International Survey Project on Performance Barriers for Small & Midsize Enterprises (SMEs)

Section 1 - Company Background Information

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What country, province/state and city are you located in ?
examples: Vancouver/BC/Canada,  Paris/France,  China/Anhui




How many 'full-time, full year equivalent' positions does your firm have ?
(including: owner-manager, regular payroll employees, and permanent contracting out 
excluding: irregular outsourcing/contracting-out which amounts to less than a full-time, full year position)

1 2-5 6-20 21-50 51-250 251 or more


How many 'part-time and/or part-year' positions does your firm have ?
(excluding: owner-manager, regular payroll employees, and permanent contracting out 
including: irregular outsourcing/contracting-out which amounts to less than a full-time, full year position)

none 1 2-5 6-20 21-50 51-250 251 or more

Approximate turnover / gross sales in latest year
please choose equivalent currency option, and then the range of turnover

EURO US $ 50,000 or less 50,001 to 250,000 250,001 to 1 million Between 1 million and 5 million Above 5 million


What industry is your business in ?
please use terms such as "Retail Sales, Books", "Bio Technology R+D", "Business Services, Accounting" etc.

 



Section 2 - Rating of your Business Environment

As a current small and midsize enterprise owner/manager, please rate the perceived impact of the listed issues on the performance of your business in your region (state/province), also as compared to other jurisdictions you might be aware of

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General Economic conditions in your immediate area (state/province)

no opinion 1 - generally positive impact 2 - marginally positive impact 3 - no perceived impact 4 - marginally negative impact 5 - generally negative impact

General Economic conditions in the wider context (national/international)

no opinion 1 - generally positive impact 2 - marginally positive impact 3 - no perceived impact 4 - marginally negative impact 5 - generally negative impact



Ease of availability of expansion and operating capital in your market by financial institutions
(for example loans)

no opinion 1 - generally positive impact 2 - marginally positive impact 3 - no perceived impact 4 - marginally negative impact 5 - generally negative impact


Ease of availability of expansion capital via investor markets and non-bank institutions in your region
(for example equity)

no opinion 1 - generally positive impact 2 - marginally positive impact 3 - no perceived impact 4 - marginally negative impact 5 - generally negative impact


General availability of skilled labour in your regional market for hire (payroll or temporary)

no opinion 1 - generally positive impact 2 - marginally positive impact 3 - no perceived impact 4 - marginally negative impact 5 - generally negative impact


General availability of educational services in your area for skill upgrading existing personnel in your firm 

no opinion 1 - generally positive impact 2 - marginally positive impact 3 - no perceived impact 4 - marginally negative impact 5 - generally negative impact


General availability of Online/Internet infrastructure in your local/regional area for your business  

no opinion 1 - generally positive impact 2 - marginally positive impact 3 - no perceived impact 4 - marginally negative impact 5 - generally negative impact

Perception of government regulations and general "red tape" in your region (local/regional)
please use comment section below to add more detail if you like
 
no opinion 1 - generally positive impact 2 - marginally positive impact 3 - no perceived impact 4 - marginally negative impact 5 - generally negative impact


Government regulations and bureaucratic cooperation in foreign regions you want to export to/import from (including national/international cross-border issues)

no opinion 1 - generally positive impact 2 - marginally positive impact 3 - no perceived impact 4 - marginally negative impact 5 - generally negative impact

Your own skill set (i.e. technical, management skills) as owner-operator, in a small and midsize enterprise environment with multiple functions

no opinion 1 - generally positive impact 2 - marginally positive impact 3 - no perceived impact 4 - marginally negative impact 5 - generally negative impact


Health/Liability Insurance costs in your area compared to other jurisdictions you are aware of

no opinion 1 - generally positive impact 2 - marginally positive impact 3 - no perceived impact 4 - marginally negative impact 5 - generally negative impact


Level of assistance and options available for your firm's marketing development, trust/branding services, and cost reduction (i.e. via joint purchase programs) by your business membership organization (chambers/boards of trade, industry trade association, or other)

no opinion 1 - generally positive impact 2 - marginally positive impact 3 - no perceived impact 4 - marginally negative impact 5 - generally negative impact


Business Interference and associated costs (i.e. on security spending) regarding online related issues such as Identity Theft,  Piracy, Cyber Crime, Spam protection

no opinion 1 - generally positive impact 2 - marginally positive impact 3 - no perceived impact 4 - marginally negative impact 5 - generally negative impact


Other areas not mentioned
Please specify (space for up to 250 characters)

Please press 'submit' when you are done

 

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