INTRODUCTION

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This survey is being conducted by Social Finance on behalf of Power to Change, the organisation set up to grow and support community businesses in England. For more information about Power to Change and potential funding opportunities please visit www.thepowertochange.org.uk.

The aim of the survey is to understand how your community business is developing, how much confidence you have in your business’s future, and current market trends. The results will be fed into a new public report on the community business sector and will help Power to Change make decisions about how it operates in future.

We recognise that many issues covered are nuanced and complex. If you would like to discuss any of the questions further by telephone, we would be delighted to arrange a phone call; please provide your email address at the end of the survey. To thank you for your time, you will be entered into a prize draw to win community business produce worth £50.

The survey will take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete. Thank you very much in advance for taking part.

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* 1. Power to Change is keen to maximise and share learning from this survey, and is therefore intending to publish the results anonymously online. Please tick below if you do NOT want your answers to be published anonymously online. Please note that we will not publish the name of your business, if you have provided it, without your express permission.

 
I do not want my answers to be published anonymously online.

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* 2. Do you agree with the following statement?

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My business was started by members of the local community and continues to be led by members of the local community

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* 3. Do you agree with the following statement?

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My business exists to meet a local need and is defined by its link to a local area

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* 4. Do you agree with the following statement?

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My business’s main goal is to benefit the local community, through economic, social and/or environmental means

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* 5. Do you agree with the following statement?

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My business trades in goods or services and ultimately aims to be broadly financially sustainable
THIS SURVEY IS TARGETED AT COMMUNITY BUSINESSES THAT MEET THREE OF THE ABOVE FOUR CRITERIA (Q2-Q5). PLEASE CONTINUE IF YOU TICKED 'YES' TO AT LEAST THREE OF THE ABOVE QUESTIONS.

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* 6. What region does your business operate in?

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* 7. What region does your business operate in?

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* 8. What is the postcode of the area where you are based?
(We will not use this in any public document without your express permission)

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* 9. What is the name of your community business?
(We will not use this in any public document without your express permission)

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* 10. How would you characterise the community which you serve?

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