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Hello

I , Delyshia Govender, a MBA student at the Graduate School of Business and Leadership, of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.  You are invited to participate in a research project entitled the effectiveness of an incubation model within the furniture industry: a case study of Furntech. The aim of this study is to determine the impace and contribution that the businesses in the Furntech Business Incubation Programme has on the furniture industry in South Africa.  

Your participation in this project is voluntary. You may refuse to participate or withdraw from the project at any time with no negative consequence. There will be no monetary gain from participating in this survey. Confidentiality and anonymity of records identifying you as a participant will be maintained by the Graduate School of Business and Leadership, UKZN.

If you have any questions or concerns about completing the questionnaire or about participating in this study, you may contact me on 071 103 1739 or my supervisor, Dr A Kader on 082 901 0225.

The survey should take you about 10 minutes to complete. I hope you will take the time to complete this survey.

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Gender
 
Male
 
Female

 
 
 
Age
 
< 35 years old
 
> 35 years old

 
 
 
Race
 
Black
 
Coloured
 
Indian
 
White

 
 
 
Highest Level of Education
 
Grade 10 and below
 
Grade 12
 
Technical Qualification
 
Post School Diploma
 
Bachelors Degree
 
Masters Degree
 
Doctorate Degree

 
 
 
What stage of incubation is your business in?
 
Pre-incubation
 
Incubation
 
Post Incubation
 
Virtual Incubation

 
 
 
What products does your business specialise in?
 
Board products only
 
Solid wood products only
 
A combination of board products and solid wood products
 
Upholstery
 
All of the above

 
 
 
The target market of the business is
 
Low income
 
Middle income
 
High income

 
 
 
The customer segment of the business is
 
Private individuals
 
Hospitality industry
 
Government

 
 
 
Do you have a registered business?
 
Strongly Disagree
 
Disagree
 
Undecided
 
Agree
 
Strongly Agree

 
 
 
Number of Directors/Owners in the businesses
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4 or more

 
 
 
Percentage of Black Ownership in the business
 
< 50%
 
> 51%

 
 
 
Percentage of Female ownership in the business
 
< 50%
 
> 51%

 
 
 
Percentage of Youth ownership in the business
 
< 50%
 
> 51%

 
 
 
How long has the business been in operation?
 
0 - 6 months
 
7 - 12 months
 
13 - 24 months
 
> than 2 years

 
 
 
The business registered for Income Tax
 
Strongly Disagree
 
Disagree
 
Undecided
 
Agree
 
Strongly Agree

 
 
 
The business registered for Value-Added Tax (VAT)
 
Strongly Disagree
 
Disagree
 
Undecided
 
Agree
 
Strongly Agree

 
 
 
The business has a valid tax clearance certificate
 
Strongly Disagree
 
Disagree
 
Undecided
 
Agree
 
Strongly Agree

 
 
 
How many people does the business employ (excluding the owners)?
 
0 - 1
 
2 - 5
 
6 - 9
 
more than 9

 
 
 
How many of these are permanent jobs? 
 
0 - 1
 
2 - 5
 
6 - 9
 
more than 9

 
 
 
How many of these are casual jobs?
 
0 - 1
 
2 - 5
 
6 - 9
 
more than 9

 
 
 
The business is registered for Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF)
 
Strongly Disagree
 
Disagree
 
Undecided
 
Agree
 
Strongly Agree

 
 
 
Monthly salary of the owner is
 
less than R5 000
 
R6 000 - R10 000
 
R11 000 - R19 000
 
greater than 20 000

 
 
 
Monthly salary of the employees are
 
less than R1 000
 
R1 100 - R 3 500
 
R3 600 - R5 000
 
more than R5 000

 
 
 
Annual turnover of the business is
 
less than R100 000
 
R100 000 - R500 000
 
R500 000 - R1 million
 
greater than R1 million

 
 
 
Which incubator service is most beneficial to your business?
 
Access to fully equipped workshop
 
Business mentoring and coaching
 
Technical mentoring and coaching
 
Technical training
 
Access to showroom
 
Marketing and networking opportunities
 
Facilitation of funding
 
Other (please specify)

 
 
 
Which service could the incubator improve on?
 
Fully equipped workshop
 
Business mentoring and coaching
 
Technical mentoring and coaching
 
Technical training
 
Marketing and networking opportunities
 
Facilitation of funding
 
Other (please specify)

 
 
 
The fee structure of the incubator is acceptable
 
Strongly Disagree
 
Disagree
 
Undecided
 
Agree
 
Strongly Agree

 
 
 
An acceptable fee as a percentage of turnover is
 
5%
 
10%
 
15%
 
more than 15%

 
 
 
The duration of the incubation programme is acceptable
 
Strongly Disagree
 
Disagree
 
Undecided
 
Agree
 
Strongly Agree

 
 
 
An acceptable duration of the incubation programme is
 
2 years
 
3 years
 
more than 3 years

 
 
 
Have you or your staff participated in any technical skills training?
 
Strongly Disagree
 
Disagree
 
Undecided
 
Agree
 
Strongly Agree

 
 
 
What impact did the technical skills training have on your business?
 
Quality of products improved
 
Range of products improved
 
Range of technical skills in the business improved
 
Production process improved

 
 
 
 Have you participated in the business mentoring programme
 
Strongly Disagree
 
Disagree
 
Undecided
 
Agree
 
Strongly Agree
 
 
 
 What impact did the business mentoring have on your business?
 
Improved financial management of business
 
Improved marketing of the business
 
Improved business administration processes
 
Improved business management