Extra Documents for Extension

[infinitesmile]

Hi All,

I have a question regarding sending extra documents for first extension. Can you please explain which of these documents should be submitted or which ones are preferable to send and which are not. Because if we stick to the guidance then there very few documents.

1) Business Bank Statments 3 months
2) invoices / contracts
3) advertising material
4) Marketing Material
5) Expenses
6) office lease agreement
7) business insurance
employee timesheets and employment contract
9) website printout

Or we should stick to the basic documents as per guidance and if asked on interview then provide these extra documents.
Or we can avoid interview after sending extra documents what are the suggestions

[seasky]

I take a different approach from what the gurus often say to be minimalist. (and the point of forum is sharing ideas)

T1e is tough tough these days and genuineness is looked at much more in the past so you want to share the good things you did in your business. The seriousness of your marketing, the great contracts you have, awards you won, patents applied and granted.

So separate from all the point making documents write a covering letter along the lines of "I am very proud of what I have achieved in my business. you can a bit of a story of hardships you overcame etc or anything else and I have attached the following as Genuine Entrepreneur Documents"

[marcnath]

Hi All,

I have a question regarding sending extra documents for first extension. Can you please explain which of these documents should be submitted or which ones are preferable to send and which are not. Because if we stick to the guidance then there very few documents.

1) Business Bank Statments 3 months
2) invoices / contracts
3) advertising material
4) Marketing Material
5) Expenses
6) office lease agreement
7) business insurance
employee timesheets and employment contract
9) website printout

Or we should stick to the basic documents as per guidance and if asked on interview then provide these extra documents.
Or we can avoid interview after sending extra documents what are the suggestions

Read the application form and make your own decison.

Pg 60 of the application form says:
You must be selective in submitting evidence, as sending large amounts of irrelevant or poor quality documentation may delay the consideration of the application. It is only necessary to submit evidence that is directly appropriate to the application as requested, as unrelated evidence cannot be considered for points scoring.

I doubt if sending additional documents help avoid interviews - I believe it is the other way around

[seasky]

Hi All,

I have a question regarding sending extra documents for first extension. Can you please explain which of these documents should be submitted or which ones are preferable to send and which are not. Because if we stick to the guidance then there very few documents.

1) Business Bank Statments 3 months
2) invoices / contracts
3) advertising material
4) Marketing Material
5) Expenses
6) office lease agreement
7) business insurance
employee timesheets and employment contract
9) website printout

Or we should stick to the basic documents as per guidance and if asked on interview then provide these extra documents.
Or we can avoid interview after sending extra documents what are the suggestions

Read the application form and make your own decison.

Pg 60 of the application form says:
You must be selective in submitting evidence, as sending large amounts of irrelevant or poor
quality documentation may delay the consideration of the application. It is only necessary to submit
evidence that is directly appropriate to the application as requested, as unrelated evidence cannot be
considered for points scoring.

Marcnath unfortunate these days "delay the consideration of the application" has become a joke and Genuine Entrepreneur Test is beyond point scoring (and seemingly the issue HO is finally looking at across the board" Like all business communications the covering letter for genuine entrepreneur has to be well written, and brevity it your friend.

I am also a huge believer that if you show very strong in the genuine entrepreneur test ("I am proud to say my hair salon has grown to a chain of three, I have eight settled employees and five more who work on contract basis, I have won the award for best new hair salon of 2017 by the Tyne-and-Wear gazette and I have the exclusive distribution rights to Givenchy-de-Hermes hair products in the northeast of England while working with their Geneva based lab on my new Blonde Hair straightener serum idea I pitched to them" CW will overlook minutiae (A lot as we all know is not important) in the PBS side of things.