Country:

Firm Background & Context
Established
Employees
Start up location
Current primary location if different from start up location
Secondary locations
Main business activity		if other please specify

Business/Enterprise Formalisation
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Are your entrepreneurial and/or business activities affected by the existence of others who are working ‘off-the-books’ or cash in hand work?
... if NO why do you think this does not occur?	if other please specify
... if YES is your business affected?	Significantly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
What percentage of your sector trade is cash or 'off-the-books'	Historically (Maximum)	Currently
	%	%
Do you consider that your entrepreneurial and/or business activities have shifted from informal to formal as the activities have matured?

Contact Details
Name
Position
Phone No.
Email

Geographical Dynamics
How significant was location in establishing business		Highly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
What factor most determined your location at start up		if other please specify
*If you have relocated from now why have you moved*		Move 1 if other please specify Move 2: if other please specify
Is location now more or less significant than when you started up
How significant is proximity to other similar enterprises		Highly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
How significant is proximity to your market		Highly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all

Cultivating Entrepreneurship
What were your main motivations for starting the business (select as most significant 3)	Increased Potential Income	Increased Creative Autonomy/Freedom
	Flexibility in Working Practices	Take advantages of financial incentives
	Pursuit of 'innovative' idea/product	Realising personal ambition/status
	Other Lifestyle Choices (please specify)
	Other (please specify)
Has the performance of the national economy been significant to your decision to start a business	Highly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
*... and specifically in terms of:*	Stability	Interest rates
	Tax	Inflation
	Others (please list)
Did national economic performance impact upon decision to locate here rather than another country?
Does your business sell services/products outside of the national market	Yes No
*... if so does regulation by your affect this*	Positive Affect ----- ------ ------ ------ Adverse Affect please give details
*does EU regulation affect this*	Positive Affect ----- ------ ------ ------ Adverse Affect please give details
Do you consider the ICT sector subject to excessive regulation – nationally	Yes No
... by the EU	Yes No
Do you consider that competition is effectively promoted within the ICT sector – nationally	Yes No
... by the EU	Yes No
Do you consider that market intervention is effective ICT sector – nationally	Yes No
... by the EU	Yes No

Facilitating Entrepreneurship
Do you consider entrepreneurial behaviour is actively encouraged – nationally		Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
... by the EU		Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
To what extent do you consider national policy does this through:
	Education in schools and/or universities	Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
	SME orientated mentor programmes	Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
	Fostering close ties between research/business	Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
	Making finance/tax credits available	Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
To what extent do you consider EU policy does this through:
	Education in schools and/or universities	Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
	SME orientated mentor programmes	Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
	Fostering close ties between research/business	Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
	Making finance/tax credits available	Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
In your opinion which of the following factors are most important when choosing a location to start a business (select 3)		Education and training	Labour market flexibility
		Immigration policies	Capital/finance availability
		Infrastructure (physical)	Infrastructure (social)
		Language barriers	Legal frameworks
		Environmental policies	Other
Does employment policy make it difficult for you to hire appropriately skilled labour?
	Nationally
	From within the EU
	From outside the EU
Do you feel there needs to be further economic and regulatory harmonisation among EU members		Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
Would you consider moving to more favourable business environment inside the EU		Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
Would you consider moving to more favourable business environment outside the EU		Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
Do you feel starting your business would have benefited from less regulation		Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
Do you consider the role of the EU to be beneficial to building a competitive national economy		Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
... if so should it have a greater role

Has the lack of protection of Intellectual Property (IP) adversely affected your decision to undertake entrepreneurial activity and/or business creation nationally		Historically	In the future

... within/across the EU
... globally
Which type of patents do you look to file?		Initial Filing	Secondary Filing

Does the current nationally based process for patent applications in Europe affect your decision to protect IP?		Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
If the patent application process to protect IP was simplified and consolidated at the EU level would you make more applications?		Yes No

Entrepreneurship & Policy Environments
Do you believe that your national government should protect national economic interests more		Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
Do you consider that the EU should protect European economic interests more		Strongly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
What term best describes public attitude towards entrepreneurship in your country (select 1)		Enthusiastic/Pro-entrepreneurship	Positive/Optimistic about entrepreneurship
		Reluctant/Sceptical of entrepreneurship	Anti entrepreneurship
		Don't' know
Do you think weaker regulatory frameworks in the new EU accession states will negatively impact on entrepreneurship levels in your country?
Do you think weak regulatory frameworks in the EU’s new border states, such as Russia and Ukraine, will negatively impact or compromise entrepreneurship in your country?
Do you consider EU legislation on cross border trade to favour larger firms rather than SMEs in the ICT sector?
Does EU regulation affect your national government’s attempts to foster/promote entrepreneurial behaviour?
How often, if at all, do you collaborate in research and development with:
	Local/regional enterprises	Regularly ----- ------ ------ ------ Never
	National enterprises	Regularly ----- ------ ------ ------ Never
	From other EU countries	Regularly ----- ------ ------ ------ Never
	From non-EU countries	Regularly ----- ------ ------ ------ Never
Have you ever entered into joint research and development project with a university?
Do you think that the European Private Company (EPC) statute will help facilitate business growth
Do you think the EU antitrust legislation hinders entrepreneurship in the ICT sector?
Is the development of new product affected by national regulation processes?		Positively ----- ------ ------ ------ Negatively
... by EU regulation		Positively ----- ------ ------ ------ Negatively
To what extent does compliance with national legislation affect your business activities		High ----- ------ ------ ------ None at all
... compliance with EU legislation		High ----- ------ ------ ------ None at all
Approximately what proportion of turnover does your company spend on complying with national legislation		Percentage %
... complying with EU legislation		Percentage %
How time consuming to your business is compliance with national legislation		Highly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
... complying with EU legislation		Highly ----- ------ ------ ------ Not at all
Do you think the EU entrepreneurship policies sufficiently support/promote innovation and innovative activity?
Why do you think levels of entrepreneurship are lower in the EU in comparison to Japan and US? (Maximum of 3)		Variations in innovation policies	Other national/EU polices (detail below)
		Cultural resistance to innovation	Lack of cooperation between firms
		Deficient Education systems	Lack of incentives
		Differences between EU member economies	Implicit state/EU protectionism
		Weak IP legislation	Levels of investment
		Others (please specify)