Improvement of Small and Medium Enterprises Activities

The purpose of the research is to inquire about the context of the process in SMEs in addition to find the methods and suggest the ways and possibilities to intensify development in the activities of Small and Medium Enterprises. To achieve this goal the survey questionnaire is created. The main ideas to explore: -To find out if there is a management deficiency in SMEs and if it influence the development of an enterprise; -To find out if there is a government intervention problem and if it influence the development of an enterprise.

Results are publicly available

EngineeringSocialLiberal

YesNo, but I would like toNo, I don't feel a need

Single person, senior managementDistributed based on personal goals and objectivesCollaborative team based (Senior Management or Process Team)

Strongly agree	Agree	Somewhat agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
SMEs do not give appropriate focus on training and development of workforce

SMEs are innovated and flexible in products

SMEs focus on products quality

Owner/general managerAccountantOther

Yes, there is a plan and it is implementedYes, there is a plan, but no funds available for implementationNo, there is no plan, but would be great to have oneNo, there is no plan and no need for itOther

Short - termLong - termNo strategy

Strongly agree	Agree	Somewhat agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
SMEs do not put in enough effort with their branding efforts

SMEs need to take better efforts to educate themselves of the market opportunities

SMEs needs to focus on strategic planning, especially more for a long – term strategy

Strongly agree	Agree	Somewhat agree	Disagree	Strongly disagree
Access to credits from Banks is complicated

Simplification is needed in governmental policies in registration of new SME businesses

Support from government authorities is low

Excellent	Very good	Good	Bad	Very bad
Plan business

Plan products

Direct Sales

Plan production

Manage production

Manage materials

Control distribution

Excellent	Very good	Good	Bad	Very bad
Analysis of environment

Key objectives

Organizational strategy

Marketing planning

Financial requirements

Technology, innovations

Staff / HR

Competitors / partners

Improvement of Small and Medium Enterprises Activities

PERSON CONTACTED (list your work position)

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

ANNUAL TURN OVER

YEAR FOUNDED

MAIN PRODUCTS AND ACTIVITIES

The highest level of complete education?

What kind of education you have?

Have you ever participated in training course?

Do you provide training to the employees?

What part of the enterprise success belongs to the entrepreneur?

What is the decision making process in your company?

Rank your opinion on the statements below

Who is responsible for financial planning in your company?

In comparison with other functional areas, how important is financial planning sector in your company?

Who is responsible for marketing planning in your company?

In comparison with other functional areas, how important is marketing planning sector in your company?

Does your company have any plan and funds available for improvement? Does the company implement the plan?

Please comment your answer

What kind of strategy does your company have?

Rank your opinion on the statements below

Do you find it complicated to start a business

Please state the difficulties to start the business (if there is any)

Please state the difficulties to keep and improve the business (if there is any)

Please state your opinion about government policy and what changes could help you to improve your business

Rank your opinion on the statements below

Evaluate the development level of the business functions in your company

Evaluate the development level of the ‘Plan business’ processes in your company