West Norfolk Business Survey

Norfolk Chamber of Commerce is currently drafting a ‘Norfolk Business Plan’. The Plan will highlight what the overall Norfolk business community feel they need to ensure their businesses thrive and the Norfolk economy grows. We need to hear from you, what the West Norfolk business community need and the results of this survey will be incorporated into the Norfolk Business Plan.

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* 1. Which sector does your business operate in?

Professional Services (legal / financial / business consultants)

Manufacturing

Engineering

Oil & Gas

Energy & Renewables

Agri-tech

Agri-food

Agriculture

Life Sciences

ICT / Digital

Creative / Media

Transport / Logistics

Tourism / Leisure

Public Sector

Other - please state

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* 2. How many full time employees does your business have?

0 - 3

4 - 10

11 - 50

51 - 100

101 - 200

200 +

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* 3. How do you rate your current business performance?

Strong

Improving

Static

Challenging

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* 4. Which of the following is in place for your business?

Business plan

Training plan

Staff development plan

Marketing plan

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* 5. Rate in order of importance what is restricting your business growth?
(1 = high priority and 7 = low priority)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Access to finance	Access to finance 1	Access to finance 2	Access to finance 3	Access to finance 4	Access to finance 5	Access to finance 6	Access to finance 7
Access to business support (i.e. mentoring, training etc.)	Access to business support (i.e. mentoring, training etc.) 1	Access to business support (i.e. mentoring, training etc.) 2	Access to business support (i.e. mentoring, training etc.) 3	Access to business support (i.e. mentoring, training etc.) 4	Access to business support (i.e. mentoring, training etc.) 5	Access to business support (i.e. mentoring, training etc.) 6	Access to business support (i.e. mentoring, training etc.) 7
Funding to develop staff	Funding to develop staff 1	Funding to develop staff 2	Funding to develop staff 3	Funding to develop staff 4	Funding to develop staff 5	Funding to develop staff 6	Funding to develop staff 7
Difficulty recruiting skilled staff	Difficulty recruiting skilled staff 1	Difficulty recruiting skilled staff 2	Difficulty recruiting skilled staff 3	Difficulty recruiting skilled staff 4	Difficulty recruiting skilled staff 5	Difficulty recruiting skilled staff 6	Difficulty recruiting skilled staff 7
Knowledge of overseas markets	Knowledge of overseas markets 1	Knowledge of overseas markets 2	Knowledge of overseas markets 3	Knowledge of overseas markets 4	Knowledge of overseas markets 5	Knowledge of overseas markets 6	Knowledge of overseas markets 7
Finding new premises	Finding new premises 1	Finding new premises 2	Finding new premises 3	Finding new premises 4	Finding new premises 5	Finding new premises 6	Finding new premises 7
Access to sufficient utility capacity (i.e. water / electricity etc)	Access to sufficient utility capacity (i.e. water / electricity etc) 1	Access to sufficient utility capacity (i.e. water / electricity etc) 2	Access to sufficient utility capacity (i.e. water / electricity etc) 3	Access to sufficient utility capacity (i.e. water / electricity etc) 4	Access to sufficient utility capacity (i.e. water / electricity etc) 5	Access to sufficient utility capacity (i.e. water / electricity etc) 6	Access to sufficient utility capacity (i.e. water / electricity etc) 7

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* 6. Does your business export?

Yes

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* 7. Where is your key customer base?

