Investment

[marshal8732]

Hi
I just want to clarify when showing investment in the business plan does full £50K need to be showed in the first 3 years
Also paying a employee hired on FT can the money be showed as investment to him.

[samaygrg]

Yes, the points of attributes are awarded on the basis of full £50K investment done within the initial 3 years of T1 Ent period.

Yes, 50K investment [spending] is composed up of the all genuine expenditures of the business on which the visa was granted, such as staffing, purchases, office rents, marketing, travel etc etc.

[marshal8732]

Hi
Thank you for your response, would salary paid to director be classified as investment.
Does the business needs to be profitable for all three years?

[samaygrg]

Director's salary is excluded.

And nowhere in the guidance HO has mentioned that business must be earning profits, hence, we reckon it must be genuinely actively operating/trading irrespective to the profit or loss. However, if your business does amazing from its very early stage, that's definitely will add extra to its credibility.