Thurrock Council Online Business Survey

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The Thurrock Council Business Survey has been designed to identify the economic challenges and opportunities facing businesses in the Thurrock region, and help inform and shape the economic strategy and development activities of Thurrock Council.

The survey is aimed at understanding where businesses feel additional support could be developed, and where there may be gaps in funding.

We really appreciate you taking the time to complete.
 

1. Company Name *

 

2. Contact Name *

 

3. Position/Job Title *

 

4. How many employees does the business have in Thurrock? This is PAYE employees (does not include volunteers or contractors).  *

 

5. Now, or over the next 12 months, do you expect that your business would find it useful to have any business support or assistance in any of the following areas?

Please tick all that apply or select 'none of the above' if no options are selected.

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6. What do you perceive the barriers to be in accessing business support in Thurrock?

Please tick all that apply. Use 'other' box to detail any other barriers not already listed. Select 'no barriers/not aware of any' only if all other boxes are unticked.

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7. For each of the following business support options can you select those which you would potentially use as a business. This is not to ask whether you currently need support in this form right now, but is more for us to understand the nature of the support and methods that businesses would prefer when accessing business support.

Please tick all that apply or select 'none of the above' if no options are selected. *

 

8. Have you ever engaged with any of the following to support your business?

Please tick all that apply. Use 'other' box to detail any other organisation you have engaged to support your business, which are not already listed. Select 'none of the above' if all other boxes are unticked. *

 

9. Has the number of employees in your business increased, decreased or stayed the same over the last 12 months? *

 

10. For your business, are there any job roles or specific skills that you have had difficulty recruiting for, or envisage having difficulty recruiting for? For example, any skills gaps that you are having difficulty filling?
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11. Over the next 12 months do you expect to do any of the following? And have you also done them over the previous 12 months?

Please tick all boxes that apply.

 

Expect to do in the Next 12 MonthsHave Done in the Previous 12 MonthsNeither Expect Doing in the Next 12 Months or Have Done in the Previous 12 MonthsUnsure if Expect Doing in the Next 12 Months
Recruit Apprentices
Introduce new products / services (i.e. any new products or services that are not currently being offered).
Find new premises
Increase turnover
 

12. Over the next 12 months do you anticipate doing any of the following?

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YesNoUnsure
Recruit new employees
Upskill your workforce (i.e. any staff development, workforce development or training initiatives planned)
Adopt new technology (i.e. in the form of new IT systems like CRM / project management systems, new technology to improve or speed up your existing processes, new sales & marketing tools e.g. digital marketing tools, or any other systems to technology that is going to help improve or support the business).
Making your business more green or sustainable (i.e. through becoming more sustainable, reducing your carbon footprint, introducing new methods or systems to make your business more green, or even making your product or service offering more green).
Purchasing new capital equipment.