Introduction

Good day..., on behalf of JBDC, I invite you to complete this 20-25 minutes survey form. Completing the form is the first step to participating in the FREE business training targeted at micro and small enterprises. The questions on the form are about yourself and your business. Please answer the questions accurately and honestly. The training course will be offered by JBDC, in collaboration with International experts including researchers from Bocconi University, in Italy, Leuphana University, in Germany, and the Inter-American Development bank. The goal of the project is to design better business training programs. You have the right to refuse to participate and you are free to stop participating at any point in the survey. If you complete the survey, you will have a chance of being among 1000 entrepreneurs that will be selected to participate in a FREE training course in business development. All the information you provide will be kept confidential and will only be used for the project and research purposes. If you have any questions about this project, please feel free to send us an email to:
jbdcpmrd@gmail.com or nthompson@jbdc.net

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* 1. Thanks for following the link to JBDC application form, are you completing this form online or is an interviewer completing it for you?

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* 2. Interviewer: Write your full name.

Please take a few seconds to read the introduction carefully as it gives you information about the survey. Go straight to question # 3 after reading the introduction.

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* 3. I understand that my participation is voluntary, and I may withdraw my consent  and stop participation in the project at any time. My refusal to participate will not result in any penalty. I hereby give my consent to be the subject of this research.

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* 4. Are you self-employed in your own business either as a primary or secondary economic activity?

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* 5. What is your main occupation?

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* 6. What was the main reason or motivation for starting your own business? (Select only one response)

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* 7. Over the past 12 months, has your business operated continuously?

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* 8. Why did your business not operate continuously in the last 12 months? Please write an answer in the box.

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* 9. Including yourself, how many persons are owners or partners in the business? (Select only one answer)

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* 10. How many years has your business been in operation? (Select only one answer)

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* 11. Did you have  any paid employees working for you in the last 30 days?

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* 12. In the last 30 days, how many paid employees has your business employed? Please write a number within each of the two boxes below (Write 0 if no employees) (WRITE NUMBERS ONLY):

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* 13. Do you keep any kind of accounting records for your business?  (Select only one answer)

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* 14. How many days and hours do you personally spend working on your business? (WRITE NUMBERS ONLY)

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* 15. What sector is the main activity of your business? (the main activity is  what takes the majority of your time) (Select only one answer)

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* 16. Describe in a few words the main activity of your business. Please write in the box. 

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* 17. What sector is the secondary activity of your business (If any)? (Select only one answer)

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* 18. Describe in a few words the secondary activity of your business. Please write in the box.

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* 19. What was the total amount  of sales of your business (in Jamaican dollars)? It is okay to approximate.

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* 20. What were the total expenses of your business in the last 30 days (in Jamaican dollars)? Expenses are those related to your business including raw materials, services, payments to employees, rent of machinery and location , etc. It is ok to approximate. (PLEASE WRITE NUMBERS ONLY; DO NOT INCLUDE $ SIGN, COMMA'S, ETC)

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* 21. After paying all expenses, what was the income of the business (the profits) in the last 30 days (in Jamaican  dollars)? Consider all expenses, INCLUDING wages of employees but NOT including any income you paid yourself. It is okay to give an estimate. If you experience a loss, please enter it as a negative number placing a minus at the beginning. For example, if you lost $10,000 Jamaican dollars, write "-10000" (PLEASE WRITE NUMBERS ONLY; DO NOT INCLUDE $ SIGN, COMMA'S, ETC)

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* 22. Is your business registered with the Companies Office of Jamaica?

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* 23. During the past year, have you introduced any new product(s) or new production technique(s) in your business?

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* 24. Aside from this main business, do you own another business(es)?

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* 25. Did you earn any additional income aside from your main business in the last 30 days?

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* 26. How much income (in Jamaican dollars) did you earn aside from your main business in the last 30 days? It is ok to approximate. (PLEASE WRITE NUMBERS ONLY; DO NOT INCLUDE $ SIGN, COMMA'S, ETC)

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* 27. What is the usual total monthly amount of your household expenditures (in Jamaican dollars)? It is ok to approximate (PLEASE WRITE NUMBERS ONLY; DO NOT INCLUDE $ SIGN, COMMA'S, ETC)

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* 28. Have you ever participated in a business training course?

