Business Questionnaire

If you require assistance to complete this Questionnaire, please call Lesley Mitchelmore 01245 225111.
(Office opening hours, Monday to Friday 9.15-1.00pm .)

The information you give us will only be used in the preparation of the Danbury Neighbourhood Plan. Individual details and responses will not be shared with any agency or organisation whatsoever.

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* 1. Name of the business

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* 2. What type of business is this?

Sole trader

Partnership

Limited Company

Franchise

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What is your role in the business?

Owner

Partner

Director

Manager

Employee

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 4. In what type of premises is this business (mostly) based?

At home

It operates from my home but carry out work at the customer's premises

In Danbury in premises or space leased by the business

In Danbury in premises or space owned by the business

Our presence in Danbury is mostly 'virtual'

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* 5. How would you classify this business?

Farming and agriculture

Mineral extraction

Building & Construction services

Retail - mostly food

Retail - mostly non-food

Pubs, restaurant, cafes etc

Repair or manufacturing

Professional services (e.g. IT, business services, consultancy etc.)

Hair & beauty services

Community Services (Council services, Medical & Health services etc)

Creative / Artistic

Sports & Leisure

Real Estate

Tourism

Charity outlet

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How many people are employed in the business?
(Please count both full-time and part-time employees)

2-3

4-5

6-10

11-25

Over 25

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* 7. How many people who work for the business live in Danbury?
(Please count both full-time and part-time employees)

2-3

4-5

6-10

11-25

Over 25

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* 8. How easy do you find it to recruit staff

1 (Difficult)

5 (No problem at all)

N/A

1 (Difficult)

5 (No problem at all)

N/A

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* 9. Approximately how many years has the business been in Danbury?

1st Year

2-5

6-10

11-25

Over 25

Don't Know or N/A

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* 10. Where does your business trade?
(You can select more than one answer)

Locally (within 20 miles of Danbury)

Nationally

Internationally

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* 11. How important is the internet to your business's success?

1 (Not important)

5 (Essential)

1 (Not important)

5 (Essential)

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* 12. How important is mobile phone reception to your business's success?

1 (Not important)

5 (Essential)

1 (Not important)

5 (Essential)

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* 13. How does the quality of the Danbury infrastructure affect your business?

	Rarely a problem	An occasional irritation	Often a problem	N/A
Electricity supply	Electricity supply Rarely a problem	Electricity supply An occasional irritation	Electricity supply Often a problem	Electricity supply N/A
Water supply / pressure	Water supply / pressure Rarely a problem	Water supply / pressure An occasional irritation	Water supply / pressure Often a problem	Water supply / pressure N/A
Drainage or sewage	Drainage or sewage Rarely a problem	Drainage or sewage An occasional irritation	Drainage or sewage Often a problem	Drainage or sewage N/A
Gas supply	Gas supply Rarely a problem	Gas supply An occasional irritation	Gas supply Often a problem	Gas supply N/A
Mobile reception	Mobile reception Rarely a problem	Mobile reception An occasional irritation	Mobile reception Often a problem	Mobile reception N/A
Internet speed or reliability	Internet speed or reliability Rarely a problem	Internet speed or reliability An occasional irritation	Internet speed or reliability Often a problem	Internet speed or reliability N/A
Parking space for employees or customers	Parking space for employees or customers Rarely a problem	Parking space for employees or customers An occasional irritation	Parking space for employees or customers Often a problem	Parking space for employees or customers N/A
Ease of travel to or parking in the village centre	Ease of travel to or parking in the village centre Rarely a problem	Ease of travel to or parking in the village centre An occasional irritation	Ease of travel to or parking in the village centre Often a problem	Ease of travel to or parking in the village centre N/A
Traffic congestion in Danbury	Traffic congestion in Danbury Rarely a problem	Traffic congestion in Danbury An occasional irritation	Traffic congestion in Danbury Often a problem	Traffic congestion in Danbury N/A
Public transport to get employees to and from Danbury	Public transport to get employees to and from Danbury Rarely a problem	Public transport to get employees to and from Danbury An occasional irritation	Public transport to get employees to and from Danbury Often a problem	Public transport to get employees to and from Danbury N/A

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* 14. What would help your business to develop and thrive during the next 15 years?
Please restrict your answer to approx. 25 words)

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* 15. To what extent are the following important for the business being in Danbury?

