SF Upcoming PAID study on Small Businesses - Febuary 3, 2011

1. SF Upcoming PAID study on Small Businesses - Febuary 3, 2011

Thank you for taking the time to answer these brief questions. As always, we appreciate your input as a valuable Plaza Research respondent. We have a new study on Small Businesses that you may be interested in.

We are currently looking for full-time small businesses that have been in business 1-10 years. This study is a 1-hour individual interview at a time convenient for you and will take place in Mountain View on Thursday, Febuary 3, 2011. You will receive a $175 honorarium for your participation.

IF you qualify based on the answers provided THEN you will receive a call back. However due to the popularity of our surveys and groups, we can't contact everyone.

Please note that all responses will be returned on a first come, first served basis until the studies are full.

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* 1. Contact Information

Name

Cell Phone

Home Phone

Work Phone

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* 2. Employment Information

Job Title

Company Name

Industry

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* 3. What is your gender?

Male

Female

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* 4. In which age range do you fall?

Under 21

21-29

30-34

35-44

45-54

55-59

60 or older

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* 5. How much influence do you have in the selection of software and services for financial or other business management tasks at your company?

I would make the final decision

I would heavily influence, but do not have the final approval

I would have some or little influence

I would have no input into the decision

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* 6. Do you currently use a Windows-based PC or a Macintosh computer for your business?

Windows PC

Macintosh

Neither/none/don't know

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* 7. Which of the following best describes your business?

Accounting or bookkeeping

Advertising/public relations

Automotive/machine/appliance repair

Computer technology (hardware or software)

Construction/pluming/electrical/roofing/carpentry etc.

Architecture/interior design

Engineering (including computer engineering)

Financial services, banking

Graphic design or photography

Hospitality (restaurant, catering, bakery, etc.)

IT/Information technology

Law firm/legal services

Manufacturing

Marketing/marketing research

Medical (dental, physical therapy, health services, etc.)

Non-profit, religious organizations

Personal services (beauty salon, skin care, etc.)

Property management

Retail store

Wholesale/distribution

Consulting Service or Other type of business (please specify type of consulting or other business)

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* 8. Have you worked in any technology-related business in the past 2 years?

Yes

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* 9. Are you a professional accountant or bookkeeper for many different businesses and companies?

Yes

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* 10. Approximately how many W-2 employees, including yourself, does your business have? (This does not include 1099 contractors)

2-4

5-10

11-20

21 or more

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* 11. Is your business based in your home or in an office?

Home-based

Office-based

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* 12. About how long has your business been in operation?

Less than 1 year

1-2 years

More than 2 years, less than 10 years

10 years or more

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* 13. Do any of the following apply to you and/or your business? Check all that apply.

Spend at least 20 hours per week on the business

Have at least one client

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

Have at least 1 employee

File taxes under a tax ID (vs. a social security number)

Have or have applied for a business license

Track business and personal finances separately

It is the primary source of my total income

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* 14. About how many hours a week do you spend on your business?

About 20 hours a week

20-30

30-40

40-50

More than 50 hours a week

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* 15. Approximately what were your business's gross revenues in 2010?

Less than $50,000

$50,000-$100,000

$100,001-$250,000

$250,001-$1 million

More than $1 million

No revenues in 2010

Rather not share

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* 16. How do you currently handle the bookkeeping for your business?

Paper and pencil

A manual method such as a ledger

Excel or other spreadsheet

Accounting/financial software such as QuickBooks, Quicken or Peachtree

Rely primarily on outside bookkeeper or accountant

Not sure/don't know

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* 17. How many transactions occur in your business in a typical month? This includes sales that you make, invoices you send and bills that you pay.

Fewer than 10

10-20

21-50 (including at least 10 sales)

50+ (including at least 10 sales)

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* 18. Does your business use any of the following products or services for small businesses?

TurboTax tax preparation software

Intuit/QuickBooks payroll

QuickBooks financial software

Intuit website

Intuit merchant services

Not sure

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* 19. Have you yourself personally tried out or used QuickBooks in the past 5 years?

