1. At least £50,000 has been invested into the business and actively spent furthering the business plan assessed in the applicant’s previous endorsement. 2. The number of the business’s customers has at least doubled within the most recent 3 years and is currently higher than the mean number of customers for other UK businesses offering comparable main products or services. The business has engaged in significant research and development activity and has applied for intellectual property protection in the UK. The business has generated a minimum annual gross revenue of £1 million in the last full year covered by its accounts. The business is generating a minimum annual gross revenue of £500,000 in the last full year covered by its accounts, with at least £100,000 from exporting overseas. The business has created the equivalent of at least 10 full-time jobs for resident workers. The business has created the equivalent of at least 5 full-time jobs for resident workers, which have an average salary of at least £25,000 a year (gross pay, excluding any expenses).