Coronavirus Business Impact Survey + Crowd-Sourced Guide

Complete the survey below.

Are you worried about the Coronavirus? We are too.

We’re worried about the health of our people and their families -- our employees, our partners, our customers and our suppliers. We’re also worried about the potential impact on our business, because all of those people depend on our continued success.

Databox and Lola have decided to run this survey and write this guide for businesses who are worried -- like us.

Complete the survey below and get instant access to the anonymous results. If you'd like to contribute to our crowd-sourced guide, you will have the option to do so on the next screen.

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1. Which part of the world is the majority of your team located? (Required.)

Northern America

Central America

South America

Western Europe

Eastern Europe

Southern Europe

Northern Europe

Central Asia

Southern Asia

Eastern Asia

Western Asia

South-eastern Asia

Eastern Africa

Western Africa

Northern Africa

Middle Africa

Southern Africa

Caribbean

Oceania

None. We are distributed across many regions.

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2. Who do you provide/sell your products/services to? (Check all that apply.) (Required.)

People/Consumers

Businesses

Government agencies

Educational institutions

Non-profits

Other

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3. What best describes your organization? (Select one.) (Required.)

We make, distribute or sell physical products.

We provide services

Both

Other

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4. Are any of your employees or any of your contractors especially vulnerable to contracting the Coronavirus, due to the nature of their work, because they are working in large groups or in heavily impacted geographic areas?

(Required.)

Yes

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5. How important is it for your employees to be physically in the same place as your customers/clients in order to conduct business? (Select one.)

(Required.)

Very important. We can NOT sell or service our customers remotely.

Important. We often meet clients/customers, and it is a big change for us to try and sell and service them remotely.

Not important. We can sell and service all of them remotely.

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6. How far in advance has your company canceled events and travel?

(Required.)

We did not have any events or travel scheduled

We have not cancelled events or travel

Less than one month

1-3 months

3-6 months

6 months - 1 year

More than one year

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7. What percentage of your employees could productively work from home, if necessary? (Required.)

<1%

100%

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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8. Have you instructed your employees to work from home/not come to work? (Select one.) (Required.)

Yes. We’ve instructed or strongly suggested that everyone work from home/not come to work.

Some. We’ve instructed or suggested that everyone should work from home if they can.

No. We have not instructed or suggested that anyone work from home (unless they are sick).

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9. How much of an impact has the spread of Coronavirus had on your company’s financial performance so far? (Select one.)

(Required.)

A large positive impact

A small positive impact

No Impact

A small negative impact

A large negative impact

I am not sure

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10. Do you expect that any of your existing clients, or potential new clients, will see any disruption in their business attributable to the Coronavirus? (Select one.) (Required.)

Yes

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11. Do you expect that any of your existing vendors or service providers, or potential new vendors or service providers, will see any disruption in their business attributable to the Coronavirus? (Select one.)
(Required.)

Yes

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12. Which of the following effects from the Coronavirus pandemic HAVE ALREADY HAD a negative impact on the financial performance of your company? (Check all that apply.) (Required.)

Government-mandated travel restrictions

Cancelled events/travel

Government-mandated quarantine impacts

Self-quarantine impacts

Factory closures

Slower shipments of goods

Supply chain shortages

Vendors unable to serve you effectively

Limited availability of capital

Limited availability of talent/labor

Increase in sick/vacation day usage

Lost productivity due to people working from home

Low consumer spending/confidence

Customers/clients cancelling contracts

Prospective customers/clients postponing buying decisions

None of the above

Other

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13. Which of the following effects from the Coronavirus pandemic COULD HAVE a negative impact on the financial performance of your company? (Check all that apply.) (Required.)

Government-mandated travel restrictions

Cancelled events/travel

Government-mandated quarantine impacts

Self-quarantine impacts

Factory closures

Slower shipments of goods

Supply chain shortages

Vendors unable to serve you effectively

Limited availability of capital

Limited availability of talent/labor

Increase in sick/vacation day usage

Lost productivity due to people working from home

Low consumer spending/confidence

Customers/clients cancelling contracts

Prospective customers/clients postponing buying decisions

Stock market volatility/declines

None of the above

Other

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14. Are you doing or planning to do any of the following things as a way to reduce or prevent the Coronavirus pandemic’s current or potential impact on your business? (Check all that apply.) (Required.)

