Small businesses financing survey questions by themes
| Categories | S. No. | Questions | Dependent variable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firm characteristics | 1 | Sector and physical location | – |
| 2 | Firm age and owner age | – | |
| 3 | Gender of the owner, employees size | – | |
| 4 | Nationality of the owner | – | |
| Financing | 5 | Which of the following is the major source of finance? Retained earnings or debt or equity | Retained earnings |
| 6 | Which of the two are accessible: banks/lending institutions or venture capitalist’s/angel investments | Access to financing | |
| 7 | What are the options for financing growth of your business? | Financing growth | |
| Competition and innovation | 8 | Who are your major competitors? Local or foreign | Competition |
| 9 | How important technology/pricing/customer support | Innovation | |
| 10 | What are the constraints in internalising? Risk or individuality/being independent | Risk | |
| 11 | Do you have any expectation on the government for supporting your business? | Expectation on government | |
| 12 | Is compliance an issue? | Compliance | |
| Business choice | 13 | Which of the following is your business choice? Domestic or international | Choice |
| 14 | Do you understand the specific reason for choosing this business? Such as experience, expertise and passion independence | Experience | |
| Reasons for business failure | 15 | Why do the SMEs fallout before five years? Is it because of adaptability (managing changes or macroeconomic factors | Adaptability |
| Categories | S. No. | Questions | Dependent variable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firm characteristics | 1 | Sector and physical location | – |
| 2 | Firm age and owner age | – | |
| 3 | Gender of the owner, employees size | – | |
| 4 | Nationality of the owner | – | |
| Financing | 5 | Which of the following is the major source of finance? Retained earnings or debt or equity | Retained earnings |
| 6 | Which of the two are accessible: banks/lending institutions or venture capitalist’s/angel investments | Access to financing | |
| 7 | What are the options for financing growth of your business? | Financing growth | |
| Competition and innovation | 8 | Who are your major competitors? Local or foreign | Competition |
| 9 | How important technology/pricing/customer support | Innovation | |
| 10 | What are the constraints in internalising? Risk or individuality/being independent | Risk | |
| 11 | Do you have any expectation on the government for supporting your business? | Expectation on government | |
| 12 | Is compliance an issue? | Compliance | |
| Business choice | 13 | Which of the following is your business choice? Domestic or international | Choice |
| 14 | Do you understand the specific reason for choosing this business? Such as experience, expertise and passion independence | Experience | |
| Reasons for business failure | 15 | Why do the SMEs fallout before five years? Is it because of adaptability (managing changes or macroeconomic factors | Adaptability |
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