1. READY FOR OUR LIVES

3. OBCHODNÍ AKADEMIE KARVINÁ THE CZECH REPUBLIC PRESENTS
Business Development Questionnaire

4. Research was carried out in SEPTEMBER 2016
45 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE RESEARCH

5. 1. Which country are you from?
Czech Republic – 45 (100%)

6. 2. How old are you? - 0 (0%) 16 - 15 (34,1%) 17 - 15 (34,1%)
(0%)
(34,1%)
(34,1%)
(18,1)
(9,1%)
(2,3%)
(2,3%)

7. 3. Gender?
Male (35,6%)
Female (64,4%)

8. 4. Would you like to become an entrepreneur?
Yes – 33 (73,3%)
No (6,7%)
Don‘t know – 9 (20%)

9. 5. What do you consider is the most important to start your business?
Money – 28 (37,8%)
Business plan – 15 (20,3%)
Idea – 31 (41,9%)

10. 6. Do you start with a market research before writing a business plan?
Yes – 37 (82,2%)
No – 1 (2,2%)
Don‘t know – 7 (15,6%)

11. 7. Is it necessary to write a business plan when taking a loan in the bank?
Yes – 31 (68,9%)
No – 3 (6,7%)
Don‘t know – 11 (24,4%)

12. 8. The money to start your own business will come from…
Neighbours – 0 (0%)
Parents – 11 (21,2%)
Bank – 39 (75%)
Don‘t know – 2 (5,8%)

13. 9. If you have a business plan it will protect you against bankrupcy
Yes – 15 (42,9%)
No – 18 (51,4%)
Don‘t know – 2 (5,7%)

14. 10. Is your country supporting young entrepreneurs?
Yes – 24 (53,3%)
No – 11 (24,4%)
Don‘t know – 10 (22,3%)

15. 11. Will your company be environmentally friendy?
Yes – 25 (55,6%)
No – 4 (8,9%)
Don‘t know – 16 (35,5%)

16. 12. Where will you obtain resources for your production?
Local sources – 11 (24,4%)
Imported – 28 (62,2%)
Don‘t know – 6 (13,4%)

17. 13. Does advertising matter?
Yes – 43 (95,6%)
No – 2 (4,4%)
Don‘t know – 0 (0%)

18. 14. How would you secure your company to attract customers?
Advertising – 8 (11,3%)
Posters – 4 (5,6%)
Internet – 36 (50,7%)
TV – 23 (32,4%)

19. 15. If you do not succeed, will you be able to sell your business?
Yes – 20 (44,4%)
No – 6 (13,3%)
Don‘t know – 19 (42,3%)

20. 16. How can you attract clients to this competitive environment?
Price – 29 (28,4%)
Quality – 35 (34,3%)
Staff – 15 (14,7%)
Advertising – 23 (22,6%)

21. 17. When do you think your business will be profitable?
1 year – 6 (13,3%)
5 years – 29 (64,4%)
10 years – 8 (17,8%)
25 years – 2 (4,5%)

22. Thank you for your attention !