Questionnaire for Entrepreneurs

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): I strongly agree.

6 (66.7%): I agree.

1 (11.1%): I disagree.

1 (11.1%): I strongly disagree.

1 (11.1%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): I strongly agree.

2 (22.2%): I agree.

4 (44.4%): I disagree.

- (0.0%): I strongly disagree.

3 (33.3%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

1 (11.1%): I strongly agree.

5 (55.6%): I agree.

1 (11.1%): I disagree.

- (0.0%): I strongly disagree.

2 (22.2%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): I strongly agree.

3 (33.3%): I agree.

4 (44.4%): I disagree.

- (0.0%): I strongly disagree.

2 (22.2%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

3 (33.3%): I strongly agree.

4 (44.4%): I agree.

2 (22.2%): I disagree.

- (0.0%): I strongly disagree.

- (0.0%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

1 (11.1%): I strongly agree.

5 (55.6%): I agree.

2 (22.2%): I disagree.

- (0.0%): I strongly disagree.

1 (11.1%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

3 (33.3%): I strongly agree.

5 (55.6%): I agree.

- (0.0%): I disagree.

1 (11.1%): I strongly disagree.

- (0.0%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

1 (11.1%): I strongly agree.

4 (44.4%): I agree.

1 (11.1%): I disagree.

1 (11.1%): I strongly disagree.

2 (22.2%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): I strongly agree.

1 (11.1%): I agree.

2 (22.2%): I disagree.

- (0.0%): I strongly disagree.

6 (66.7%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): I strongly agree.

1 (11.1%): I agree.

5 (55.6%): I disagree.

2 (22.2%): I strongly disagree.

1 (11.1%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): I strongly agree.

1 (11.1%): I agree.

2 (22.2%): I disagree.

- (0.0%): I strongly disagree.

6 (66.7%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): I strongly agree.

2 (22.2%): I agree.

2 (22.2%): I disagree.

1 (11.1%): I strongly disagree.

4 (44.4%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): I strongly agree.

4 (44.4%): I agree.

1 (11.1%): I disagree.

- (0.0%): I strongly disagree.

4 (44.4%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

2 (22.2%): I strongly agree.

5 (55.6%): I agree.

1 (11.1%): I disagree.

- (0.0%): I strongly disagree.

1 (11.1%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

2 (22.2%): I strongly agree.

2 (22.2%): I agree.

1 (11.1%): I disagree.

- (0.0%): I strongly disagree.

4 (44.4%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

2 (22.2%): I strongly agree.

3 (33.3%): I agree.

2 (22.2%): I disagree.

1 (11.1%): I strongly disagree.

1 (11.1%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

2 (22.2%): I strongly agree.

5 (55.6%): I agree.

1 (11.1%): I disagree.

- (0.0%): I strongly disagree.

1 (11.1%): I don’t have an opinion.

Number of participants: 9

3 (33.3%): Not a serious challenge.

4 (44.4%): A little bit of a challenge.

- (0.0%): A moderately serious challenge.

1 (11.1%): A huge challenge.

1 (11.1%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): Not a serious challenge.

2 (22.2%): A little bit of a challenge.

2 (22.2%): A moderately serious challenge.

4 (44.4%): A huge challenge.

1 (11.1%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

2 (22.2%): Not a serious challenge.

5 (55.6%): A little bit of a challenge.

- (0.0%): A moderately serious challenge.

2 (22.2%): A huge challenge.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

6 (66.7%): Not a serious challenge.

- (0.0%): A little bit of a challenge.

- (0.0%): A moderately serious challenge.

1 (11.1%): A huge challenge.

2 (22.2%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

3 (33.3%): Not a serious challenge.

4 (44.4%): A little bit of a challenge.

- (0.0%): A moderately serious challenge.

1 (11.1%): A huge challenge.

1 (11.1%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

3 (33.3%): Not a serious challenge.

4 (44.4%): A little bit of a challenge.

1 (11.1%): A moderately serious challenge.

1 (11.1%): A huge challenge.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

4 (44.4%): Not a serious challenge.

2 (22.2%): A little bit of a challenge.

1 (11.1%): A moderately serious challenge.

2 (22.2%): A huge challenge.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

2 (22.2%): Not a serious challenge.

- (0.0%): A little bit of a challenge.

5 (55.6%): A moderately serious challenge.

2 (22.2%): A huge challenge.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

2 (22.2%): Not a serious challenge.

4 (44.4%): A little bit of a challenge.

- (0.0%): A moderately serious challenge.

2 (22.2%): A huge challenge.

1 (11.1%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

8 (88.9%): Not a serious challenge.

- (0.0%): A little bit of a challenge.

1 (11.1%): A moderately serious challenge.

