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Omnibus Survey of Small Businesses in Scotland 2002: Rural Analysis

Final Report
September 2003

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Contents

1Introduction
1.1 Objectives

2Summary of results
2.1 Characteristics of SMEs
2.2 Issues facing SMEs
2.3 Sources of advice

3Methodology
3.1 Urban/rural classification
3.2 Sample frame
3.3 Questionnaire
3.4 Response rate for the survey
3.5 Weighting
3.6 Confidence in the results
3.7 Characteristics of respondents
3.7.1 Geographic areas
3.7.2 Size of business
3.7.3 Business activity
3.7.4 Ethnic group
3.7.5 Age

4Characteristics of SMEs
4.1 Distribution
4.2 Size of the business
4.3 Business activity
4.4 Legal status
4.5 Age of the business
4.6 Family business
4.7 Employment
4.8 Membership of trade bodies

5Issues facing SMEs
5.1 Health of the business
5.2 Sales objectives
5.3 Encouragement
5.4 Obstacles to the success
5.4.1 All obstacles
5.4.2 Greatest obstacle
5.5 Markets served
5.6 Foreign trade
5.7 Employer's liability insurance
5.8 Finance
5.8.1 Raising finance
5.8.2 Sources of finance
5.8.3 Difficulties in obtaining finance
5.8.4 Effect on the business
5.8.5 Business Angels
5.9 Information technology

6Sources of advice
6.1 Use of advice
6.2 Awareness of other advice in addition to the ones used already
6.3 Small Business Gateway/Business Information Source
6.3.1 Awareness
6.3.2 Use of Small Business Gateway/Business Information Source
6.3.3 Satisfaction with Small Business Gateway/Business Information Source
6.4 Other schemes to assist small Businesses

7Appendix 1 - Additional results
7.1 Discrimination
7.1.1 Suffered discrimination
7.1.2 Reasons for discrimination
7.1.3 Government help
7.2 Awareness of other schemes to assist small Businesses (weighted results)
7.3 Satisfaction with other schemes to assist small Businesses (weighted results)

8Appendix 2 - Questionnaire

9Appendix 3 - Sample frame

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