confirm which financial year this refers to


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We want to get a little more information from you and your business...

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Do you have deep insight of how well your company is performing and why?


I would struggle to give you an accurate assessment of most areas of the business.

I have a reasonable understanding of most areas of the business.

I have a detailed, data-driven understanding of every area of the business.

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Do you have a plan in place to help your business grow?


I don’t have a plan and/or I tend to operate on a day-to-day basis.

I have a plan, but I tend to only look at it retrospectively, and/or it’s not kept up to date.

I have a detailed plan which I review every month in terms of progress and outcomes; making adjustments where needed to ensure that I keep on track.

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Are your leadership/ senior team aligned on the plan and confident in how they will deliver it?


No, it’s just me who looks after this.

The leadership team have a good broad understanding of the plan but are not taking ownership of their role in it.

The leadership team have absolute clarity and confidence in the plan and understand how to apply it in their teams and work, to achieve our shared objectives.

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Are you accessing the support you need in terms of coaching, mentoring and accountability to see your business thrive?


I’ve not considered my support needs or the support needs of my leadership team.

We have an idea of the support we need, but I am unsure whether it’s right and/or how to fully get it in place.

We have a structured support system and a plan in place that is successfully helping us grow from strength to strength.

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Do you feel part of a thriving and highly-connected digital, creative and tech community in the Liverpool City Region?


No, I feel extremely disconnected and isolated.

I feel part of the community but there’s lots of room for greater engagement and inter-connectedness.

Yes, I feel that our engagement with the digital, creative and tech community is strong, and we make a significant contribution to something bigger than ourselves.

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Tell us the top three challenges you're facing as a business right now.

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Challenge #1


Name the challenge and tell us why it's on the list.
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Challenge #2


Same here, what's the challenge and why is it on the list?
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Challenge #3


Last one, what's the challenge and a bit more about why it's in your top three.
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This project involves a Minimum Financial Assistance (MFA) subsidy under the Subsidy Control Act (2022). Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) allows public authorities to award low value subsidies without needing to comply with the majority of the subsidy control requirements.


MFA has a threshold for the amount of public funding/publicly funded support a business is entitled to receive. The threshold is £315,000 over an applicable 3 financial year period and the Act defines a financial year as a period of 12 months ending on 31 March. The applicable 3-year period is the elapsed part of the current financial year (i.e. from 1 April), and the previous two financial years immediately preceding the current financial year.


The estimated State Aid/Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) subsidy of this programme is £3700. Once wrapped, we'll send a State Aid/Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) Subsidy value confirmation letter to you via email and post for your records.


I declare that over a rolling three-year period, {companyName} has previously received less than £315,000 Minimum Financial Assistance (Subsidy Control) and I confirm that I am authorised to sign on behalf of the company / organisation named in this form. I confirm that I accept that if the company / organisation named in this form fails to meet the eligibility requirements, the company / organisation may become liable to repay the full price that would otherwise be payable in respect of the services received.  


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Please provide the total Minimum Financial Assistance (Subsidy Control) {companyName} has received over the last three years (excluding funding related to this application).


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To take your business to the next level, Shift is a commitment of 3 in-person half-day sessions spread over 6 weeks on the following dates:


Tuesday 16th April 9:30 - 12:30
Tuesday 30th April 9:30 - 12:30
Tuesday 14th May 14:00 - 17:00


Are you able to engage with all elements of the programme?


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Thank you for your application.

Thanks for applying for Shift. The Gather team will get back to you within a week to update you on your application. If you have any questions, give us a shout at [email protected]