Finance Survey 2014

Dacorum Borough Council is committed to supporting business throughout the borough - but how can we do this?

We need your help, please take 5 - 10 minutes to help us learn how we can support local businesses more effectively.

This survey is anoymous and all comments are treated confidentially. If you would like to get in touch with us however, please contact me directly.

Thank you.

Lisa Devayya
Economic Development Officer
Dacorum Borough Council
01442 228396
lisa.devayya@dacorum.gov.uk

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1. If you wanted to find out what finance could be available to your business, where would you look?

Tick all that apply

Company Accountant

Bank

Friends & Family

Independent Financial Adviser

Library

Dacorum Borough Council

Internet search

Venture Capitalists

Other (please specify in the box below)

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2. Which of the following sources of long term finance are you aware of?

Please tick all that apply.

	Aware of	Considered	Applied for	Used
Loan from bank	Loan from bank Aware of	Loan from bank Considered	Loan from bank Applied for	Loan from bank Used
Loan from friends or family	Loan from friends or family Aware of	Loan from friends or family Considered	Loan from friends or family Applied for	Loan from friends or family Used
Mortgage	Mortgage Aware of	Mortgage Considered	Mortgage Applied for	Mortgage Used
Own savings	Own savings Aware of	Own savings Considered	Own savings Applied for	Own savings Used
Investment	Investment Aware of	Investment Considered	Investment Applied for	Investment Used
Venture Capital	Venture Capital Aware of	Venture Capital Considered	Venture Capital Applied for	Venture Capital Used
Sales or shares	Sales or shares Aware of	Sales or shares Considered	Sales or shares Applied for	Sales or shares Used
Expanded partnership	Expanded partnership Aware of	Expanded partnership Considered	Expanded partnership Applied for	Expanded partnership Used
Hire purchase or Leasing	Hire purchase or Leasing Aware of	Hire purchase or Leasing Considered	Hire purchase or Leasing Applied for	Hire purchase or Leasing Used
Invoice Factoring	Invoice Factoring Aware of	Invoice Factoring Considered	Invoice Factoring Applied for	Invoice Factoring Used

Other (please specify)

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3. Which of the followng sources of short term finance are you aware of?

Please tick all that apply?

	Aware of	Considered	Applied for	Used
Grant	Grant Aware of	Grant Considered	Grant Applied for	Grant Used
Award	Award Aware of	Award Considered	Award Applied for	Award Used
Trade Credit	Trade Credit Aware of	Trade Credit Considered	Trade Credit Applied for	Trade Credit Used
Business Overdraft	Business Overdraft Aware of	Business Overdraft Considered	Business Overdraft Applied for	Business Overdraft Used
Personal Overdraft	Personal Overdraft Aware of	Personal Overdraft Considered	Personal Overdraft Applied for	Personal Overdraft Used

Other (please specify)

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4. Would better information on the different types of finance you can access be beneficial to you?

Yes

Don't know

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5. What additional information would you need to know about finance for your business?

Who to speak to about financial advice in general

Information about what additional finance may be available for my business

How to apply for different sources of finance

Central directory of sources of financial advice and financial services

None, nothing

Don't know

Other (please specify)

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6. If you were looking for access to finance, what would be your main reason for doing so?

Please write in the box below.

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7. Would a greater access to business finance enable your company to grow in the next 12 months?

Yes

Don't know

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8. Would access to finance enable you to take on more people?

Yes

Can't really say

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9. What would you invest in if you had access to finance?

Please write in the box below.

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10. What improvements if any, could DBC make to the information, support and services they provide in relation to business finance?

Please write in the box below.

A few questions to help us put the results into context

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11. How many people do you currently employ - including full time and part time staff (and yourself)?

1 - 2

3 - 5

6 - 10

11 - 25

26 - 50

51 - 100

101 - 500

501 +

Prefer not to say

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12. How long have you been operating in Dacorum?

Less than one year

2 - 4 years

5 - 10 years

11 - 19 years

20 + years

Prefer not to say

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13. Which of the following best describes the sector of your business?

Other (please specify in the box below)

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14. Where is your business located?

Other (please specify in the box below)

Please look out for the results of this research which will be available to all businesses.

Thank you for taking the time to help us invest in the future business success of our local area.

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1. If you wanted to find out what finance could be available to your business, where would you look? Tick all that apply

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2. Which of the following sources of long term finance are you aware of?Please tick all that apply.

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3. Which of the followng sources of short term finance are you aware of?Please tick all that apply?

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4. Would better information on the different types of finance you can access be beneficial to you?

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5. What additional information would you need to know about finance for your business?

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6. If you were looking for access to finance, what would be your main reason for doing so?Please write in the box below.

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7. Would a greater access to business finance enable your company to grow in the next 12 months?

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8. Would access to finance enable you to take on more people?

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9. What would you invest in if you had access to finance?Please write in the box below.

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10. What improvements if any, could DBC make to the information, support and services they provide in relation to business finance?Please write in the box below.

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11. How many people do you currently employ - including full time and part time staff (and yourself)?

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12. How long have you been operating in Dacorum?

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13. Which of the following best describes the sector of your business?

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14. Where is your business located?

1. If you wanted to find out what finance could be available to your business, where would you look?

Tick all that apply

2. Which of the following sources of long term finance are you aware of?

Please tick all that apply.

3. Which of the followng sources of short term finance are you aware of?

Please tick all that apply?

6. If you were looking for access to finance, what would be your main reason for doing so?

Please write in the box below.

9. What would you invest in if you had access to finance?

Please write in the box below.

10. What improvements if any, could DBC make to the information, support and services they provide in relation to business finance?

Please write in the box below.