Restricting employee travel

Avoiding trade shows, conferences, events

Cancelling/Postponing in-person meetings

Making in-person meetings virtual

Allowing employees to work remotely

Altering/improving your sick leave policy during the pandemic

Allowing parents additional time off if their childrens’ schools are closed

Allowing employees more flexibility about the hours they work

Educating employees on how to stay safe and prevent the spread of the virus

Requiring sick employees stay home/sending sick employees home

Increasing cleaning/disinfecting of your work/office environments

Ensuring your risk management plans cover possible Coronavirus risks

Getting business interruption insurance

Creating backup plans in case vendors/suppliers can not supply you

Adopting remote collaboration tools (virtual meeting software, chat, project management)

Diversifying your supply chain

Changing manufacturing locations

Stockpiling more inventory

Investing more in sales, marketing or customer service to make up for financial shortfalls

Laying off or furloughing employees

Cutting salaries/pay of employees

Cutting other costs (besides labor costs) to conserve cash

Pausing/delaying major company initiatives

Seeking additional funding/financing

Other

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15. Do you think your company has reacted appropriately to address the risks of the Coronavirus?
(Required.)

We have reacted very quickly and are being overly cautious.

We have reacted relatively quickly and are being appropriately cautious.

We have not reacted quickly enough and are not being cautious enough.

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16. Do you think the government authorities in the country where your business is primarily located have reacted appropriately to address the risks of the Coronavirus?

(Required.)

They have reacted very quickly and are being overly cautious.

They have reacted relatively quickly and are being appropriately cautious.

They have not reacted quickly enough and are not being cautious enough.

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* 1. Which part of the world is the majority of your team located? (Required.)

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* 2. Who do you provide/sell your products/services to? (Check all that apply.) (Required.)

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* 3. What best describes your organization? (Select one.) (Required.)

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* 4. Are any of your employees or any of your contractors especially vulnerable to contracting the Coronavirus, due to the nature of their work, because they are working in large groups or in heavily impacted geographic areas? (Required.)

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* 5. How important is it for your employees to be physically in the same place as your customers/clients in order to conduct business? (Select one.) (Required.)

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* 6. How far in advance has your company canceled events and travel? (Required.)

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* 7. What percentage of your employees could productively work from home, if necessary? (Required.)

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* 8. Have you instructed your employees to work from home/not come to work? (Select one.) (Required.)

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* 9. How much of an impact has the spread of Coronavirus had on your company’s financial performance so far? (Select one.) (Required.)

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* 10. Do you expect that any of your existing clients, or potential new clients, will see any disruption in their business attributable to the Coronavirus? (Select one.) (Required.)

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* 11. Do you expect that any of your existing vendors or service providers, or potential new vendors or service providers, will see any disruption in their business attributable to the Coronavirus? (Select one.) (Required.)

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* 12. Which of the following effects from the Coronavirus pandemic HAVE ALREADY HAD a negative impact on the financial performance of your company? (Check all that apply.) (Required.)

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* 13. Which of the following effects from the Coronavirus pandemic COULD HAVE a negative impact on the financial performance of your company? (Check all that apply.) (Required.)

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* 14. Are you doing or planning to do any of the following things as a way to reduce or prevent the Coronavirus pandemic’s current or potential impact on your business? (Check all that apply.) (Required.)

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* 15. Do you think your company has reacted appropriately to address the risks of the Coronavirus? (Required.)

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* 16. Do you think the government authorities in the country where your business is primarily located have reacted appropriately to address the risks of the Coronavirus? (Required.)

1. Which part of the world is the majority of your team located? (Required.)

2. Who do you provide/sell your products/services to? (Check all that apply.) (Required.)

3. What best describes your organization? (Select one.) (Required.)

4. Are any of your employees or any of your contractors especially vulnerable to contracting the Coronavirus, due to the nature of their work, because they are working in large groups or in heavily impacted geographic areas?

(Required.)

5. How important is it for your employees to be physically in the same place as your customers/clients in order to conduct business? (Select one.)

(Required.)

6. How far in advance has your company canceled events and travel?

(Required.)

7. What percentage of your employees could productively work from home, if necessary? (Required.)

8. Have you instructed your employees to work from home/not come to work? (Select one.) (Required.)

9. How much of an impact has the spread of Coronavirus had on your company’s financial performance so far? (Select one.)

(Required.)

10. Do you expect that any of your existing clients, or potential new clients, will see any disruption in their business attributable to the Coronavirus? (Select one.) (Required.)

11. Do you expect that any of your existing vendors or service providers, or potential new vendors or service providers, will see any disruption in their business attributable to the Coronavirus? (Select one.)
(Required.)

12. Which of the following effects from the Coronavirus pandemic HAVE ALREADY HAD a negative impact on the financial performance of your company? (Check all that apply.) (Required.)

13. Which of the following effects from the Coronavirus pandemic COULD HAVE a negative impact on the financial performance of your company? (Check all that apply.) (Required.)

14. Are you doing or planning to do any of the following things as a way to reduce or prevent the Coronavirus pandemic’s current or potential impact on your business? (Check all that apply.) (Required.)

15. Do you think your company has reacted appropriately to address the risks of the Coronavirus?
(Required.)

16. Do you think the government authorities in the country where your business is primarily located have reacted appropriately to address the risks of the Coronavirus?

(Required.)