SME Global Business Development- Industry Research World Bank Public Opinion Survey Question Title * 1. what type of business does your company conduct? Legal Financial Construction/Development Agriculture Technology Other Question Title * 2. what yearly earnings or investment capital category would you put your company in? Micro $US 1-49M Small $US 50-499M Mid-Sized $US 500M-1B(+) Question Title * 3. does your company currently engage in international trade or business directly or provide services to international trade or business companies? Yes No Question Title * 4. have you traveled internationally in the past year for business in one or more of the following regions? Africa Europe Asia Latin America/Caribbean Middle East Question Title * 5. how would you describe your company? (choose all that apply) female owned or managed company male owned or managed company ethnic minority owned or operated company Question Title * 6. how long has your company been in existence? 0-1yr 2-10yrs 11-20yrs 21yrs + Question Title * 7. do you think small & mid-sized companies (SME's) are underrepresented during bi-lateral and multi-lateral trade negotiations? Yes No Question Title * 8. does your company find it difficult to obtain travel visas or regularly face burdensome obstacles in order to travel for business purposes outside of the United States? Yes No Question Title * 9. is a lack of internet access or online capabilities currently hampering your company’s ability to engage in global e-commerce? Yes No Question Title * 10. how important is access to outside credit and capital from banking and lending institutions to the overall success of your company? somewhat very not at all unsure Question Title * 11. how familiar are you with the services global institutions like the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and International Finance Corp, provides to private sector companies like yours? very somewhat not at all Question Title * 12. in your opinion do global institutions such as the World Bank; International Monetary Fund; and International Finance Corp provide enough assistance to help small and mid-sized companies (SME's) grow into the global economy? Yes No Unsure Question Title * 13. in your opinion do world governments provide enough assistance to help small and mid-sized companies (SME's) grow into the global economy? yes no unsure Question Title * 14. if your company "is not" currently engaged in global commerce or "is marginally" involved in global commerce, what business tools if available would encourage you to increase your participation in global commerce? (choose all that apply) access to credit/capital technical assistance/expertise/mentoring access to contracting opportunities access to government and private sector sponsored trade missions all of the above Question Title * 15. what region of the world do you find “most” attractive for business development opportunity? Africa Asia Europe Latin America/Caribbean North America (Canada; Mexico) Middle East Question Title * 16. given the opportunity would you be willing to participate in a global "SME" focused forum at the World Bank in Washington, DC to engage in high level discussions about the following (private equity and hedge fund investing into SME's; World Bank/IMF/IFC avenues to provide support to SME's; business to business match-making) yes no Done