Questionnaire About Smes

Dear Respondent,

We are the students of M.Com, Department of Commerce (University of Karachi). We are conducting research on “Declining growth of SMEs” for our course Business Research Methods.

We would really appreciate if you kindly fill out this questionnaire. The information provided by you will be used for academic purpose only.
Thank You.

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

NAME ___________________________________
ORGANISATION ____________________________
DESIGNATION _____________________________
EXPERIENCE _________________________ (Years)
PHONE / EMAIL ID _________________________
Q # 1 Your Business relates to;
(a) Leather (f) Pharmaceuticals
(b) Textile (g) Chemicals
(c) Tourism and Travel (h) Furniture
(d) Cement (i) other __________________________ (please specify)
(e) Carpets

Q # 2 Number of employees in your firm;
(a) 1 to 50
(b) 51 to 100
(c) 101 to 150
(d) 151 to 200
(e) 201 to 250

Q # 3 Most Severe Problem being faced by your business is;
(a) Less access to finance
(b) High Cost of Production
(c) Law and order situation
(d) Poor Infrastructure
(e) Energy Crises

IF YOU ANSWER, QUESTION # 3 AS
(a) THEN GO TO PART A
(b) THEN GO TO PART B
(c) THEN GO TO PART C
(d) THEN GO TO PART D
(e) THEN GO TO PART E

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PART A

Q # 4 Less Access to finance has been affecting your business;
(a) Very hard
(b) Hard
(c) Average
(d) Low
(e) Very low

Q # 5 Most Important Reason for less access to finance is;
(a) Lenders are focusing on Large Scale Industries
(b) Unaudited Financial Statements
(c) No mortgage guarantee
(d) High rate of interest
(e) Other __________________________ (In your opinion)

Q # 6 Most preferable source of financing would be; (a) Bank loan (b) Microfinance (c) Trade Credit (d) Business Support Fund (e) Other