- (0.0%): A huge challenge.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

6 (66.7%): Not a serious challenge.

2 (22.2%): A little bit of a challenge.

1 (11.1%): A moderately serious challenge.

- (0.0%): A huge challenge.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

2 (22.2%): Not a serious challenge.

6 (66.7%): A little bit of a challenge.

- (0.0%): A moderately serious challenge.

1 (11.1%): A huge challenge.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

5 (55.6%): Not a serious challenge.

4 (44.4%): A little bit of a challenge.

- (0.0%): A moderately serious challenge.

- (0.0%): A huge challenge.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

3 (33.3%): Not a serious challenge.

1 (11.1%): A little bit of a challenge.

1 (11.1%): A moderately serious challenge.

4 (44.4%): A huge challenge.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

5 (55.6%): Not a serious challenge.

1 (11.1%): A little bit of a challenge.

1 (11.1%): A moderately serious challenge.

- (0.0%): A huge challenge.

2 (22.2%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

6 (66.7%): Not a serious challenge.

2 (22.2%): A little bit of a challenge.

1 (11.1%): A moderately serious challenge.

- (0.0%): A huge challenge.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

4 (44.4%): Not a serious challenge.

3 (33.3%): A little bit of a challenge.

1 (11.1%): A moderately serious challenge.

1 (11.1%): A huge challenge.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

4 (44.4%): Not a serious challenge.

2 (22.2%): A little bit of a challenge.

1 (11.1%): A moderately serious challenge.

1 (11.1%): A huge challenge.

1 (11.1%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): The resources do not exist locally.

1 (11.1%): The resources exist but we have not used them.

- (0.0%): We have used these resources but they were not helpful.

6 (66.7%): We have used these resources and they were very helpful.

2 (22.2%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): The resources do not exist locally.

3 (33.3%): The resources exist but we have not used them.

1 (11.1%): We have used these resources but they were not helpful.

3 (33.3%): We have used these resources and they were very helpful.

2 (22.2%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): The resources do not exist locally.

3 (33.3%): The resources exist but we have not used them.

- (0.0%): We have used these resources but they were not helpful.

4 (44.4%): We have used these resources and they were very helpful.

2 (22.2%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

1 (11.1%): The resources do not exist locally.

1 (11.1%): The resources exist but we have not used them.

- (0.0%): We have used these resources but they were not helpful.

3 (33.3%): We have used these resources and they were very helpful.

4 (44.4%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): The resources do not exist locally.

1 (11.1%): The resources exist but we have not used them.

- (0.0%): We have used these resources but they were not helpful.

- (0.0%): We have used these resources and they were very helpful.

8 (88.9%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): The resources do not exist locally.

4 (44.4%): The resources exist but we have not used them.

- (0.0%): We have used these resources but they were not helpful.

3 (33.3%): We have used these resources and they were very helpful.

2 (22.2%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

2 (22.2%): The resources do not exist locally.

4 (44.4%): The resources exist but we have not used them.

- (0.0%): We have used these resources but they were not helpful.

- (0.0%): We have used these resources and they were very helpful.

3 (33.3%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

1 (11.1%): The resources do not exist locally.

4 (44.4%): The resources exist but we have not used them.

- (0.0%): We have used these resources but they were not helpful.

2 (22.2%): We have used these resources and they were very helpful.

2 (22.2%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): The resources do not exist locally.

6 (66.7%): The resources exist but we have not used them.

- (0.0%): We have used these resources but they were not helpful.

- (0.0%): We have used these resources and they were very helpful.

3 (33.3%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): The resources do not exist locally.

1 (11.1%): The resources exist but we have not used them.

1 (11.1%): We have used these resources but they were not helpful.

1 (11.1%): We have used these resources and they were very helpful.

6 (66.7%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): The resources do not exist locally.

2 (22.2%): The resources exist but we have not used them.

1 (11.1%): We have used these resources but they were not helpful.

1 (11.1%): We have used these resources and they were very helpful.

5 (55.6%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): The resources do not exist locally.

2 (22.2%): The resources exist but we have not used them.

2 (22.2%): We have used these resources but they were not helpful.

1 (11.1%): We have used these resources and they were very helpful.

4 (44.4%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

2 (22.2%): The resources do not exist locally.

4 (44.4%): The resources exist but we have not used them.

- (0.0%): We have used these resources but they were not helpful.

2 (22.2%): We have used these resources and they were very helpful.

1 (11.1%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): The resources do not exist locally.

5 (55.6%): The resources exist but we have not used them.

1 (11.1%): We have used these resources but they were not helpful.

2 (22.2%): We have used these resources and they were very helpful.

1 (11.1%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): The resources do not exist locally.