	Not significant	Some significance	Very significant	N/A
It's where the owner or a key employee lives!	It's where the owner or a key employee lives! Not significant	It's where the owner or a key employee lives! Some significance	It's where the owner or a key employee lives! Very significant	It's where the owner or a key employee lives! N/A
It's central to our customer base	It's central to our customer base Not significant	It's central to our customer base Some significance	It's central to our customer base Very significant	It's central to our customer base N/A
It's near important suppliers	It's near important suppliers Not significant	It's near important suppliers Some significance	It's near important suppliers Very significant	It's near important suppliers N/A
It's near good virtual office or meeting facilities	It's near good virtual office or meeting facilities Not significant	It's near good virtual office or meeting facilities Some significance	It's near good virtual office or meeting facilities Very significant	It's near good virtual office or meeting facilities N/A
There's a local post-office	There's a local post-office Not significant	There's a local post-office Some significance	There's a local post-office Very significant	There's a local post-office N/A
There are informal eating places where one can talk business	There are informal eating places where one can talk business Not significant	There are informal eating places where one can talk business Some significance	There are informal eating places where one can talk business Very significant	There are informal eating places where one can talk business N/A
Passing trade from the A414 or other local villages	Passing trade from the A414 or other local villages Not significant	Passing trade from the A414 or other local villages Some significance	Passing trade from the A414 or other local villages Very significant	Passing trade from the A414 or other local villages N/A
The availability of skilled local workforce	The availability of skilled local workforce Not significant	The availability of skilled local workforce Some significance	The availability of skilled local workforce Very significant	The availability of skilled local workforce N/A
Attractive rural setting	Attractive rural setting Not significant	Attractive rural setting Some significance	Attractive rural setting Very significant	Attractive rural setting N/A
Does not depend on being in Danbury	Does not depend on being in Danbury Not significant	Does not depend on being in Danbury Some significance	Does not depend on being in Danbury Very significant	Does not depend on being in Danbury N/A

Other (please specify)

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* 16. To what extent might the following be an issue if the business wants to expand?
(Please leave blank if no growth is likely)

	Not likely to be a problem	Quite likely to be a problem	Very likely to be a problem
Lack of appropriate premises in Danbury	Lack of appropriate premises in Danbury Not likely to be a problem	Lack of appropriate premises in Danbury Quite likely to be a problem	Lack of appropriate premises in Danbury Very likely to be a problem
Lack of land to expand existing business premises	Lack of land to expand existing business premises Not likely to be a problem	Lack of land to expand existing business premises Quite likely to be a problem	Lack of land to expand existing business premises Very likely to be a problem
Lack of adequate transport infrastructure	Lack of adequate transport infrastructure Not likely to be a problem	Lack of adequate transport infrastructure Quite likely to be a problem	Lack of adequate transport infrastructure Very likely to be a problem

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* 17. Should the Neighbourhood Plan encourage more employment in Danbury?

Yes

Don't know

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* 18. Should the Danbury Neighbourhood Plan encourage working from home?

Yes

Don't know

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* 19. What types of land should be allocated for employment purposes?
(You can select more than one answer)

Existing buildings

Brownfield sites (previously developed)

Redundant farm buildings

Greenfield land (previously undeveloped)

Other (please specify)

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* 20. Are the rules preventing Change of Use a Benefit?

Yes

Don't know

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* 21. How do you rate Danbury as a place to operate a business from?

