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SBA Survey 2012


 
 
Are you still trading?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
How has your business situation changed since your first advice session with CCCS?
 
It has got worse
 
It has got better
 
It hasn’t really changed
 
 
 
What type of business do you have?
 
Retail
 
Manual (e.g. plumber. electrician etc)
 
Medical
 
Education
 
Transport
 
Entertainment
 
Housing
 
Other (please specify)
 
 
 
 
Have you sought any other advice to try and develop your business?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
What prompted you to cease trading?
 
I had no work / income
 
The hours were too long
 
I was declared / declared myself bankrupt
 
There was too much competition in the market
 
I had legal problems
 
Other (please specify)
 

 
 
 
What type of business did you have?
 
Retail
 
Manual (e.g. plumber. electrician etc)
 
Medical
 
Education
 
Transport
 
Entertainment
 
Housing
 
Other (please specify)
 
 
 
 
Did you seek any other advice to try and develop your business?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Where did you go for that advice?
(please select all that apply)
 
Business Link
 
Trade Association
 
Bank
 
Chamber Of Commerce
 
Accountant
 
Government Agency/Job Centre
 
Local Council
 
Family/Friend
 
CAB
 
Other Agency (please specify)
 

 
 
What areas did they advise you on?
(please select all that apply)
 
 
 
If you selected 'Other area' for any of the options above, please give more detail below:
   
 
 
Was the contact with them a one-off or on an ongoing basis?
 
 
Did you find your contact with them useful?
 
 
Please tell us why you didn't find their help useful
(please select all that apply)
 
 
 
If you selected 'Other Reason' for any of the options above, please give more detail below:
   
 
 
 
Would you be interested in getting further advice?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
What other aspects of the business do you feel you need help with?
(please select all that apply)
 
Marketing
 
Funding
 
Website design
 
Business plan
 
Cash flow
 
Bookkeeping
 
Legal issues
 
Setting up advice
 
Tax assistance
 
Grants/funding
 
Finding new customers
 
Banking
 
Other (please specify)
 

 
 
 
What would be your preferred method?
 
Face to face
 
Telephone
 
Online
 
I don't mind
 
 
 
Why don’t you want any further advice?
(please select all that apply)
 
There is no further help available
 
I don't know where else to go for assistance
 
I don't feel I need it
 
I don't have enough free time
 
It's not necessary as I am a sub-contractor and get work through a third party
 
I don't feel it's necessary as I have an established business
 
I am looking for alternative employment
 
I get work through an agency
 
Issues with my business are caused by the current economic climate
 
Other (please specify)
 

 
 
 
Why didn't you seek any further advice?
(please select all that apply)
 
There was no help available
 
I didn't know where to go for assistance
 
I didn't feel I needed it
 
I didn't have enough free time
 
It was not necessary as I was a sub-contractor and got work through a third party
 
I don't feel it was necessary as I had an established business
 
I didn't want to continue trading
 
I got work through an agency
 
Issues with my business were caused by the economic climate
 
Other (please specify)
 

 
 
 
Where did you go for that advice?
(please select all that apply)
 
Business Link
 
Trade Association
 
Bank
 
Chamber Of Commerce
 
Accountant
 
Government Agency/Job Centre
 
Local Council
 
Family/Friend
 
CAB
 
Other Agency (please specify)
 

 
 
What areas did they advise you on?
(please select all that apply)
 
 
 
If you selected 'Other area' for any of the options above, please give more detail below:
   
 
 
Was the contact with them a one-off or on an ongoing basis?
 
 
Did you find your contact with them useful?
 
 
Please tell us why you didn't find their help useful
(please select all that apply)
 
 
 
If you selected 'Other reason' for any of the options above, please give more detail below:
   
 
 
 
Would you have been interested in getting further advice?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
What other aspects of the business do you feel you would have benefitted from getting help with?
(please select all that apply)
 
Marketing
 
Funding
 
Website design
 
Business plan
 
Cash flow
 
Bookkeeping
 
Legal issues
 
Setting up advice
 
Tax assistance
 
Grants/funding
 
Finding new customers
 
Banking
 
Other (please specify)

 
 
 
What would have been your preferred method?
 
Face to face
 
Telephone
 
Online
 
No preference
 
 
 
Why wouldn't you have been interested in seeking further advice?
(please select all that apply)
 
There was no further help available
 
I didn't know where else to go for assistance
 
I didn't feel I needed it
 
I didn't have enough free time
 
It was not necessary as I was a sub-contractor and got work through a third party
 
I don't feel it was necessary as I had an established business
 
I didn't want to continue trading
 
I got work through an agency
 
Issues with my business were caused by the economic climate
 
Other (please specify)
 

 
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