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To take BKR International forward for the next 10 years as an organisation fit for its members

This survey will help us develop a strategy to ensure BKR International provides what you need. As a membership organisation BKR International exists for its members and your input is vital to ensure we develop in the right direction over the next 10 years. The guidance you provide in the survey is critical to how we grow. There will be an opportunity to discuss this with our Consultant, James Hickey, at our Regional Meetings in May and June, along with Tim and Graeme.  Many thanks for your input in advance.

Graeme Boake, Chair       
Marycris Oplas, Vice Chair                   
Tim Morris, CEO

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* 1. Name of person completing form

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* 2. Name of your firm

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* 3. Most recent turnover/total revenue of your firm (US$)

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* 4. Staffing (please enter your total number in the following categories)

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* 5. Please enter the number of partners you have in each of the following age brackets:

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* 6. What were the main reasons why your firm decided to join BKR International (order of preference)

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Protect/retain your existing client base
Receive referrals
Increase your national/international reach
Create a point of differentiation to your competitors
Directly to drive new business
Peer-to-peer benchmarking/leadership learning and support
Support talent attraction, development and retention within your firm

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* 7. Are the benefits and value your firm receives from membership different to those you expected before becoming a member

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* 8. How strongly do you agree with the following statement: (1-5 ranking)


‘Looking to continue to maintain our independence was a key reason for joining BKR International’

1 Strongly Disagree 5 Strongly Agree
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* 9. What metrics do you use to rate your return on investment value to your membership of BKR (select as many as relevant):

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* 10. Would your firm like to see more member services provided by BKR International? (Select as many as relevant)

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* 11. Would your firm be prepared to pay more to receive additional services and benefits from your BKR International membership?

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* 12. How strongly do you agree with the following statement: 

‘I would definitely recommend other firms to join BKR International’.

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Servicing client needs:

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* 13. When you survey your clients do you ask whether they understand/value your BKR International membership?

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* 14. Please list the top 5 countries outside of your own where your clients have current business interests

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* 15. Please list any countries where you think your client base might have future needs

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* 16. Do you believe that BKR International members need to work more closely together including sharing resources and developing aligned working practices and procedures?

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* 17. Should BKR International broaden its professional scope to include a wider offering of service providers organisations (such as other alliances of professional service firms – e.g. a legal, marketing, technology or human resources alliance)?

Meetings & Conferences:

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* 18. As we look to develop our meetings program to increase networking, learning and development opportunities within the association, which of the follow you do you agree with:

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a return to face-to-face meetings
a blend of face-to-face and virtual meetings
I or one of my colleagues would like to present at a future event
more external speakers/content
have existing and potential clients attend all or part of our events
to combine our events with other outside events (e.g. AICPA Engage, World Congress of Accountants, Accountex, other non-competing professional service networks/alliances)
be prepared to pay extra for specific programs where external speakers and trainers are used

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* 19. Which of the following would you like to see in terms of future content (put in order or n/a)

  Put in order or select N/A
Practice Management/Leadership
Business Development
Industry/Commercial insights
Technical
Development of either industry/sector or service focused special interest groups
Human Resources/Talent Management
Marketing/Branding
Motivational/Wellbeing
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Sustainability
Soft skills training for your staff
Staff training and development
Other

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* 20. Which type(s) of meeting do you think bring the most value to you and your firm? (Please rank in order of preference)

  Please put in order or select NA
Special Interest (either at a practice, sector and/or industry level)
Local/Sub-regional
Regional
International
Your thoughts on BKR International:

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* 21. What would be your response if you were asked, ‘what makes BKR International different’? (open text)

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* 22. What do see as the greatest opportunity for BKR International to deliver greater value to its members and the clients they serve? (open text)

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* 23. What do you believe is the greatest challenge BKR International faces to remain a relevant resource to your firm? (open text)

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* 24. Please provide a short testimonial (1 or 2 sentences) as to the benefits and value your firm gets from its membership of BKR International (open text)

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* 25. Would you be happy to be contacted to discuss the answers you’ve provided in this survey?

Thank you for completing our survey. Your time and support is much appreciated. If you have any further comments please do make them known here.

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* 26. Any further thoughts or comments

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