1 (Poor)

5 (Excellent)

1 (Poor)

5 (Excellent)

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* 22. Do you find there are any other constraints on operating your business in Danbury?

Yes

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* 23. If so, please give details
(Please restrict your answer to approx. 25 words)

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* 24. Does your business have any active contact with local schools, colleges or universities?
(e.g. Mentoring, work experience, apprenticeships, internships, careers information, mock interviews etc.)

	Yes	No	No, but might consider
Schools	Schools Yes	Schools No	Schools No, but might consider
Colleges	Colleges Yes	Colleges No	Colleges No, but might consider
Universities	Universities Yes	Universities No	Universities No, but might consider

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* 25. What ONE thing would most make Danbury more attractive to business start-ups or expansion?
(Please restrict your answer to approx. 25 words)

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* 26. Are there additional business services that you would like to see available in Danbury? If so - what are they?
(Please enter each service in a separate box below)

Service 1

Service 2

Service 3

Thank you for taking the time and trouble to complete this questionnaire.

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* 1. Name of the business

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* 2. What type of business is this?

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* 3. What is your role in the business?

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* 4. In what type of premises is this business (mostly) based?

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* 5. How would you classify this business?

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* 6. How many people are employed in the business?(Please count both full-time and part-time employees)

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* 7. How many people who work for the business live in Danbury?(Please count both full-time and part-time employees)

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* 8. How easy do you find it to recruit staff

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* 9. Approximately how many years has the business been in Danbury?

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* 10. Where does your business trade?(You can select more than one answer)

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* 11. How important is the internet to your business's success?

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* 12. How important is mobile phone reception to your business's success?

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* 13. How does the quality of the Danbury infrastructure affect your business?

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* 14. What would help your business to develop and thrive during the next 15 years?Please restrict your answer to approx. 25 words)

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* 15. To what extent are the following important for the business being in Danbury?

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* 16. To what extent might the following be an issue if the business wants to expand?(Please leave blank if no growth is likely)

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* 17. Should the Neighbourhood Plan encourage more employment in Danbury?

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* 18. Should the Danbury Neighbourhood Plan encourage working from home?

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* 19. What types of land should be allocated for employment purposes?(You can select more than one answer)

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* 20. Are the rules preventing Change of Use a Benefit?

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* 21. How do you rate Danbury as a place to operate a business from?

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* 22. Do you find there are any other constraints on operating your business in Danbury?

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* 23. If so, please give details(Please restrict your answer to approx. 25 words)

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* 24. Does your business have any active contact with local schools, colleges or universities?(e.g. Mentoring, work experience, apprenticeships, internships, careers information, mock interviews etc.)

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* 25. What ONE thing would most make Danbury more attractive to business start-ups or expansion?(Please restrict your answer to approx. 25 words)

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* 26. Are there additional business services that you would like to see available in Danbury? If so - what are they?(Please enter each service in a separate box below)

* 6. How many people are employed in the business?
(Please count both full-time and part-time employees)

* 7. How many people who work for the business live in Danbury?
(Please count both full-time and part-time employees)

* 10. Where does your business trade?
(You can select more than one answer)

* 14. What would help your business to develop and thrive during the next 15 years?
Please restrict your answer to approx. 25 words)

* 16. To what extent might the following be an issue if the business wants to expand?
(Please leave blank if no growth is likely)

* 19. What types of land should be allocated for employment purposes?
(You can select more than one answer)

* 23. If so, please give details
(Please restrict your answer to approx. 25 words)

* 24. Does your business have any active contact with local schools, colleges or universities?
(e.g. Mentoring, work experience, apprenticeships, internships, careers information, mock interviews etc.)

* 25. What ONE thing would most make Danbury more attractive to business start-ups or expansion?
(Please restrict your answer to approx. 25 words)

* 26. Are there additional business services that you would like to see available in Danbury? If so - what are they?
(Please enter each service in a separate box below)