Yes

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* 20. In the next year or two do you expect your business's sales or revenues to ...

Grow considerably

Grow somewhat

Stay at the same level

Get somewhat smaller

Get considerably smaller

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* 21. We are looking for some businesses who are actively looking for new accounting or financial software and some who are not looking at this time. Which describes how actively you are looking into purchasing financial software for your business now?

Very actively researching and investigating at this time

Somewhat actively researching and investigating at this time

Not really researching or investigating at this time

Not researching or investigating at all at this time

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* 22. We are looking for some businesses who are more open to considering changing the method they use for accounting or bookkeeping and others who are less open. How open are you to considering changing the method you use for accounting or bookkeeping for your business in the future - say 6 to 12 months down the road?

Very open

Somewhat open

Not very open

Not open at all

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* 23. Please rate yourself on each of the following statements

	Strongly Agree	Somewhat agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree somewhat	Strongly Disagree
I feel very comfortable talking with a small group	I feel very comfortable talking with a small group Strongly Agree	I feel very comfortable talking with a small group Somewhat agree	I feel very comfortable talking with a small group Neither agree nor disagree	I feel very comfortable talking with a small group Disagree somewhat	I feel very comfortable talking with a small group Strongly Disagree
I usually have an opinion on any given subject and can express it freely	I usually have an opinion on any given subject and can express it freely Strongly Agree	I usually have an opinion on any given subject and can express it freely Somewhat agree	I usually have an opinion on any given subject and can express it freely Neither agree nor disagree	I usually have an opinion on any given subject and can express it freely Disagree somewhat	I usually have an opinion on any given subject and can express it freely Strongly Disagree
I consider myself an outgoing individual who enjoys talking to others	I consider myself an outgoing individual who enjoys talking to others Strongly Agree	I consider myself an outgoing individual who enjoys talking to others Somewhat agree	I consider myself an outgoing individual who enjoys talking to others Neither agree nor disagree	I consider myself an outgoing individual who enjoys talking to others Disagree somewhat	I consider myself an outgoing individual who enjoys talking to others Strongly Disagree
I prefer letting others do the talking	I prefer letting others do the talking Strongly Agree	I prefer letting others do the talking Somewhat agree	I prefer letting others do the talking Neither agree nor disagree	I prefer letting others do the talking Disagree somewhat	I prefer letting others do the talking Strongly Disagree

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Thank you for participating in our survey. IF you qualify based on the answers provided THEN you will receive a call back. However due to the popularity of our surveys and groups, we can't contact everyone. Please note that all responses will be returned on a first come, first served basis until the studies are full.

*****REFERRALS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED!*****

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* 1. Contact Information

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* 2. Employment Information

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* 3. What is your gender?

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* 4. In which age range do you fall?

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* 5. How much influence do you have in the selection of software and services for financial or other business management tasks at your company?

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* 6. Do you currently use a Windows-based PC or a Macintosh computer for your business?

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* 7. Which of the following best describes your business?

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* 8. Have you worked in any technology-related business in the past 2 years?

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* 9. Are you a professional accountant or bookkeeper for many different businesses and companies?

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* 10. Approximately how many W-2 employees, including yourself, does your business have? (This does not include 1099 contractors)

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* 11. Is your business based in your home or in an office?

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* 12. About how long has your business been in operation?

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* 13. Do any of the following apply to you and/or your business? Check all that apply.

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* 14. About how many hours a week do you spend on your business?

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* 15. Approximately what were your business's gross revenues in 2010?

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* 16. How do you currently handle the bookkeeping for your business?

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* 17. How many transactions occur in your business in a typical month? This includes sales that you make, invoices you send and bills that you pay.

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* 18. Does your business use any of the following products or services for small businesses?

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* 19. Have you yourself personally tried out or used QuickBooks in the past 5 years?

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* 20. In the next year or two do you expect your business's sales or revenues to ...

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* 21. We are looking for some businesses who are actively looking for new accounting or financial software and some who are not looking at this time. Which describes how actively you are looking into purchasing financial software for your business now?

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* 23. Please rate yourself on each of the following statements

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