The October survey asks for your views on contact with universities, crime and security, buying via the Internet, road and rail traffic conditions, meetings, smaller businesses and party conference proceedings, start up advice and scheduling regular exercise.
Not including this survey, how often, in the last two years, have you been contacted by or had reason to contact a university in your region on business related issues?
Businesses are said to be seventeen times more likely to be broken into a second time than the first, to what extent are crime and security issues for your business?
Early October saw ‘National Meetings Week’, out of the following, which three are most likely, in your experience, to frustrate the effectiveness of meetings?
Given the proven benefits of regular exercise to stress relief and general well being, to what extent does your schedule allow for exercise?
(1) Not including this survey, how often, in the last two years, have you been contacted by or had reason to contact a university in your region on business related issues?
Response
Total answers: 173
%
1. more than 10 times
6.4%
2. 5 to 10 times
11%
3. 2 to 4 times
20.2%
4. once
15%
5. never
47.4%
(2) To what extent are you aware of services for business as provided by universities? (eg. Training courses, technical assistance, research etc.)
Response
Total answers: 173
%
1. highly
7.5%
2
15%
3
26%
4
26%
5. not at all
25.4%
(3) Businesses are said to be seventeen times more likely to be broken into a second time than the first, to what extent are crime and security issues for your business?
Response
Total answers: 173
%
1. highly significant
13.9%
2.
17.3%
3.
24.3%
4.
26.6%
5. insignificant
17.9%
(4) In your experience do you believe that crime against businesses over the past five years has:
Response
Total answers: 173
%
1. increased significantly
20.8%
2. increased slightly
34.1%
3. stayed broadly the same
42.2%
4. reduced slightly
2.3%
5. reduced significantly
0.6%
(5) To what extent does the area in which your business is located suffer from gratuitous vandalism?
Response
Total answers: 173
%
1. highly
6.9%
2
19.1%
3
20.8%
4
38.2%
5. not at all
15%
(6) To what extent do you buy products or services through the Internet?
Response
Total answers: 173
%
1. highly
16.2%
2
28.3%
3
29.5%
4
22.5%
5. not at all
3.5%
(7) How sensitive is the operational efficiency of your business to changes in road traffic conditions?
Response
Total answers: 173
%
1. highly
16.8%
2
20.8%
3
22.5%
4
28.3%
5. not at all
11.6%
(8) How sensitive is the operational efficiency of your business to changes in rail conditions?
Response
Total answers: 173
%
1. highly
2.9%
2
6.4%
3
15.6%
4
27.2%
5. not at all
48%
(9) Early October saw ‘National Meetings Week’, out of the following, which three are most likely, in your experience, to frustrate the effectiveness of meetings?
Response
Total answers: 475
%
1. meeting hijackers
8.8%
2. wafflers
24.6%
3. interrupters
6.7%
4. pointless updates
13.7%
5. bad visual aids
2.9%
6. no refreshments
1.1%
7. overrunning
12.4%
8. internal politics
16.4%
9. compulsive opinion providers
13.3%
(10) To what extent do you think small business issues featured prominently on the agendas of recent party conference proceedings?
Response
Total answers: 173
%
1. highly
0.6%
2
1.7%
3
15%
4
49.1%
5. not at all
33.5%
(11) If approached by someone wishing to start up a new business, which of the following would you suggest they turn to first for advice?
Response
Total answers: 173
%
1. accountant
16.8%
2. bank
6.4%
3. Business Link (SBS/RDA)
27.7%
4. private sector business adviser/consultant
30.6%
5. trade association or other representative
2.9%
6. friend/family/colleague
12.7%
7. local chamber of commerce
2.9%
(12) Given the proven benefits of regular exercise to stress relief and general well being, to what extent does your schedule allow for exercise?
