Doncaster Chamber Business Survey: Covid-19 Impacts

At Doncaster Chamber, we and our partners, Business Doncaster, understand that the ongoing and possible future impacts of Covid-19 are an enormous concern for everyone. Now, more than ever, we need accurate, regular information and feedback on what you are experiencing so that we can give focused, up to date information to you, and straight back to government to make sure the action and decisions they take are appropriate and effective. It will make sure that everything we do is focused on helping you.

We are keen to understand the local and sectoral impacts that the response measures to Covid-19 are having on businesses in Doncaster, and it would help us greatly if you could answer a few questions. We have tried to keep this short as we know your time is valuable.

During this period of unprecedented uncertainty and difficulty, the Chamber is committed to providing support for all businesses.

Guidance is available for members on the Chamber website www.doncaster-chamber.co.uk and if you need additional help, or are thinking of joining the Chamber, please contact us at mlawrie@doncaster-chamber.co.uk or by phone on 01302 640100.

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* 1. Name of your business?

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* 2. How many employees does your business have? (Estimate if not known, sole trader= 1)

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* 3. What area is your business located in? (Please specify)

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* 4. Is your business a member of Doncaster Chamber?

Yes

Don't know

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* 5. Which is the most appropriate sector for your business?

Manufacturing & engineering incl. engineering services

Construction

Motor Trades

Wholesale and retail

Logistics & storage, Distribution & transport incl. postal

Hospitality & food services, Accommodation

Creative, Media & marketing, Advertising

Digital, Technology, Information & communication

Financial services, banking and Insurance

Property & Real Estate

Professional, scientific and technical services (eg. accounting, legal, laboratory services)

Business administration and support services

Education

Health & Social Care

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Customer Demand

	Increased	Remain Constant	Decreased
Over the past few weeks have your current sales/bookings....	Over the past few weeks have your current sales/bookings.... Increased	Over the past few weeks have your current sales/bookings.... Remain Constant	Over the past few weeks have your current sales/bookings.... Decreased
Over the next few weeks, do you expect advance orders/bookings to...	Over the next few weeks, do you expect advance orders/bookings to... Increased	Over the next few weeks, do you expect advance orders/bookings to... Remain Constant	Over the next few weeks, do you expect advance orders/bookings to... Decreased

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* 7. Labour Force

	Increased	Remain Constant	Decreased
Over the last few weeks has your workforce...	Over the last few weeks has your workforce... Increased	Over the last few weeks has your workforce... Remain Constant	Over the last few weeks has your workforce... Decreased
Over the next few weeks, do you expect your workforce to...	Over the next few weeks, do you expect your workforce to... Increased	Over the next few weeks, do you expect your workforce to... Remain Constant	Over the next few weeks, do you expect your workforce to... Decreased

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* 8. Have you, or are you planning to furlough any of your staff?

We are not planning to furlough staff

1 - 19 employees

20 - 49 employees

50 - 100 employees

100 - 249 employees

250+ employees

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* 9. Have you, or are you planning to make any of your staff redundant?

We are not planning any staff redundancies

1 - 19 employees

20 - 49 employees

50 - 100 employees

100 - 249 employees

250+ employees

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* 10. Cashflow

	Improve	Remain the same	Worsen
During the next few weeks, do you expect your cashflow to....	During the next few weeks, do you expect your cashflow to.... Improve	During the next few weeks, do you expect your cashflow to.... Remain the same	During the next few weeks, do you expect your cashflow to.... Worsen

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* 11. Business Confidence

	Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not so confident	Not at all confident	Dont know
How confident are you about maintaining revenues and/or profitability over the next three month...	How confident are you about maintaining revenues and/or profitability over the next three month... Very confident	How confident are you about maintaining revenues and/or profitability over the next three month... Somewhat confident	How confident are you about maintaining revenues and/or profitability over the next three month... Not so confident	How confident are you about maintaining revenues and/or profitability over the next three month... Not at all confident	How confident are you about maintaining revenues and/or profitability over the next three month... Dont know

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* 12. Which of these following factors are of concern to your business?

Reduce business volume or revenue

Staff availability and/or sickness affecting capacity

Layoff staff

Exchange rates/financing costs

Working capital and cash management

Unavailability of raw materials

Higher cost of raw materials

Business rates

Lack of remote working capability

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Is Covid-19 likely to impact your choice of business premises?

No impact on our premises

We are considering moving to smaller premises

We are considering to move to larger premises

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* 14. The Government has announced a series of measurements to support businesses during any period of interruption. Which of the following measures are you aware of?

Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)

Statutory Sick Pay recovery for businesses with less than 250 employees

One-off grants of between 10,000-25,000 for eligible businesses

HMRC Time to Pay service extensions

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme- grants up to 80% for furloughed employees

Not aware of any support measures

Coronavirus self employment income support scheme

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* 15. How confident are you feeling that the above measures they will make a positive difference to your business?

Extremely confident

Very confident

Somewhat confident

Not so confident

Not at all confident

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* 16. Overall, how satisfied are you that the Government's response to the coronavirus pandemic will protect your business?

Very satisfied

Satisfied

Somewhat satisfied

Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

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* 17. What has your experience of accessing support in the form of grants or information through local bodies been like?

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* 18. What other measures have you implemented to mitigate the impacts of Covid-19 upon your business?

Role changes

Reduced hours

Different products or services

Using time to train staff

Using time to undertake administrative tasks or cleaning or other activities

Other (please specify)

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* 19. Is there anything you already do, or can do as a business to support the local business community?

We already support the local business community

We do not currently support the local business community, but could do

There's nothing further we can do to support the local business community

Please provide further details

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* 20. Is there any additional support that your business is likely to require in the near future?

Business adviser support

Legal

Health and safety

Tax

Online webinars

Other (please specify)

Doncaster Chamber Business Survey: Covid-19 Impacts

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* 1. Name of your business?

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* 2. How many employees does your business have? (Estimate if not known, sole trader= 1)

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* 3. What area is your business located in? (Please specify)

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* 4. Is your business a member of Doncaster Chamber?

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* 5. Which is the most appropriate sector for your business?

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* 6. Customer Demand

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* 7. Labour Force

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* 8. Have you, or are you planning to furlough any of your staff?

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* 9. Have you, or are you planning to make any of your staff redundant?

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* 10. Cashflow

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* 11. Business Confidence

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* 12. Which of these following factors are of concern to your business?

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* 13. Is Covid-19 likely to impact your choice of business premises?

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* 14. The Government has announced a series of measurements to support businesses during any period of interruption. Which of the following measures are you aware of?

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* 15. How confident are you feeling that the above measures they will make a positive difference to your business?

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* 16. Overall, how satisfied are you that the Government's response to the coronavirus pandemic will protect your business?

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* 17. What has your experience of accessing support in the form of grants or information through local bodies been like?

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* 18. What other measures have you implemented to mitigate the impacts of Covid-19 upon your business?

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* 19. Is there anything you already do, or can do as a business to support the local business community?

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* 20. Is there any additional support that your business is likely to require in the near future?

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* 21. If you have any further comments please add them here...