What industry does your business fall into? (Example: construction, new media, human resources, writer, car dealer, etc.)
Which
of the following best describes your role in your business?
No selection made
Owner/top executive of a public corporation
Owner/top executive of a privately held
corporation
Member of a partnership
Self-employed with employees
Self-employed with no employees other than
yourself
Unemployed, working for myself until I can find a job
How
profitable is it to work for yourself?
No selection made
I make more money than I would ever make as
an employee
I make about the same as I'd make as an
employee
I make somewhat less than I'd make as an
employee
I'm discovering new ways to stretch a pound
of macaroni
How
profitable do you expect your business to be this quarter
compared to last quarter?
No selection made
Much more profitable
Somewhat more profitable
About the same
Less profitable
Much less profitable
I've closed my business, or I am about to do so
Compared
to the current quarter, how profitable do you expect your
business to be in the first quarter of 2002?
No selection made
Much more profitable
Somewhat more profitable
About the same
Less profitable
Much less profitable
I expect to have to close the business
How
long have you worked for yourself?
No selection made
Less than 1 year
1 to 3 years
4 to 5 years
More than 5 years
Do
you work full-time or part-time at your business?
No selection made
Full-time
Part-time
Would
you ever work for anyone else again?
No selection made
Yes
No
If the price were right
Which
of the following is of most concern to your business?
No selection made
Lagging sales
Inability to find good workers at a price
you can afford
Inability to find good workers at any price
High taxes
Government regulations (other than taxes)
Difficulty in securing a loan or other
financing
Other (please use the
comment section at the end of the survey)
What
effect has the Internet had on the profitability of your
business?
No selection made
My business is Internet-based. It wouldn't
exist without the Internet
My business has become more profitable
because of the Internet
The Internet has made my business less
profitable
The Internet has made no change in my
business
I don't use the Internet in my
business
What
staffing changes do you expect to make in the next 6 months?
No selection made
I don't plan any staffing changes
I plan to keep the same number of employees and use contractors when I need additional help
I plan to hire employees
I plan to hire employees and use more contractors as well
I plan to layoff employees and not replace them
I plan to layoff employees and replace them with freelancers or contractors
I plan to stop outsourcing work to freelancers and bring it in-house to save employee jobs
I plan to lay off employees and also reduce work given to freelancers and contractors
There's no work to give anyone
Do
you have health insurance?
No selection made
Yes
No
I'm covered under a spouse's policy
What
is your sex?
No selection made
Male
Female
Prefer not to Answer
What
is your age?
No selection made
Under 20
20 to 29
30 to 39
40 to 49
50 or older
What are your gross annual sales?
No selection made
Under $25,000
$25,000 to $50,000
$50,000 to $100,000
$100,000 to $500,000
$500,000 to $1,000,000
More than $1,000,000
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