Homeworkers and home-based businesses: please help us to help you! This survey is for people who regularly work at/from home in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly - whether they be self-employed, an employee or running their own company.
We have been commissioned by the South West Regional Development Agency and Cornwall Council, with funding from the European Convergence Fund, to research potential demand for 'workhubs' to be set up in key locations in the county - to make work easier for homeworkers and homebased businesses.
A workhub is a workspace which provides services to members as and when they need them - an alternative to taking a separate office away from home. Users can drop in to work, meet and access services, or can make use of virtual services. They can also be centres for collaboration and networking.
Some workhubs also have businesses using them daily as their own offices, creating a mix of daily and occasional users under one roof. Others only offer a drop in facility. All of them provide a special mix of services for people whose business is usually home-based.
Many thanks for taking part in this survey. Your input will be of great value in helping us to advise the Council and SWRDA how such facilities might be set up in Cornwall. The survey should only take around 5-10 minutes, with most questions requiring just a simple checking of a box. However we do value the comments you make - so please do tell us anything you'd like us to know in the comment boxes.
It can be difficult to reach people who regularly work from home. Please can you help us to do this by passing on this survey to any friends/contacts who do so in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly? Many thanks!
Important: for data protection we will not pass your details on to any third party. We promise there is no risk of spam or direct mail resulting from your participation!
Want to know more? Here are some sample workhub websites from around the UK:
www.thewerks.org.uk
www.glovefactorystudios.com
www.funkbunk.com
www.electric-works.net
www.woodendcreative.co.uk
www.digitalpeninsula.com
This survey is being conducted by the Workhubs Network, a Cornwall-based company specialising in advising on the best services and facilities for homeworkers (www.workhubs.com).