Business Survey 2008

1. Your Business

1. What is your business? (e.g., panel beater, accountant, manufacturer - please be as specific as possible)

2. What is your position in the business?

Director/owner	Manager	Other
Administration	Supervisor/Foreman

3. Your business is described as...

Independently owned and operated	A subsidiary or branch company
A head office company	other (please specify)
A franchise

4. Do you operate your business from home (this means not working from a commercial office or premises)?

Yes

5. If in commercial premises are they…

Leased

Owned

6. How many people work in the business? (Please include yourself).

Full Time		Part Time
Both

7. How long has this business been operating?

8. What is the approximate annual turnover from your business? (Please tick one box only).

$50,000 or less	$150,001 - $250,000	$1,000,000 or More
$50,001 - $100,000	$150,001 - $500,001
$100,001 - $150,000	$500,001 - $1,000,000

2. 2008 Business issues

9. Please respond to all questions. What effect are the following 24 issues having on your business and how would you rate them in terms of impact from 1 (Not at all) to 6 (a significant amount)? Please circle Not Applicable (N/A) if question does not apply.

		Not at all					A significant amount
1)	Payroll tax	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
2)	Stamp duty	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
3)	Energy costs	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
4)	Government procurement - lowest cost policy	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
5)	Market domination of major supply chains	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
6)	Current retail trading hours	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
7)	Union power	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
8)	Labour shortage	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
9)	Current liquor licensing laws	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
10)	Current laws regarding restitution and compensation for victims of crime	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
11)	Fuel costs	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
12)	Slowness of 457 work visas	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
13)	Lack of a standard workplace agreement	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
14)	Proposed revised federal IR laws	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
15)	Union access to your premises	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
16)	Crime - white collar or fraud	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
17)	Crime – break-ins and general security	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
18)	Day light saving	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
19)	Lack of State government support for business	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
20)	Superannuation contributions	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
21)	Workers Compensation Insurance	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
22)	Government Red Tape - State	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
23)	Government Red Tape - Federal	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
24)	Overall State government impact on your business	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A

10. What would you like to see done about any of the above issues, for example relaxation of the current retail trading hours, reduction in payroll tax for businesses with salaries under a specific amount?

11. Are there any other issues that have not been mentioned above that are currently affecting your business?

3. Emplyment and training in your business

12. Please respond to all questions. What methods of training have you experienced?

A)	Workshop/Seminar	Yes	No
B)	Internet based - online	Yes	No
C)	TAFE	Yes	No
D)	Self paced computer based CDs	Yes	No
E)	Mentor	Yes	No
F)	University	Yes	No
G)	Private Institution (i.e. AIM)	Yes	No

13. Please respond to all questions. What methods of training have you experienced and how would you rate them in terms of effectiveness from 1 (Not Effective) and 6 (Very Effective)? Please circle Not Applicable (N/A) if question does not apply.

		Not Effective					Very Effective
a)	Workshop/Seminar	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
b)	Internet based - online	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
c)	TAFE	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
d)	Self paced computer based CDs	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
e)	Mentor	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
f)	University	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A
g)	Private Institution (i.e. AIM)	1	2	3	4	5	6	N/A

14. What is your employment preference? (Please tick one box only).

People who are already fully trained
People who I can train myself
Depends on the position

15. How much do you budget for training each year?

Nothing	$1,001 - $5,000	>$20,000
<$500	$5,001 - $10,000
$501 - $1,000	$10,001 - $20,000

4. About You

16. Are you….?

Male Female

17. What is your age?

5. Finally

The Combined Small Business Alliance (CoSBA) is interested in your opinions on doing business in Western Australia. We would like to provide you with the opportunity to tell us what you think about issues impacting on your business. Your feedback helps us to shape future business policy. Would you like to take part in an in-depth discussion on the business issues covered in this survey and any others issues you care to raise?

Yes (If yes, please ensure you complete your details below)
No

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Thank you for your time and participation in this questionnaire