To what extent do you consider that more effective communication and collaboration between businesses in the same industry or area could be beneficial e.g. in terms of joint contracting for large contracts or joint purchasing of supplies for lower prices?
Over the next 3 months, do you expect your business to:
(1) To what extent will economic conditions in terms of the ‘5 tests’ for entering the Euro affect your vote in a referendum?
Response
Total answers: 166
%
1. highly
16.9%
2
16.3%
3
24.1%
4
18.7%
5. not at all
24.1%
(2) How do you expect the level of Full Time Equivalent jobs in your business to change over the next six months?
Response
Total answers: 166
%
1. increase by 10% or more
4.2%
2. increase by up to 10%
24.1%
3. stay the same
53%
4. decrease by up to 10%
10.2%
5. decrease by 10% or more
4.8%
6. not applicable
3.6%
(3) To what extent do you use the internet as a source of business advice?
Response
Total answers: 166
%
1. daily
36.1%
2. weekly
25.9%
3. monthly
14.5%
4. once a quarter
10.8%
5. once a year
3.6%
6. never
9%
(4) Are you part of a ‘Cluster’, e.g. trade association or similar grouping?
Response
Total answers: 166
%
1. yes
65.1%
2. no
34.9%
(5) Do you gain benefit from membership?
Response
Total answers: 166
%
1. very significant benefit
9.6%
2. significant benefit
15.1%
3. some benefit
36.7%
4. very little benefit
5.4%
5. no benefit
0.6%
6. not applicable
32.5%
(6) To what extent do you consider that more effective communication and collaboration between businesses in the same industry or area could be beneficial e.g. in terms of joint contracting for large contracts or joint purchasing of supplies for lower prices?
Response
Total answers: 166
%
1. highly
24.7%
2
28.9%
3
28.9%
4
10.2%
5. not at all
7.2%
(7) To what extent do you feel that ‘labour market flexibility’ has changed over the last 5 years?
Response
Total answers: 166
%
1. significantly more flexible
3%
2. more flexible
43.4%
3. unchanged
16.3%
4. less flexible
21.1%
5. significantly less flexible
10.2%
6. don’t know
6%
(8) To what extent is your business constrained by skill shortages?
Response
Total answers: 166
%
1 Highly
10.2%
2
24.1%
3
26.5%
4
17.5%
5 Not at all
21.7%
(9) To what extent is your business constrained by a lack of finance?
Response
Total answers: 166
%
1 Highly
10.2%
2
21.1%
3
25.3%
4
21.7%
5 Not at all
21.7%
(10) To what extent is your business constrained by low market demand?
Response
Total answers: 166
%
1 Highly
18.1%
2
25.3%
3
24.7%
4
22.9%
5 Not at all
9%
(11) Over the last 3 months, has your business:-
Response
Total answers: 166
%
Expanded significantly (more than 10%)
13.9%
Expanded somewhat (between 5% to 10%)
28.9%
Remained static
38.6%
Declined somewhat (between 5% to 10%)
13.3%
Declined significantly (more than 10%)
5.4%
(12) Over the next 3 months, do you expect your business to:
