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Hello
I , Delyshia Govender, a MBA student at the Graduate School of Business and Leadership, of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. You are invited to participate in a research project entitled the effectiveness of an incubation model within the furniture industry: a case study of Furntech. The aim of this study is to determine the impace and contribution that the businesses in the Furntech Business Incubation Programme has on the furniture industry in South Africa. Your participation in this project is voluntary. You may refuse to participate or withdraw from the project at any time with no negative consequence. There will be no monetary gain from participating in this survey. Confidentiality and anonymity of records identifying you as a participant will be maintained by the Graduate School of Business and Leadership, UKZN. If you have any questions or concerns about completing the questionnaire or about participating in this study, you may contact me on 071 103 1739 or my supervisor, Dr A Kader on 082 901 0225. The survey should take you about 10 minutes to complete. I hope you will take the time to complete this survey. Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Next button below.
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Highest Level of Education |
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What stage of incubation is your business in? |
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What products does your business specialise in? |
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The target market of the business is |
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The customer segment of the business is |
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Do you have a registered business? |
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Number of Directors/Owners in the businesses |
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Percentage of Black Ownership in the business |
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Percentage of Female ownership in the business |
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Percentage of Youth ownership in the business |
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How long has the business been in operation? |
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The business registered for Income Tax |
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The business registered for Value-Added Tax (VAT) |
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The business has a valid tax clearance certificate |
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How many people does the business employ (excluding the owners)? |
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How many of these are permanent jobs? |
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How many of these are casual jobs? |
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The business is registered for Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) |
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Monthly salary of the owner is |
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Monthly salary of the employees are |
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Annual turnover of the business is |
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Which incubator service is most beneficial to your business? |
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Which service could the incubator improve on? |
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The fee structure of the incubator is acceptable |
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An acceptable fee as a percentage of turnover is |
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The duration of the incubation programme is acceptable |
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An acceptable duration of the incubation programme is |
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Have you or your staff participated in any technical skills training? |
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What impact did the technical skills training have on your business? |
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Have you participated in the business mentoring programme |
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What impact did the business mentoring have on your business? |
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