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Small Business Needs Assessment Survey
Small Business Development Center at Missouri S&T
Email - ecodevo@mst.edu
Phone - 573-341-4690
This short survey is conducted by the Missouri SBDC at Missouri S&T. Your insight and feedback will help us provide the most beneficial resources to small businesses in our region. For more information on Missouri SBDC and our services visit
https://sbdc.missouri.edu/
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What is your role in the business?
Employee
Supervisor
Owner
Other:
Clear selection
Strategic Planning
Which topics concern you the most? (Check all that apply.)
Business Plan
Leadership transition/succession planning
Diversification/business expansion
Disaster contingency planning
Create a new product
Government contracting/ SBIR
Other:
General Management
Which topics concern you the most? (Check all that apply.)
Customer service
Legal/regulatory
Cyber security/IT
Patents/trademarks/copyrights
Facility planning and management
Other:
Financial Management
Which topics concern you the most? (Check all that apply.)
Access/sources of funding/capital
Bookkeeping/financial statements
Budgeting
Inventory management
Credit/cashflow/collections
Microlending
Financial performance/profitability
Be loanable
Other:
Human Resource Management
Which topics concern you the most? (Check all that apply.)
Attracting/retaining employees
Policies/procedures/manuals
Employee evaluations
Conflict management
Other:
Marketing
Which topics concern you the most? (Check all that apply.)
Strategies and planning
Customer identification/research
Competitive research
Advertising/social media/public relations
E-commerce
Other:
Sources of Business Information
Where do you go for business advice? (Check all that apply.)
Banker
Accountant
Insurance Agent
Small Business Development Center
Lawyer
Friends or family
Business Colleague
Other:
How satisfied are you with the current performance of your business?
Extremely dissatisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Extremely satisfied
Clear selection
What are you goals in the next 1-3 years? (Check all that apply.)
Start a new business
Grow your business
Sustain/maintain your business
Exit/retire/sell
SBTDC Awareness
Have you ever used the Small Business Development Center?
Yes
No
Unsure
Clear selection
How likely are you to participate in a:
Not likely at all
Somewhat likely
Very likely
Seminar, full-day
Seminar, half-day
Lunch and learn seminar
Multi-session seminar
Online/webinar
One-on-one consultation
Other
Not likely at all
Somewhat likely
Very likely
Seminar, full-day
Seminar, half-day
Lunch and learn seminar
Multi-session seminar
Online/webinar
One-on-one consultation
Other
Clear selection
Demographics
What is your business type?
Retail
Service
Manufacturing
Distribution
Finance/Insuracne
Construction
Agribusiness
Other:
Clear selection
Demographics
Is your business minority, women, or veteran owned? (Check all that apply.)
Women-owned
Minority-owned
Veteran-owned
Demographics
Including the business owner(s), how many full-time employees do you have? (Please enter whole numbers for each category.)
Full-time (30 or more hours per week):
Your answer
Demographics
Including the business owner(s), how many part-time employees do you have? (Please enter whole numbers for each category.)
Part-time (Less than 30 hours per week):
Your answer
Demographics
In what county is your business based?
Crawford
Dent
Franklin
Gasconade
Maries
Phelps
Pulaski
Other:
Clear selection
Demographics
My customers are: (check all that apply)
Local
State-wide
Regional
National
International
How many years has your business been operating?
Less than 1 year
1 to 5 years
6 to 10 years
11 to 20 years
Over 20 years
Clear selection
My annual business revenue is...
Less than $100,000
$100,001 to $500,000
$500,001 to $1,000,000
$1,000,001 to $5,000,000
Over $5,000,000
Prefer not to say
Clear selection
Contact Information
Taisia Gordon - tgordon@mst.edu - (573) 341-4551
Angelina Billo - abillo@mst.edu - (573) 341-6272
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