Exit this survey Women Entrepreneurs 1. Default Section Question Title * 1. Please enter the demographic information below. Name: Company: Address: Address 2: City/Town: State: ZIP/Postal Code: Country: Email Address: Phone Number: Question Title * 2. What year did you become the owner of this business? Question Title * 3. Did you: Start the business yourself? Buy the business from someone else? Star this business with a partner/partners? Inherit the business? Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. Is this business owned solely by you? Yes No Question Title * 5. What is the structure of this business? partnership corporation sole proprietorship Question Title * 6. How many partners excluding yourself? Question Title * 7. How many partners are men? Question Title * 8. How many partners are women? Question Title * 9. What percentage of the business do you own? Question Title * 10. When you started this business, did you have difficulties obtaining financial capital? Yes No Question Title * 11. When you started this business where did you get your funds? -Personal Savings- No Yes (Percentage) Question Title * 12. When you started this business where did you get your funds? -Gift from Family and Friends- No Yes (Percentage) Question Title * 13. When you started this business where did you get your funds? -Loan from Family and Friends- No Yes (Percentage) Question Title * 14. When you started this business where did you get your funds? -Loan from previous owner- No Yes (Percentage) Question Title * 15. When you started this business where did you get your funds? -Credit card/personal loan- No Yes (Percentage) Question Title * 16. When you started this business where did you get your funds? -Bank Loan- No Yes (Percentage) Question Title * 17. When you started this business where did you get your funds? -Partners- No Yes (Percentage) Question Title * 18. When you started this business where did you get your funds?-Some other source- No Yes (Please explain) Percentage Question Title * 19. How difficult was it to get a bank loan? Not difficult at all Somewhat difficult Very difficult Question Title * 20. Approximately, how much money did you start your business with? Question Title * 21. How many employees do you have (excluding yourself)? Question Title * 22. How many of these employees are men? Question Title * 23. How many of these employees are women? Question Title * 24. What are the top three problems you face in your business (from the list below) Too much competition State and federal regulations Not enough business knowledge Too many factors out of my control Finding good employees Rising costs of business Too much paperwork Not enough time for business/personal life Cash flow problems Having others take you seriously Keeping customers happy First First Too much competition First State and federal regulations First Not enough business knowledge First Too many factors out of my control First Finding good employees First Rising costs of business First Too much paperwork First Not enough time for business/personal life First Cash flow problems First Having others take you seriously First Keeping customers happy Second Second Too much competition Second State and federal regulations Second Not enough business knowledge Second Too many factors out of my control Second Finding good employees Second Rising costs of business Second Too much paperwork Second Not enough time for business/personal life Second Cash flow problems Second Having others take you seriously Second Keeping customers happy Third Third Too much competition Third State and federal regulations Third Not enough business knowledge Third Too many factors out of my control Third Finding good employees Third Rising costs of business Third Too much paperwork Third Not enough time for business/personal life Third Cash flow problems Third Having others take you seriously Third Keeping customers happy Question Title * 25. Were you ever or are you self-employed in any business(es) besides this one? Yes No Question Title * 26. How important were each of the following reasons for becoming a business owner? To be my own boss Always wanted to start my own business Family responsibilities Good way to find employment Dead-end in my job Inherited the business I wanted to deliver an important service To make more money The opportunity presented itself Needed a job, wanted a job Had hit glass ceiling Dissatisfied with my work Someone else got me into this Thought I could do better job than others First First To be my own boss First Always wanted to start my own business First Family responsibilities First Good way to find employment First Dead-end in my job First Inherited the business First I wanted to deliver an important service First To make more money First The opportunity presented itself First Needed a job, wanted a job First Had hit glass ceiling First Dissatisfied with my work First Someone else got me into this First Thought I could do better job than others Second Second To be my own boss Second Always wanted to start my own business Second Family responsibilities Second Good way to find employment Second Dead-end in my job Second Inherited the business Second I wanted to deliver an important service Second To make more money Second The opportunity presented itself Second Needed a job, wanted a job Second Had hit glass ceiling Second Dissatisfied with my work Second Someone else got me into this Second Thought I could do better job than others Third Third To be my own boss Third Always wanted to start my own business Third Family responsibilities Third Good way to find employment Third Dead-end in my job Third Inherited the business Third I wanted to deliver an important service Third To make more money Third The opportunity presented itself Third Needed a job, wanted a job Third Had hit glass ceiling Third Dissatisfied with my work Third Someone else got me into this Third Thought I could do better job than others Question Title * 27. How much of each of the following kinds of experiences did you have before you became a business owner? A lot Some None at all Job in the same field as the business Job in the same field as the business A lot Job in the same field as the business Some Job in the same field as the business None at all School education directly related to business School education directly related to business A lot School education directly related to business Some School education directly related to business None at all Seminars, programs relevant to business Seminars, programs relevant to business A lot Seminars, programs relevant to business Some Seminars, programs relevant to business None at all Hobby, personal experience in same field Hobby, personal experience in same field A lot Hobby, personal experience in same field Some Hobby, personal experience in same field None at all Supervisory/management experience Supervisory/management experience A lot Supervisory/management experience Some Supervisory/management experience None at all Accounting experience Accounting experience A lot Accounting experience Some Accounting experience None at all Sales/marketing experience Sales/marketing experience A lot Sales/marketing experience Some Sales/marketing experience None at all Question Title * 28. What is the highest grade of school that you have completed? None Elementary School High School/Vocational School College Graduate School Question Title * 29. What year were you born? Question Title * 30. Which group best describes you? Asian Latino Black/African American White, not of Latino origin Other (please specify) Question Title * 31. What is your marital status? Married Separate/Divorced Widowed Single, never married Question Title * 32. Do you have any children? No Yes (how many?) Question Title * 33. Did you see going into business as your only alternative (in order to obtain an income)? Yes No Question Title * 34. When you started this business did you obtain any assistance from (check all that apply) Friends Family Other (please specify) Question Title * 35. Does your family assist you with the operation of the business? Yes No Question Title * 36. Do your friends assist you with the operation of the business? Yes No Question Title * 37. Does assistance for the operation of your business come from any other sources? No Yes (please specify) Question Title * 38. Do you have any family members who are business owners? Yes No Question Title * 39. Do you have any friends who are business owners? Yes No Question Title * 40. Do you have any family members that work in the business on a paid/non-paid basis? Yes No Question Title * 41. Do you have any friends that work in the business on a paid/non-paid basis? Yes No Question Title * 42. Do you belong to any organizations that assist you in the operation of your business? No Yes (How many organizations do you belong to?) Question Title * 43. What is the approximate total sales/revenue from your business for the past year? Question Title * 44. What is the approximate net profit or net revenue from your business for the past year? Question Title * 45. What was your approximate personal income from your business for the past year? Question Title * 46. Is your business based in your home (as opposed to a separate office location)? Yes No Question Title * 47. What type of business do you operate? Done