Business Climate Survey - Spring 2021 Question Title Thank you for taking the time to complete this short survey focusing on business confidence. The survey will take just a couple of minutes to complete and your answers will help to foster an understanding of the current business climate. Question Title * 1. Which industry does your business operate in? Agriculture and farming Construction Digital and tech Entertainment and leisure Food and drink Health and social care Hospitality Manufacturing Marketing and advertising Professional services Property Retail Transport and logistics Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. Where is your business based? Harrogate Knaresborough Leeds Ripon Sheffield Wetherby York Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. What is your current job role? Business owner Director Manager Employee Question Title * 4. How confident are you about the future of your own business over the following periods? Not at all confident Not very confident Neutral Confident Very confident Undecided The next 3 months The next 3 months Not at all confident The next 3 months Not very confident The next 3 months Neutral The next 3 months Confident The next 3 months Very confident The next 3 months Undecided The next 6 months The next 6 months Not at all confident The next 6 months Not very confident The next 6 months Neutral The next 6 months Confident The next 6 months Very confident The next 6 months Undecided The 12 months The 12 months Not at all confident The 12 months Not very confident The 12 months Neutral The 12 months Confident The 12 months Very confident The 12 months Undecided 2022 and beyond 2022 and beyond Not at all confident 2022 and beyond Not very confident 2022 and beyond Neutral 2022 and beyond Confident 2022 and beyond Very confident 2022 and beyond Undecided Question Title * 5. Thinking beyond your own business, how confident are you about the future of other business and the wider business community over the following periods? Not at all confident Not very confident Neutral Confident Very confident Undecided The next 3 months The next 3 months Not at all confident The next 3 months Not very confident The next 3 months Neutral The next 3 months Confident The next 3 months Very confident The next 3 months Undecided The next 6 months The next 6 months Not at all confident The next 6 months Not very confident The next 6 months Neutral The next 6 months Confident The next 6 months Very confident The next 6 months Undecided The 12 months The 12 months Not at all confident The 12 months Not very confident The 12 months Neutral The 12 months Confident The 12 months Very confident The 12 months Undecided 2022 and beyond 2022 and beyond Not at all confident 2022 and beyond Not very confident 2022 and beyond Neutral 2022 and beyond Confident 2022 and beyond Very confident 2022 and beyond Undecided Question Title * 6. On Monday 22nd February, Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out a roadmap out of lockdown. What impact has this had on your business confidence? Substantially decreased confidence Decreased confidence No impact on confidence Increased confidence Substantially increased confidence Question Title * 7. Thinking about your experiences in business, overall how well do you feel that the UK Government has handled the circumstances arising from the Coronavirus Pandemic? Very poorly Poorly Adequately Well Very well Question Title * 8. What steps would you like to see taken next? Question Title * 9. Finally, are there any other comments you would like to add relating to your business, the current climate and confidence? Question Title * 10. Once results have been collated, Berwins will make findings available to contacts as part of the firm’s ongoing communications. If you would like to receive email updates from Berwins including results of this survey, please enter your email address below. Responses to the survey will be treated confidentially to the extent that the provider of information can be identified. This confidential survey will be used by Berwins generally for the purposes of its own marketing, market analysis and to inform product development strategies. We may identify general trends and produce reports detailing such findings on an anonymous basis which may then be made available to the media for their onward publication. An overview report may also be made available to those survey participants who have requested this information expressly. Any personal information you may provide by completing this survey will be handled in line with Berwins' privacy policy, including but not limited to maintaining the accuracy of information we already hold or to send you marketing, which can be found at berwins.co.uk/privacy. Done