- (0.0%): The resources exist but we have not used them.

1 (11.1%): We have used these resources but they were not helpful.

7 (77.8%): We have used these resources and they were very helpful.

1 (11.1%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): The resources do not exist locally.

2 (22.2%): The resources exist but we have not used them.

1 (11.1%): We have used these resources but they were not helpful.

5 (55.6%): We have used these resources and they were very helpful.

1 (11.1%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

2 (22.2%): yes

7 (77.8%): no

Number of participants: 2

1 (50.0%): Retained Earnings and Bootstrapping

- (0.0%): Debt

- (0.0%): Convertible Debt

- (0.0%): Equity

- (0.0%): Royalty

- (0.0%): Licensing Agreement

1 (50.0%): Other

Number of participants: 5

3 (60.0%): Confident

1 (20.0%): Not Confident

1 (20.0%): Unsure

Number of participants: 9

5 (55.6%): I have not sought this type of capital for my business.

1 (11.1%): I sought this type of capital, but did not receive it.

1 (11.1%): I sought this type of capital, and received a small amount.

1 (11.1%): I sought this type of capital, and it was significant.

1 (11.1%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

4 (44.4%): I have not sought this type of capital for my business.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, but did not receive it.

4 (44.4%): I sought this type of capital, and received a small amount.

1 (11.1%): I sought this type of capital, and it was significant.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

3 (33.3%): I have not sought this type of capital for my business.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, but did not receive it.

2 (22.2%): I sought this type of capital, and received a small amount.

4 (44.4%): I sought this type of capital, and it was significant.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

3 (33.3%): I have not sought this type of capital for my business.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, but did not receive it.

2 (22.2%): I sought this type of capital, and received a small amount.

1 (11.1%): I sought this type of capital, and it was significant.

3 (33.3%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

7 (77.8%): I have not sought this type of capital for my business.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, but did not receive it.

1 (11.1%): I sought this type of capital, and received a small amount.

1 (11.1%): I sought this type of capital, and it was significant.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

- (0.0%): I have not sought this type of capital for my business.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, but did not receive it.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, and received a small amount.

9 (100.0%): I sought this type of capital, and it was significant.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

9 (100.0%): I have not sought this type of capital for my business.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, but did not receive it.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, and received a small amount.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, and it was significant.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

9 (100.0%): I have not sought this type of capital for my business.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, but did not receive it.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, and received a small amount.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, and it was significant.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

9 (100.0%): I have not sought this type of capital for my business.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, but did not receive it.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, and received a small amount.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, and it was significant.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

8 (88.9%): I have not sought this type of capital for my business.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, but did not receive it.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, and received a small amount.

1 (11.1%): I sought this type of capital, and it was significant.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

9 (100.0%): I have not sought this type of capital for my business.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, but did not receive it.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, and received a small amount.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, and it was significant.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

9 (100.0%): I have not sought this type of capital for my business.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, but did not receive it.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, and received a small amount.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, and it was significant.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

8 (88.9%): I have not sought this type of capital for my business.

1 (11.1%): I sought this type of capital, but did not receive it.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, and received a small amount.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, and it was significant.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 9

8 (88.9%): I have not sought this type of capital for my business.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, but did not receive it.

1 (11.1%): I sought this type of capital, and received a small amount.

- (0.0%): I sought this type of capital, and it was significant.

- (0.0%): I don’t know.

Number of participants: 7

2 (28.6%): Corporation

4 (57.1%): Limited Liability Company

1 (14.3%): Assumed Business Name/DBA

- (0.0%): Coop

- (0.0%): Nonprofit

- (0.0%): Other

Number of participants: 8

- (0.0%): Startup (operating less than 1 year)

1 (12.5%): Growing (2 or more years of growing sales)

5 (62.5%): Steady

2 (25.0%): Shrinking (2 or more years of contracting sales)

Number of participants: 8

- (0.0%): Less than one year

1 (12.5%): One to five years

1 (12.5%): Six to ten years

3 (37.5%): Eleven to twenty years

3 (37.5%): Twenty-one to fifty years

- (0.0%): More than fifty years

Number of participants: 7

- (0.0%): less than $50,000

- (0.0%): $50,000 to <$100,000

2 (28.6%): $100,000 to <$250,000

- (0.0%): $250,000 to <$500,000

2 (28.6%): $500,000 to <$1 Million

3 (42.9%): $1Million to <$5Million

- (0.0%): >$5Million

Number of participants: 1

- (0.0%): Minority Business Enterprise

1 (100.0%): Women Business Enterprise

- (0.0%): Emerging Small Business

- (0.0%): Disadvantaged Business Enterprise

- (0.0%): Enterprise Servicing Disabled Veterans