Common Interest Group Application Form

Please note partial applications cannot be saved

Common Interest groups provide businesses with the opportunity to collaborate with other likeminded entrepreneurs and businesses with the support from a specialist facilitator. In order to benefit from this opportunity, businesses must either

work in the same food and drink subsector
work in similar geographical area
have similar issues you to overcome
similar plans for future development.

The aim of the group must be to identify and implement a collaborative or innovative opportunity that can bring benefits to the group or the wider food and drink sector in the Highlands

If your application is successful, you will be allocated a specialist facilitator who will arrange for external expertise from support bodies, private sector and academia and help you encourage new members to join.

The facilitator will develop a plan for implementing the innovation that can benefit the whole group. By working together, the group should be in a position to undertake larger projects that can provide innovative solutions benefitting the members of the group or the wider sector. The facilitator will also help the group identify and apply for funding to help with project delivery.

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* 1. Full name and contact details

Name:

Business name

Email:

Address

Postcode

Telephone Number

Website/Social Media

Food and Drink Subsector

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* 2. Please provide an overview of your business?

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* 3. Provisional Group Name?

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* 4. What is the challenge facing your business and other members of the group? Why is there a need for the group?

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* 5. What is the aim of the group? What is the group trying to do?

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* 6. Who is involved in the group/idea so far?

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* 7. What other members are needed for the group to be successful? This could include other businesses or solution providers/specialists

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* 8. What is the key outcome(s) you would like to see from the group activity? Please indicate estimates of benefits of the group activity? increased sales, cost savings, environmental benefits etc

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* 9. What are the potential wider benefits of the group activity?

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* 10. When do you want to start? It is anticipated that group activity will take 6-12 months.

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* 11. What are the long-term ambitions for the group? What would you hope to achieve over the next 3 years?

Please submit your application by 4pm on Friday 24th February 2023.