Thank you for taking this survey. Your information will elevate our efforts in creating opportunities for you to a) build business resiliency and increase business capacity to receive grants or contracts; or b) be considered as an Industry Expert for funded projects; c) ascertain ways that we can best assist you with your entrepreneurial endeavors. It is our mission to advance small business innovation, businesses and business leaders in adopting a big-business or group economics business models supported by our Grants Accelerator (fund), Big Business Accelerator (workshops), and Accelerator Solutions Teams (Industry Experts). Thank you again, and please respond to each question under the four categories: Background, Management, Marketing and Financial, for further consideration and support.
When it comes to Gender, how do you identify?
Do you identify as any of these?
How did you find out about NRDC-IE, CEEM, AGILINE, LUVICENT, or MHM
If NRDC-IE which Executive Member
How did you find out about NRDC-IE, CEEM, AGILINE, LUVICENT, or MHM (as noted above)?
How would you describe your business?
What stage is your business in?
Currently your business operates from of these listed :
What’s your business status as of right now?
What’s industry would your business fall under if you had to select an area that it is doing the best?
What’s industry would your business fall under?
How many full time employees do you have?
Include yourself and any full time employees or freelancers you have hired. Ex: If you have 2 full time employees including you + 6 freelancers, your answer should be 8.
How many paid freelancers or vendors do you work with at any given time?
Please include folks you had to furlough during COVID-19
What are the current challenges you are facing in growing your business?
We won't share your personal answer to this question. We are looking for trends across our entire membership base. Pick your top 3.
MARKETING
Let’s discuss your efforts under marketing
What is your 1-2 sentence elevator pitch?
(Good idea to include in your 1-minute, upload video here if possible)
What problem is your product or service solving (keep it brief 200 characters or less)?
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How does your product or service solve the problem (keep it brief 200 characters or less)?
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COMPANY FINANCIAL
Let's talk about funding. This is important, so don't skip over this part.
Have you ever received grants before?
If yes, please share link to where your grant funded projects are listed. If no, skip this question. ex: https://ojjdp.com/fundedprojects/2021
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Please let us know what type of funding best supported your business in getting started.
Select the top 3 that apply
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Please let us know what type of funding currently keeps your business growing.
Select the top 3 that apply
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How much money have you raised for your business or idea in total?
Select the number that most closely matches how much you've raised in total through grants, crowdfunding, loans, investors, etc.
To move your business to the next level where it serves in assisting you in building wealth for yourself and some of your employees, what level of grants or funding or investments would you need?
Select the number that most closely matches how much you've raised in total through grants, crowdfunding, loans, investors, etc.
How much revenue did you generate last year?
Have you experienced injustice, inequity or a system of exclusion where your efforts to access grants, capital or meaningful support to ‘grow’ your business was hindered?
If yes, please select the top two reasons for this experience.
