Welcome to the Annual Social Enterprise Survey Scotland 2014!

To campaign on behalf of social enterprises and raise the profile and reach of social enterprise, it's essential that we know what you think, how you're doing and what's happening on the ground with your social enterprise.

Please take 10 to 15 minutes to fill in the survey today and be as brief as possible with your answers.

The first 5 completed surveys will each win a £10 voucher to spend at social enterprise online shop, Run Native! www.runnative.co.uk

We strongly encourage you to forward the survey web link to your social enterprise contacts and ask them to do the same, so that we have a solid basis for speaking on behalf of social enterprises and informing policy.

We look forward to learning about your experiences and hearing your views.

Any questions or comments to:

hello@socialenterprisescotland.org.uk or 0131 243 2650.

Thank you!

This survey is kindly supported by: Resilient Scotland, Social Investment Scotland, The Link Group Ltd and The Wise Group.
YOUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISE - This part of the survey is to find out some short, basic information about your social enterprise.

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* 1. What is your name and the name of your social enterprise? (This will be kept confidential and won't be published anywhere).

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* 2. Does your organisation meet the criteria set out in The Voluntary Code of Practice for Social Enterprise in Scotland?

Copy and paste this link to view The Code: www.se-code.net/the-code-2/the-criteria

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* 3. What best describes your main area of business?

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* 4. Are you a subsidiary business of a bigger organisation? e.g. of a charity.

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* 5. Where is your main office located?

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* 6. How many years has your organisation been in existence as a social enterprise?

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* 7. What's your annual turnover?

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* 8. How many paid staff do you employ? (both part time or full time if any)

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* 9. How many volunteers do you have? (both part time and full time if any)

POLICY - This part of the survey is to ask you what you think the policy priorities should be to help support and develop our social enterprise community. This will ensure that we're campaigning on the issues that matter to you on a day-to-day basis. Please be specific.

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* 10. What are the top 3 things that social enterprises should be doing themselves in order to support and develop the social enterprise community in Scotland?

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* 11. What are the top 3 things that social enterprise intermediary/support/development organisations should be doing to support and develop the social enterprise community in Scotland?

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* 12. What are the specific policies that we should be campaigning on for social enterprises, in terms of The Scottish Government and Parliament?

(This refers to broad policy areas including: housing, rural affairs, health, education, justice, employment, transport and the environment).

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* 13. What are the specific policies that we should be campaigning on for social enterprises, in terms of Local Authorities?

(This refers to broad policy areas including: education (schools and adults), social work & community care, poverty & social inclusion, roads & transport, planning & the environment, economic development, housing, leisure and libraries, cultural services and waste management).

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* 14. What are the specific policies that we should be campaigning on for social enterprises, in terms of the UK Government and Parliament and the EU?

(This refers to broad policy areas including: taxation, employment and welfare, transport, pensions, immigration, equalities, procurement, agriculture, culture, the environment, economic policy and enterprise).

INVESTMENT AND FUNDING - This part of the survey is to ask you about your views, experiences and needs in terms of social investment and funding.

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* 15. How would you rate your knowledge of social investment?

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* 16. How willing would your organisation be to consider social investment as a means to grow your organisation or increase its impact?

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* 17. If applicable, what does your organisation see as being the main barriers to accessing / considering social investment?

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* 18. How reliant is your organisation on grant funding at the current time? (public sector, corporate, foundations, trusts etc.)

COMMUNICATIONS - This final part of the survey is to ask you about your communications activity and tools, your key audiences and the perceived effectiveness of your communications.

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* 19. Who are the top 3 audiences you seek to communicate with in terms of your social enterprise?

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* 20. What are the top 3 methods you use to communicate with your key audiences?

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* 21. How effective do you think your organisation is at marketing, promotion and communications?

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* 22. Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Your views, experiences and expertise are vital to social enterprises across Scotland. We look forward to continuing to campaign on your behalf.

Please use the space below to provide any final comments on any aspect of this survey.

With best wishes, the Social Enterprise Scotland team.

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This survey is kindly supported by: Resilient Scotland, Social Investment Scotland, The Link Group Ltd and The Wise Group.

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