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Minority Ethnic Enterprise in Scotland: A National Scoping Study FINAL RESEARCH REPORT

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ANNEX 6 CONSULTATION GUIDES

Consultation Guide: Advisory and Support Organisations Only

1. What are the aims and objectives of your organisation?

2. Are there any conflicts in these objectives?

3. What contact do you have with MEB owners?

4. What services do you provide?

5. Is this any different from that provided for all business owners and why you have this particular policy?

6. Do you consider that there are any gaps or omissions in support for MEB owners?

7. Has your experience in support for MEBs led to any distinctive elements of your policy in this area?

8. Do you have any targets for supporting MEBs?.

If so, how do you operationalise these targets?

9. Do you have any future plans or initiatives concerning support for MEBs?

If so how are they to be funded?

10. What do you consider are the needs of MEB owners?

a) for advice and support?

b) for sources of funding?

11. Have you any comment on whether there is a need for an Minority Ethnic Business Forum for Scotland?

12. What proportion of your staff are from minority ethnic groups?

13. Do any of your staff have a working knowledge of minority ethnic languages?

14. What marketing or promotional guides are used to target minority ethnic business owners?

15. What contact do you have with minority ethnic communities?

16. What relationships exist with other support organisations?

17. Have you any further comments from your experience on the need for a distinctive support policy for MEBs?

Finally have you any material leaflets etc on your organisation.

Consultation Guide: Funders Only

For alternative funders only:

1. What are the aims and objectives of your organisation ?

2. Are there any conflicts in these objectives?

All Funders

3. What contact do you have with MEB owners?

4. What contact do you have with minority ethnic communities?

5. What services do you provide to MEB customers?

6. What percentage of your customers are MEB customers?

7. Are these any different from that provided for all business owners?

8. Has your experience with MEBs led to any distinctive elements of your policy in this area?

9. Do you see a need for distinctive approach to MEB owners?

10. What relationships exist with other support organisations?

11. Do you consider that there are any gaps or omissions in support for MEB owners?

12 Do you have any targets concerning MEBs?.

If so, how do you operationalise these targets?

13. Do you have any future plans or initiatives concerning MEBs?

14. What do you consider are the needs of MEB owners?

a) for advice and support?

b) for sources of funding?

15. Have you any comment on whether there is a need for an Minority ethnic Business Forum for Scotland?

16. What proportion of your staff are from minority ethnic groups?

17. Do any of your staff have a working knowledge of minority ethnic/community languages?

18. What marketing or promotional guides are used to target minority ethnic business owners?

Finally have you any material leaflets etc on your organisation.

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