frequently asked questions - for businesses

How can I make my business greener?

We can also organise free environmental advice for you. You need to login or register as a business first to do this. The advisers will pop round a spend about 2 hours at your business collecting information. They can then produce a full report for you with all the possibilities for green changes.

can a 9carrots business change its commitment once it is advertised?

If you have not taken any money yet then you can change any part of a commitment or cancel it completely.
If, however, you have already taken money as a result of a commitment, you can only increase the value of the commitment. This means increasing the percentage, the target amount or your initial investment. With the agreement of 9carrots you may be able to change the aim of the commitment but you can never cancel it. This is because people have already given you money based on your promise. It would be wrong to then let them down.

how can I be sure that a business will make the investment? - targets & advertising

9carrots businesses agree to the terms and conditions of usage of this system. This means that they are legally obliged to make investments within 1 month of reaching their advertised targets. However, it is more important to understand that the system will also manage this situation automatically. When a business carries out an installation it can upload images and text detailing the changes and costs to the website. At this point the system will consider the money spent and allow the business to continue to make other commitments.
Conversely, if a business does not upload details of an installation within 1 month of reaching its target it's entry on the system will go red indicating that shoppers should not support this business again.