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Linking research questions to survey questions

Research question	Relevant survey questions
1. What role do socio-cultural factors play in influencing the entrepreneurial motivations of Irish women?	What was your motivation to start your current business?
	Prior to setting up your current business, what was your previous occupation?
2. How do women entrepreneurs perceive the effectiveness of support from Enterprise Ireland in meeting their specific needs?	Five questions about respondents’ satisfaction with EI funding supports and navigation of EI processes
	What EI non-funding mechanism has been of most benefit to you?
	What has Enterprise Ireland done well for women entrepreneurs?
	What could Enterprise Ireland do better for women entrepreneurs?
3. What specific challenges and enablers within the Irish entrepreneurial ecosystem impact women’s business ventures, and how do agency supports like Enterprise Ireland, societal norms, gender biases, and policy frameworks contribute to these conditions?	When you were setting up your company, where did you start to look for support?
	Two questions about skills programmes and types of Enterprise Ireland sills programs
	Ranking importance of peer-to-peer network
	What is the biggest challenge in business that you are currently facing?

Research question	Relevant survey questions
1. What role do socio-cultural factors play in influencing the entrepreneurial motivations of Irish women?	What was your motivation to start your current business?
	Prior to setting up your current business, what was your previous occupation?
2. How do women entrepreneurs perceive the effectiveness of support from Enterprise Ireland in meeting their specific needs?	Five questions about respondents’ satisfaction with EI funding supports and navigation of EI processes
	What EI non-funding mechanism has been of most benefit to you?
	What has Enterprise Ireland done well for women entrepreneurs?
	What could Enterprise Ireland do better for women entrepreneurs?
3. What specific challenges and enablers within the Irish entrepreneurial ecosystem impact women’s business ventures, and how do agency supports like Enterprise Ireland, societal norms, gender biases, and policy frameworks contribute to these conditions?	When you were setting up your company, where did you start to look for support?
	Two questions about skills programmes and types of Enterprise Ireland sills programs
	Ranking importance of peer-to-peer network
	What is the biggest challenge in business that you are currently facing?

Source(s): Authors own work