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* 29. How many hours did you have of business training? (Select only one answer)

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* 30. Are you willing to attend a FREE business skills training course keeping in mind that you will need to dedicate 40 hours in total (one class of 4 hours per week, for ten weeks) to the training?

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* 31. At which of the following locations would you be willing to attend the course? Please select the location(s) where you would be able to attend if you were offered a free business training. (Select all that apply)

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* 32. Which of the following times would you be willing to attend the training course? Select all that apply.

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* 33. Please write your first name

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* 34. Please write your middle name(s) if you have any.

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* 35. Please write your surname/family name.

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* 36. Please write  the name by which you are commonly known.

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* 37. What is your gender?

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* 38. What year were you born?

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* 39. What is your ethnicity?

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* 40. What is the highest educational level you have attained? 

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* 41. What is your current marital status? 

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* 42. How many children do you have? Write 0 if no children

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* 43. Do you have internet access either on your phone or another device?

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* 44. Have any of your parents ever been self-employed with his/her own business?

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* 45. How do you save money? Select all that apply.

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* 46. What are the sources from which you think you could get a loan for your business if you applied for one? (Select all that apply)

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* 47. Have you set any goal for your business?

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* 48. Please briefly describe the main goal you have set for your business.

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* 49. Is there anything you want to change in how you run your business?

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* 50. Please briefly describe the main things you want to change in how you run your business.

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* 51. To what extent do you agree with the following statement?

  Strongly disagree Disagree Somewhat disagree Neither agree nor disagree Somewhat agree Agree Strongly agree
I am satisfied with my job

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* 52. What is the minimum monthly amount (in Jamaican dollars) you would accept to work as a wage-worker in a decent job? (PLEASE WRITE NUMBERS ONLY; DO NOT INCLUDE $ SIGN, COMMA'S, ETC)

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* 53. How many employees would you like to have in your business within five years? (PLEASE WRITE NUMBERS ONLY)

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* 54. How many employees do you think you will actually have in your business within five years? (PLEASE WRITE NUMBERS ONLY)

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* 55. Think about your behaviour in the last three months. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

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I actively attacked problems.
I took initiative immediately even when others did not.
I used opportunities quickly in order to attain my goals.

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* 56. Think about your behaviour in the last three months. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

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Whenever there was a chance to get actively involved, I took it.
I searched for solutions immediately whenever something went wrong.
I usually did more than I was asked to do.
I have been particularly good at realizing ideas.

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* 57. Think about your behaviour in the last three months. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

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I generally saw things through to the end.
Unfinished  tasks have really bothered me.
I hated to stop once I got going on something.
I finished whatever I started.

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* 58. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

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Whether or not I get to be a leader depends mostly on my ability.
When I make plans, I  am almost certain to make them work.
I can pretty much determine what will happen in my life.

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* 59. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

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When I get what I want, it is usually because I worked hard for it.
My life is determined by my own actions.
I can think of many times when I persisted with work when others quit.
I continue to work  on hard projects even when others oppose me.

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* 60. On a scale from 0 to 10, how willing are you to take risks? A higher number indicates that you are more willing to take risks. '0' = Least willing to take risks and '10' =most willing to take risks.

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* 61. In the following list, select all those you believe do NOT want you to expand your business (Select all that apply)

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* 62. Which of the following have you done in your business in the last 3 months...

  Yes No
Asked existing customers what other products you should offer?
Used a special offer to attract new customers?
Attempted to negotiate with a supplier for a lower cost of goods?
Compared the prices offered by different suppliers?
Determined which goods you make the most profit from per item sold?
Record every purchase and every sale?
Set a target for sales over the next year?

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* 63. How do you prefer to be contacted? We will contact you for reasons exclusively related to this project. (Select all that apply)

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* 64. If you selected email above, please write  your email address so that we can contact you for reasons related to this project.

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* 65. Please give us your landline or cell phone number  so that we can call  you only for reasons related to this project.

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* 66. Please give us your cell phone number so that we can text  you only for reasons related to this project.

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* 67.  Please give us some contact details of your business.

Thank you for taking the time to complete the questionnaire

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