Funding

Funding Services

SIB June 26th 2020 Alpha/Beta Research

Phase: Alpha/Beta

Audience

Focus

What we discovered

Learning
đź’ˇ Early Stage Growth Challenge Fund application
Users found the information on these pages clear and easy to understand.
Users were able to give a good account of who the funding is for and what the funding should be used for after reading these pages.
Understanding and clarity increased further after reading the guidance notes.
Some users expressed a preference for a larger font with more tables/bullet points to make the volume of information easier to digest.

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“I find that the language is the real strength on this page and due to the writing style the explanation can be easily understood”
“The volume and the technical nature of some of it makes it slightly difficult. But there is also more detail needed which may be required for certain businesses”
“There is necessarily a lot to digest and I would need to re-read several times if I thought my business might be eligible”
“A very thorough explanation of all that it entails and requires”
“The information was pretty easy to understand and directed towards the intended audience. It was transparent and also in plain and simple terminologies”