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In the last year, did your business use new or significantly improved processes, equipment or software to produce or distribute its products or services?

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Was it one new or significantly improved process, piece of equipment, or piece of software, or was it more than one?

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Was it a process, a piece of equipment, or a piece of software?

1  c 

Was this new or significantly improved (process/piece of equipment/piece of software) new on the market or just new to your business?

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Did this new (process/piece of equipment/piece of software) put you ahead of the competition, allow you to stay abreast of the competition, or let you catch up to the competition?

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Where did you get the idea for this (process/piece of equipment/piece of software)? Did you develop it from scratch yourself, upgrade or modify it based on what you saw somewhere else, or directly copy an idea you saw somewhere else?

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Is this technology brand new on the market, or is it an upgrade from a prior model or version?

2  b 

To the best of your knowledge, how long has the basic technology been on the market?

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How long have you used this basic technology in your business?

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To the best of your knowledge, is the model or version you are using the most up-to-date?

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Volume 5, Issue 5, 2005
ISSN - 1534-8326

William J. Dennis, Jr.
NFIB Research Foundation



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