Are you a Female Founder of a Technology-based Business? Survey

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* 2. Do you own and operate a technology-based business? (i.e. provide technology as a service or develop and manufacture technology)

Yes

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* 3. How long have you been in business?

I haven’t started yet

Less than 1 year

1-3 years

4-7 years

8+ years

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* 4. Why did you start your business?

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* 5. What were your annual sales revenues for 2018?

0 - $50,000

$51,000 - $100,000

$101,000 - $500,000

$501,000 - $1,000,000

$1,001,000+

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* 6. Do you have employees? Contractors?

No employees, but I use freelance contractors

1-5 employees

6-10 employees

11+ employees

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* 7. Do you have an advisory board?

Yes, my advisory board is strong.

Yes, but it is not as strong as I would like.

No, but I want one.

No, I don’t have an advisory board.

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* 8. How did you fund your start-up?

100% bootstrapped through personal, family and friends.

Small business loan

Angel investor

Venture Capital raise

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* 9. What kind of support have you received from friends/family while starting and operating your business?

I haven’t received any support from family and friends

Family stepped in to pick up more of the responsibilities around the house

Friends provided moral support and motivation

Family and/or friends provided financial support for my business

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What challenges do you currently face that you could use help with? (Choose up to 3)

Partner issues (if it is partnership)

Cash flow challenges

Value proposition

Marketing and branding your business

Getting new clients/pipeline generation

Managing or servicing existing clients

Hiring the right talent

Market conditions

Access to capital

Other (please specify)

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* 11. If you could approach any of these in your business different which would you? (Choose up to 3)

Business entity registration

Cofounder or partner selection

Funding strategy

Branding

Go-to-market or product launch strategy

Vendor selection and usage

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What are some of the consistent objections you have experienced while starting or growing your business?

No recurring objections

“Trying to get into a saturated market”

“Lack of market demand”

“Need to do further research, studies or testing”

“You are too small of a company”

“No prior experience delivering this size of project”

“Questions around stability and scalability”

“There are too many IT firms owned by men for you to be successful”

“You don’t know how to run a business”

Other (please specify)

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* 13. As a Founder, if you were to work with a business coach or mentor, what area would you like them to focus on?

Leadership and talent management

Operational and administrative skills

Confrontation and conflict management

Public speaking and presentation skills

Self-confidence

Building a better network and how to leverage it

Sales and business development strategy

Other (please specify)

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* 14. Operationally, what areas of your business would you like to see improved? (Choose up to 3)

Finance

Project management

Sales strategy

Merchandising

Manufacturing

Inventory management

Metrics and reporting

Data management

Human resources

Supply chain and vendor management

Other (please specify)

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* 15. Personally, which of these, if any, would you like to work on? (Choose up to 3)

I don’t know what I don’t know

Confidence sitting at a table with corporate companies

Approaching hard conversations

Influencing others

Enhancing communication skills

Better decision making skills

Building team culture and employee engagement

Strategic thinking

Emotional intelligence

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Is there a challenge you're facing that we haven't mentioned?

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* 17. Are there any resources, training or coaching you've been searching for but haven't found?

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* 18. To enter the giveaway, and stay updated about our programs, please share your contact information:

Name

Email Address

Phone Number

Are you a Female Founder of a Technology-based Business?

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* 1. Please select the gender you identify as:

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* 2. Do you own and operate a technology-based business? (i.e. provide technology as a service or develop and manufacture technology)

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* 3. How long have you been in business?

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* 4. Why did you start your business?

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* 5. What were your annual sales revenues for 2018?

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* 6. Do you have employees? Contractors?

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* 7. Do you have an advisory board?

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* 8. How did you fund your start-up?

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* 9. What kind of support have you received from friends/family while starting and operating your business?

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* 10. What challenges do you currently face that you could use help with? (Choose up to 3)

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* 11. If you could approach any of these in your business different which would you? (Choose up to 3)

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* 12. What are some of the consistent objections you have experienced while starting or growing your business?

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* 13. As a Founder, if you were to work with a business coach or mentor, what area would you like them to focus on?

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* 14. Operationally, what areas of your business would you like to see improved? (Choose up to 3)

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* 15. Personally, which of these, if any, would you like to work on? (Choose up to 3)

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* 16. Is there a challenge you're facing that we haven't mentioned?

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* 17. Are there any resources, training or coaching you've been searching for but haven't found?

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* 18. To enter the giveaway, and stay updated about our programs, please share your contact information: