OAK 30520 Small Business Accounting SW Postings Survey

Hagen/Sinclair Research is looking for small business owners to participate in a PAID Web Interview about current and potential business use of finance solution products.

INCENTIVE: As a thank you for participating, those who complete the interview will be paid an incentive of $200 + $75 for homework for a total of $275. The participants chosen for the web interview will receive an additional incentive.

DATE/TIME: The interviews will take place March 30 - April 13th , 2020.

FORMAT: 1-hour Web interview

If you are interested in participating, please provide the following information. If your answers pre-qualify you for the study, one of our recruiters will call you to complete the screening process.

1.Please enter the following information. We ask for your industry and occupation in order to invite you to appropriate studies. Your address is solely for the purpose of sending incentive checks.(Required.)

First Name:

Last Name:

Occupation:

Industry:

Email Address:

Cell Phone:

Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

3.To confirm, approximately how many full- or part-time W-2 employees, including yourself, does your business have? This does not include 1099 contractors.

4.What is the name of your business?

5.What is your company's website address? If FaceBook page please provide that link.

6.Which of the following best describes your business and what you sell?

We mainly sell products, not services

We mainly sell services, not products

We sell both services and products equally

7.Which, if any, of the following apply to your business?

I spend at least 20 hours per week on the business

Have at least one customer or client

Rent or occupy a location outside of my residence for business use

File taxes under a tax ID (vs. a social security number)/have formed a business entity to prevent personal liability

I have registered the business with federal, state, or local governments

Have or have applied for a business license

Track business and personal finances separately

Is the primary source of my total income

None of the above

10.In the next year, do you expect the sales or revenues of your business to…?

11.Which of the following best describes your role in the decision making when choosing these business tools for your company? For example, bookkeeping software, time tracking, payroll, 401k plans, etc.

I am the primary decision maker in choosing the tools we use

I share in the decision making of the choice of tools we use

I am not involved in the decision making of the tools we use

12.Which of the following business tasks, if any, are done at your company as part of running the business?

14.Just to confirm, how do you currently handle the bookkeeping/accounting for your business? Select all that apply.

Manual methods, such as hand-written notebooks, ledgers, or recording transactions in a checkbook.

Word processing software, such as Microsoft Word, Mac Pages, or Google Docs.

Database software, such as Microsoft Access.

Online banking.

Spreadsheet software, such as Microsoft Excel, Mac Numbers, or Google Sheets.

Accounting/financial management software such as Sage, Intuit QuickBooks, Wave, FreshBooks, or Xero.

Rely primarily on outside bookkeeper or accountant.

Not sure/don’t know

15.Which programs or software does your business currently use, if any?

For non-tool users:

For tool users:

18.What is your age?

19.What is your gender?

20.What is a goal for your business in 2020?

22.As per our client's requirement, please provide your LinkedIn address, your work email (email with company name) or other online presence that can verify your employment.

Thank you for taking the time to fill out our survey. A recruiter will call you to complete the screening process if your answers are a match to the study qualifications.

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