Local

National

International

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s	Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 1	Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 2	Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 3	Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 4	Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 5	Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 6	Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 7	Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 8	Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 9
Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln)	Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 1	Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 2	Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 3	Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 4	Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 5	Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 6	Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 7	Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 8	Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 9
Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich)	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 1	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 2	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 3	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 4	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 5	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 6	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 7	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 8	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 9
Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough)	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 1	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 2	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 3	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 4	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 5	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 6	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 7	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 8	Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 9
Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge)	Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 1	Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 2	Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 3	Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 4	Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 5	Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 6	Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 7	Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 8	Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 9
Increased Broadband speeds	Increased Broadband speeds 1	Increased Broadband speeds 2	Increased Broadband speeds 3	Increased Broadband speeds 4	Increased Broadband speeds 5	Increased Broadband speeds 6	Increased Broadband speeds 7	Increased Broadband speeds 8	Increased Broadband speeds 9
Increased business support funding	Increased business support funding 1	Increased business support funding 2	Increased business support funding 3	Increased business support funding 4	Increased business support funding 5	Increased business support funding 6	Increased business support funding 7	Increased business support funding 8	Increased business support funding 9
Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills	Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 1	Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 2	Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 3	Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 4	Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 5	Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 6	Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 7	Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 8	Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 9
Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance	Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 1	Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 2	Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 3	Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 4	Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 5	Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 6	Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 7	Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 8	Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 9

Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s

Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 1

Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 2

Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 3

Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 4

Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 5

Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 6

Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 7

Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 8

Improved rolling stock (trains & carriages) on the King’s Lynn to London King’s 9

Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln)

Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 1

Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 2

Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 3

Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 4

Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 5

Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 6

Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 7

Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 8

Improvements to the A17 (King’s Lynn - Lincoln) 9

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich)

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 1

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 2

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 3

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 4

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 5

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 6

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 7

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 8

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Norwich) 9

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough)

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 1

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 2

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 3

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 4

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 5

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 6

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 7

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 8

Improvements to A47 (King’s Lynn to Peterborough) 9

Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge)

Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 1

Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 2

Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 3

Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 4

Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 5

Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 6

Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 7

Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 8

Development of the A10 growth corridor (King’s Lynn - Downham Market – Cambridge) 9

Increased Broadband speeds

Increased Broadband speeds 1

Increased Broadband speeds 2

Increased Broadband speeds 3

Increased Broadband speeds 4

Increased Broadband speeds 5

Increased Broadband speeds 6

Increased Broadband speeds 7

Increased Broadband speeds 8

Increased Broadband speeds 9

Increased business support funding

Increased business support funding 1

Increased business support funding 2

Increased business support funding 3

Increased business support funding 4

Increased business support funding 5

Increased business support funding 6

Increased business support funding 7

Increased business support funding 8

Increased business support funding 9

Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills

Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 1

Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 2

Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 3

Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 4

Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 5

Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 6

Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 7

Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 8

Schools to develop students with ‘soft’ employability skills 9

Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance

Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 1

Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 2

Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 3

Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 4

Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 5

Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 6

Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 7

Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 8

Students to have access to quality local and national careers information, advice and guidance 9

West Norfolk Business Survey - 2014

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* 1. Which sector does your business operate in?

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* 2. How many full time employees does your business have?

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* 3. How do you rate your current business performance?

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* 4. Which of the following is in place for your business?

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* 5. Rate in order of importance what is restricting your business growth?
(1 = high priority and 7 = low priority)

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* 6. Does your business export?

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* 7. Where is your key customer base?

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* 8. Listed below are a number of aims and ideas to help bring economic growth to the West Norfolk. Please rate the below in order of importance.
(1 = high priority and 9 = low priority)

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* 9. Any other comments?

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* 1. Which sector does your business operate in?

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* 2. How many full time employees does your business have?

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* 3. How do you rate your current business performance?

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* 4. Which of the following is in place for your business?

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* 5. Rate in order of importance what is restricting your business growth? (1 = high priority and 7 = low priority)

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* 6. Does your business export?

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* 7. Where is your key customer base?

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* 8. Listed below are a number of aims and ideas to help bring economic growth to the West Norfolk. Please rate the below in order of importance. (1 = high priority and 9 = low priority)

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* 9. Any other comments?

* 5. Rate in order of importance what is restricting your business growth?
(1 = high priority and 7 = low priority)

* 8. Listed below are a number of aims and ideas to help bring economic growth to the West Norfolk. Please rate the below in order of importance.
(1 = high priority and 9 = low priority)