<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-03T15:52:43Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/8DC77AF6-CBE2-4EF0-933F-2543F34E1263" ns1:id="8DC77AF6-CBE2-4EF0-933F-2543F34E1263"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/9B3048D9-A436-4E4E-BD21-E1ABAAE6CF2F" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/A97AE535-80F3-4ADB-A806-C1E3A579C1A9" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/9B3048D9-A436-4E4E-BD21-E1ABAAE6CF2F" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2022-12-31T00:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/09B94A21-5AE5-4A79-801B-35FCE6117036" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2020-11-01T00:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">512113</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>The University of Essex and Finishing Line Limited</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Knowledge Transfer Partnership</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>To deploy the latest research in innovation to drive diversification into initially the e-commerce domain. To apply advanced management theory to assess culture, change readiness and developing strategies for accessing new markets.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>