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D15! [If!D14=No]! ! Does"your"business"have"plans"to"sell"outside"the"UK"in"the"future?" " Yes" No" Don’t"know" " D16! [If!D15=No]! ! Which"of"the"reasons"on"this"card"lie"behind"your"business"not"selling" overseas?" " 1. Have"never"thought"about"it" 2. Not"interested" 3. Cost"of"expanding"production"or"sales" 4. Technical"difficulty"of"exporting" 5. Concern"over"legal"issues"around"export" 6. Concern"over"tax"issues"around"export" 7. Other"(specify)" " D17! Does"your"business"import"goods"or"services"from"outside"the"UK?" " Yes" No" Don’t"know" " D18! [If!D17=No]! ! Does"your"business"have"plans"to"import"goods"or"services"from"outside" the"UK"in"the"future?" " Yes" No" Don’t"know" " D19! [If!D18=No]! ! Which"of"the"reasons"on"this"card"lie"behind"your"business"not"importing" goods"and"services"from"overseas?" " 1. Have"never"thought"of"it" 2. Cost"" 3. Difficulty"of"importing" 4. Concern"over"legal"issues"around"importing" 5. Concern"over"tax"issues"around"importing" 6. Concern"over"quality"control" 7. Other"(specify)" " ! 156!
D20! Over"the"next"two"to"three"years,"do"you"aim"to"grow"your"business?" " " Yes" " No" " Don't"know" " D21! [If!D20=No]! ! !Which"of"the"reasons"on"this"card"lie"behind"you"not"aiming"to"grow"the" business"over"the"next"few"years?" " 1. There"is"no"demand" 2. It"is"difficult"to"recruit"staff" 3. Do"not"wish"to"grow" 4. The"nature"of"the"business"would"change" 5. There"are"too"many"legal"complexities" 6. Other"(specify)" ! D22! [If"R11=Any"‘You"mentioned"before"receiving"help"from"a"business" organisation,"can"I"just"check’]"Is"your"business"a"member"of"any"of"the" organisations"or"networks"on"this"card?" " 1. A"national"business"organisation"(e.g."Federation"of"Small"Businesses," Institute"of"Directors,"Forum"of"Private"Business,"CBI)"" 2. A"trade"body/professional"association" 3. Chamber"of"Commerce" 4. A"network"of"independent"businesses"" 5. Other"business"association"(specify)" ! D23! Which"of"the"following"statements"would"you"say"best"describes"your" business?" " " When"problems"arise"there"is" 1. ALWAYS"somebody"the"business"can"easily"call"upon"to"help." 2. USUALLY"somebody"the"business"can"easily"call"upon"to"help." 3. RARELY"somebody"the"business"can"easily"call"upon"to"help" " And"now"a"couple"of"questions"about"your"business’s"exposure"to"and"attitude"to" risks." " D24! What"is"the"percentage"chance"that"your"business"will"be"sued"for" negligence"in"relation"to"goods"or"services"supplied"in"the"last"year?" " " NUMBER" " D25! What"is"the"percentage"chance"that"your"business"will"be"investigated"by" HMRC"in"relation"to"the"current"financial"year?" " " NUMBER" ! 157!
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copyright" and" patents." " There"
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(e.g."through"inability"to"pay"for"
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made"up"almost"two]thirds"of"all"re
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employees"and"grow"their"business"t
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larger"financial"companies,"a"signi
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organisations"are"often"used"to"obt
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legal"services"when"there"is"a"need
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generally" comprised" ‘talking" t
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" " 5" Methodological"Consideration
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As" indicated," there" is" potentia
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surveys"is"therefore"relatively"str
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of"500"is"split"into"350"in"small"b
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for"a"specific"key"statistic"(e.g."
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conducting"them"and"the"travel"requ
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of"the"Dun"&"Bradstreet"business"da
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Table'5.3.' Broad'comparison'of'the
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interview" multiple" respondents" t
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studies"may"offer"advantages"in"min
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Pilot" work" could" usefully" focus
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Rental"agreement" Payment"of"rent"
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financial"year."This"represents"an"
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sector." However," small" businesse
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Utrecht'Law'Review,'8(1),"51]77." C
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Collis,"J."(2011)"Small"company"abb
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Roberts,"C."(2007)"Mixing"Modes"of"
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3. Neither"agree"nor"disagree" 4. D
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interview" containing" only" those"
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