Hartlepool Economic Growth and Regeneration Strategy Employer Survey

Business background

ERS has been appointed by Hartlepool Council to produce a new Economic Growth Strategy. The views of local businesses are vital in helping to shape the Strategy and so we would be grateful for 5-10 minutes of your time to complete this survey.

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* 1. Please indicate your sectoral classification:

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* 2. How long has your organisation been established in Hartlepool?

Less than a year

1-5 years

6-10 years

11-20 years

More than 20 years

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* 3. Please indicate whereabouts in Hartlepool you are based.

Town centre

Oakesway

Longhill and Sandgate

Tees Bay Retail Park

Usworth Road

Park View Estate

Sovereign Business Park

Golden Flatts

Tofts Farm East

Tofts Farm West

Hunter House

Queens Meadow Business Park

Seaton Carew

The Headland

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How many people do you employ?

1-9

10-19

20-49

50-99

100-249

250-499

500+

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* 5. Compared to three years ago how has your business fared in terms of...

	Reduced by more than 10%	Reduced by less than 10%	Stayed the same	Grown by less than 10%	Grown by more than 10%
Employment	Employment Reduced by more than 10%	Employment Reduced by less than 10%	Employment Stayed the same	Employment Grown by less than 10%	Employment Grown by more than 10%
Turnover	Turnover Reduced by more than 10%	Turnover Reduced by less than 10%	Turnover Stayed the same	Turnover Grown by less than 10%	Turnover Grown by more than 10%
Profits	Profits Reduced by more than 10%	Profits Reduced by less than 10%	Profits Stayed the same	Profits Grown by less than 10%	Profits Grown by more than 10%
EU Exports	EU Exports Reduced by more than 10%	EU Exports Reduced by less than 10%	EU Exports Stayed the same	EU Exports Grown by less than 10%	EU Exports Grown by more than 10%
Non-EU Exports	Non-EU Exports Reduced by more than 10%	Non-EU Exports Reduced by less than 10%	Non-EU Exports Stayed the same	Non-EU Exports Grown by less than 10%	Non-EU Exports Grown by more than 10%
Capital Investment	Capital Investment Reduced by more than 10%	Capital Investment Reduced by less than 10%	Capital Investment Stayed the same	Capital Investment Grown by less than 10%	Capital Investment Grown by more than 10%
Training Expenditure	Training Expenditure Reduced by more than 10%	Training Expenditure Reduced by less than 10%	Training Expenditure Stayed the same	Training Expenditure Grown by less than 10%	Training Expenditure Grown by more than 10%

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* 6. What do you expect changes to be over the next 12 months?

	Reduce by more than 10%	Reduce by less than 10%	Stay the same	Grow by less than 10%	Grow by more than 10%
Employment	Employment Reduce by more than 10%	Employment Reduce by less than 10%	Employment Stay the same	Employment Grow by less than 10%	Employment Grow by more than 10%
Turnover	Turnover Reduce by more than 10%	Turnover Reduce by less than 10%	Turnover Stay the same	Turnover Grow by less than 10%	Turnover Grow by more than 10%
Profits	Profits Reduce by more than 10%	Profits Reduce by less than 10%	Profits Stay the same	Profits Grow by less than 10%	Profits Grow by more than 10%
EU Exports	EU Exports Reduce by more than 10%	EU Exports Reduce by less than 10%	EU Exports Stay the same	EU Exports Grow by less than 10%	EU Exports Grow by more than 10%
Non-EU Exports	Non-EU Exports Reduce by more than 10%	Non-EU Exports Reduce by less than 10%	Non-EU Exports Stay the same	Non-EU Exports Grow by less than 10%	Non-EU Exports Grow by more than 10%
Capital Investment	Capital Investment Reduce by more than 10%	Capital Investment Reduce by less than 10%	Capital Investment Stay the same	Capital Investment Grow by less than 10%	Capital Investment Grow by more than 10%
Training Expenditure	Training Expenditure Reduce by more than 10%	Training Expenditure Reduce by less than 10%	Training Expenditure Stay the same	Training Expenditure Grow by less than 10%	Training Expenditure Grow by more than 10%

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* 7. Roughly, what percentage of your sales are...

To customers in Hartlepool

To customers in other parts of Tees Valley

To customers in other parts of the UK

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