Cornwall Proof of Concept Demand Survey
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1. Introduction

 
The Convergence Team is considering the introduction of a Proof of Concept Fund for Cornwall. This would provide financial support for verifying demand and/or making a product or service market ready.

In order to ensure that this Fund accurately meets the needs of Cornish companies, we should be very grateful if you would complete this short survey. We should stress that all responses will be kept confidential and only reported anonymously in aggregate. The survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete.

1. Name and title of respondent

2. Name of business

3. What does/will your business do?

4. How long has your business been in operation? (Tick one)

5. Is your business a university spin out?

6. How many employees does your business have (including you)? (Tick one)

7. How many of your employees are directly involved in new product/service development? (Tick one)

8. How important is new product/service development to your business? (Tick one)

9. What form does new product/service development currently take in your business? (Tick one)

10. What constraints, if any, have you experienced in new product/service development? (Tick all that apply)

11. What forms of support would you find of most use to overcome these constraints? (Tick all that apply)

12. How much do you estimate it would cost you to undertake a piece of market research on a new product/service? (Tick one)

13. How much do you estimate it would cost you to test a new product/service? (Tick one)

14. If a grant for Proof of Market/Proof of Product were to be made available, it is likely that the business would need to make a contribution. What percentage of the overall cost would you be willing to cover? (Tick one)

15. Thank you for participating in this survey. Where you have indicated above (Q11) the forms of support that would be of use, would you be willing for us to contact you again with further details?