Introduction - Derbyshire Dales District Council is keen to understand more about the businesses in the Derbyshire Dales district; your growth plans, barriers to change and challenges being faced, for example attracting the right workforce or finding the right premises.

Your feedback is valuable to us and will help shape future provision within the Derbyshire Dales.

We would therefore appreciate you taking 15 minutes to complete the following survey, which is split into 4 sections, after a few initial questions about your business.

Please note: If questions do not apply you will automatically be forwarded to the next appropriate section of the survey.

All specific information collected in this survey will be used solely by DDDC. All data provided will be processed and then destroyed in accordance with the relevant legislation, in particular, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation.

The Council will retain your personal data for a set time. The length of time will depend on the type of data being collected. When the retention period has elapsed your data will be deleted or destroyed in a secure manner. View the Council’s retention policy.

By filling out this survey you agree that we will process your data in line with our privacy policy. Also if you wish to view the privacy policy of Survey Monkey, which we are using to conduct this survey you can do so by the following link.

For more information on how we process your personal data and your rights as a data subject, visit: https://www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/privacy

Completion of this survey implies consent. You may withdraw your answers to this survey at any time, please do this by emailing economicdevelopment@derbyshiredales.gov.uk or calling 01629 761100.
Initial background questions
An asterisk indicates a mandatory question

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Position in business

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* 3. Please provide the name of your business

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* 4. Please provide the postcode of your business

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* 5. Please choose your business sector from the drop down list

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* 6. Please describe the exact nature of your business activity. What does the business do?

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* 7. Including yourself, how many full time equivalent staff does the business employ? These should be employees based in the Derbyshire Dales only.

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* 8. Please could you provide your approximate business turnover.

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* 9. How long has your business been trading?

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* 10. Have you accessed support from the Derbyshire Dales Free Business Adviser?

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* 11. Would you access support from the Derbyshire Dales Free Business Adviser in the future?

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