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Is this business operated primarily from the home, including any associated structures such as a garage or a barn?
Last week, about how many hours did you spend working for this business regardless of location or time of day? An estimate is fine.
Was that a typical week, or did you spend more time or less time working for the business than usual? Is that a lot more time or somewhat more time? Is that a lot less time or somewhat less time?
Were the unusual hours related to typical seasonality, a significant no-seasonal sales change, too many/too few employees, vacation or time-off, or something else?
You might have worked at your business last week or worked outside your business, such as a job site, making sales calls, or traveling. About what percent of your working hours last week did you spend working from your primary business location?
You might have worked at your business last week, at home, or outside your business, such as at a job site, making sales calls or traveling. About what percent of your working hours last week did you spend working from your primary business location?
About what percentage did you spend working at home? An estimate is fine.
Did you spend one or more nights during the last week away from home on business?
Last week, which business activity took up most of your work time? Was it:?
Please estimate the percentage of last week’s work time spent on_________?
Last week, which business activity took up the second most amount of your work-time? Was it:?
Please estimate the percentage of last week’s work time spent on________?
Last week, did you spend any time at all working on selling or marketing?
Last week, did you spend any time at all working on producing goods or services?
Last week, did you spend any time at all working on planning, strategizing?
Last week, did you spend any time at all working on employee-related matters?
Last week, did you spend any time at all working on customer service or relations?
Last week, did you spend any time at all working on learning or gathering information?
Do you think you are personally allocating the right amount of time on the various jobs you perform in the business, or are you spending too much time on some things and not enough on others?
In which area do you think you are spending too LITTLE time:?
Is there a second area where you are spending too LITTLE time?
What is it?
In which area do you think you are spending too MUCH of your time?
Is there a second area where you are spending too MUCH time?
Do you have any employees working in the business, NOT including yourself, who have managerial or supervisory responsibilities as part of their job?
How many such employees do you have?
How many employees are PRIMARILY managers or supervisors and have few tasks or responsibilities other than to manage or supervise employees?
Not counting yourself, does this business have a Chief Financial Officer or the equivalent, someone largely responsible for handling the firm’s budget and its books?
Do you do ALL of the business’s hiring and firing?
Of all the jobs you have in the business, which do you enjoy doing the most? Is it:?
Do you have a second most favorite job?
Of all the jobs you have in the business, which do you enjoy doing the least? Is it:?
Do you have a second least favorite job?
Does the principal owner of this business spend time in the day-to-day management of the firm?
What does the owner primarily do in the firm? Does he or she primarily:?
Volume 12, Issue 5, 2012 ISSN - 1534-8326
William J. Dennis, Jr. NFIB Research Foundation