Self-Employed Small Business Owner Retreat Weekend Survey

Plan your best business ever, in one weekend.

What if you could get away for an entire weekend to create the most fabulous business you can imagine? I'm interested in your feedback on a retreat weekend for small business owners, where you could plan and create your entire next year for business in one weekend. It would be a place to work ON your business, not IN it, brainstorming and masterminding with other small business owners about creative possibilities and solutions for your business.

1. How long have you been a small business owner?

How long have you been a small business owner? Less than 2 years

2 to 5 years

6 to 10 years

Over 10 years

2. Do you have enough time in your week to both work ON your business and IN your business as well?

Do you have enough time in your week to both work ON your business and IN your business as well? Always

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

3. Would you be interested in attending a retreat weekend for small business owners?

Would you be interested in attending a retreat weekend for small business owners? Yes

Maybe

4. If you could go to a desert island for a weekend, with a pad of paper and one business problem to solve, what would that problem be?

If you could go to a desert island for a weekend, with a pad of paper and one business problem to solve, what would that problem be?

5. If you were to attend a weekend event, which topics would you be looking to learn/talk/ponder about (check all that apply):

If you were to attend a weekend event, which topics would you be looking to learn/talk/ponder about (check all that apply): Learn a step-by-step process for starting a business

Create a plan for growing an existing business

Learn new marketing skills to increase revenue and customer base

Design a long term plan and business strategy

Create multiple streams of income by adding new services/products

Discover a new path for my business/reinvent my business

Tap into ways to get inspired and motivated

Create an action plan

Get tools for dealing with productivity and overwhelm

Find clarity on where my business is headed

Get advice/encouragement/support from other small business owners

Set up processes and systems to make my business run more efficiently

Other (please specify)

6. Have you been on a business-building retreat before? If so what was your favorite thing, what was your least favorite thing?

Have you been on a business-building retreat before? If so what was your favorite thing, what was your least favorite thing?

7. How many days long would you like a retreat weekend to be?

How many days long would you like a retreat weekend to be? 2 days (Sat/Sun)

3 days (Fri/Sat/Sun)

8. Do you prefer a mixed-gender retreat or a single-gender (men-only, women-only) retreat?

Do you prefer a mixed-gender retreat or a single-gender (men-only, women-only) retreat? Mixed Gender

Women Only

Men Only

9. Do you want time-out during the retreat for relaxation and renewal, or do you want a full-out, 8 hours a day event so you can absorb as much information and make as many business decisions/plans as possible?

Do you want time-out during the retreat for relaxation and renewal, or do you want a full-out, 8 hours a day event so you can absorb as much information and make as many business decisions/plans as possible? I prefer some relaxation and reflection time

I want a full-out, content rich weekend

I want a little of both

10. Are you interested in having any of these activities available during a retreat weekend?

Are you interested in having any of these activities available during a retreat weekend? Golf

Tennis

Massage

Spa services

Nature walks/hikes

Other (please specify)

11. Do you prefer to do anything after dinner (select all that apply)?

Do you prefer to do anything after dinner (select all that apply)? I'd like more content/training

I'd like a chance to brainstorm and mastermind with the group

I'd like some casual time with the group for networking and conversation

Do something with the group not related to the class topics (like go to a concert, see a movie, etc.)

I prefer to relax on my own after dinner

12. If we could invite a special guest speaker or teacher, who would you want most?

If we could invite a special guest speaker or teacher, who would you want most?

13. Is there anything NOT on this survey, that if we added it, would make the retreat weekend fabulous?

Is there anything NOT on this survey, that if we added it, would make the retreat weekend fabulous?