Greater Birmingham Quarterly Business Report Q1 2018

The Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce's Quarterly Business Report offers an up to date snapshot of the performance of the Greater Birmingham business community.  The following questions provide the data which underpins the report and are key to us understanding the "health" of local businesses.

The survey should only take three minutes to complete and all answers will remain confidential.  

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* 1. How many people do you employ in Greater Birmingham?

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* 2. Are you currently operating at full capacity?

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* 3. What is your main business activity?

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* 4. During the past 3 months have your UK sales/bookings:

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* 5. During the past 3 months has your UK sales/bookings forecast:

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* 6. Do you export your goods or services?

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* 7. During the past 3 months have your exports:

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* 8. During the past 3 months has your exports forecast:

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* 9. During the past 3 months has your:

  Decreased Remained constant Increased
Cashflow
Investment plans for plant/machinery/capital
Investment plans for training

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* 10. During the next 12 months do you expect the following to:

  Decrease Remain constant Increase
Turnover
Profitability

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* 11. Is your business suffering pressures to raise prices from:

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* 12. Over the next 3 months do you expect your prices to:

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* 13. During the past 3 months has your workforce:

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* 14. Have you tried to recruit staff during the past 3 months?

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* 15. If yes, were they for:

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* 16. Did you experience any difficulties finding suitable staff?

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* 17. If yes, for which categories of employee (please tick all that apply):

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* 18. What difficulties did you experience in recruiting?

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* 19. Over the next 3 months do you expect your workforce to:

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* 20. If you expect your workforce to increase, which category of employee do you envisage recruiting?

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* 21. Please provide a short summary of the roles you expect to recruit for

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* 22. Which of the following factors have become more of a concern to your business than 3 months ago?

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* 23. What is currently your principal business concern? e.g. salary increases, competition

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* 24. Who do you use for business support? e.g. Chamber, Growth Hub, International Hub

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* 25. Are you a Chamber member?

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* 26. If yes, which Chamber is your business a member of?

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* 27. As a non-member, would you like to receive information in the future from the GBCC Policy Team on the QBR Survey and QBR Events

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* 28. To receive a summary of the findings, please provide your contact details. Information you provide will remain confidential.

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* 29. The Government is currently consulting on a new Aviation Strategy that  will set out a long term vision for the sector to 2050 and beyond. This includes maximising the use of existing airport capacity, surface access and addressing the impact of aviation on local communities and the environment. Prior to responding to this consultation, the GBCC is working with Birmingham Airport  (BHX) in order to understand the views of the business community on the following two key areas to inform their response:

 To what extent do you agree that Birmingham Airport plays a vital role in supporting the businesses and economy of the West Midlands region?

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* 30. The Government is currently consulting on the future Aviation Strategy which states that we should maximise the use of existing airport capacity. Do you agree that BHX should maximise the use of its existing single runway in order to further support the regional economy?

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* 31. CSR City was established in February 2015 in a bid to promote Corporate Social Responsibility to businesses in Birmingham

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* 32. Please provide your contact details if you would like to receive more details on the CSR City Programme

The GBCC is working with the West Midlands Mayor's Business Advisory Group on a survey which covers Apprenticeships and Training. Please proceed to the next page to answer these additional questions.

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