APPENDIX 2 – Invitation & Pre-Focus Group Participant Profile for Current Millennial Entrepreneurs (Men and Women)
OMB Approval No. 3245-_ _ _ _
Expiration Date: ________
Please submit your completed profile to [Email Address] no later than [Date].
Dear [Name]:
Premier Quantitative Consulting, Inc. has been contracted by the National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) to conduct a research study focused on the motivations and challenges that millennial entrepreneurs face in starting and operating a business, with a focus on the role of debt and student debt. The NWBC is undertaking this research study to uncover insights and new information germane to supporting and encouraging entrepreneurship among millennials. As part of this research study, you have been selected to receive this invitation to participate in a focus group with other current millennial [women or men] entrepreneurs. Your participation in this focus group is completely voluntary and you may decline to participate.
The NWBC will use information gathered from this study to produce recommendations to the President, Congress, and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on policy and program initiatives to facilitate the growth of business ownership among millennials. The NWBC is a non-partisan federal advisory council created to serve as an independent source of advice and counsel to the President, Congress, and the SBA on economic issues of importance to women business owners. Its mission is to promote initiatives, policies, and programs designed to support women’s business enterprises at all stages of development in the public and private sector marketplaces – from startup to success.
If you would like to participate in an in-person focus group in your area, please complete and return the attached profile which is designed to provide us with some initial information about you, your business, and your experiences. It will be used to help the focus group moderator get to know the mix of group members.
Your answers on the profile will remain private to the extent permitted by law and will only be reviewed by consultants of Premier Quantitative Consulting, Inc., the company conducting the research for the National Women’s Business Council. Reports will only contain aggregated findings, and the information you share will not be connected with your name in any way without your expressed permission.
Sincerely,
The profile is expected to take no more than 5 minutes to complete. In the event you are chosen to participate in a focus group, the entire time burden for your participation is expected to be 2 hours, including the pre-focus group profile.
You are not required to respond to this request for information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control (or Approval) Number. The number for this information collection is 3245-XXXX. Comments on the burden should be sent to: U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW, Washington, DC 20416, and to: Desk Officer SBA, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10202, Washington, D.C., 20503. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR COMPLETED PROFILE TO THESE ADDRESSES. SEND IT TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS PROVIDED.
Data Collected by the National Women’s Business Council under contract number SBAHQ-16-M-0127.
Pre-Focus Group Participant Profile – Current Entrepreneurs
Do you currently own your own business?
____ Yes
____ No [Do not go further]
Is your business in a technology-based industry or field?
____ Yes
____ No [Do not go further]
____ Don’t Know [Do not go further]
In 2016, how many people (including you and other owners) worked for this business as:
____ Full-time employees
____ Part-time employees
____ Independent contractors
What is your gender?
____ Female
____ Male
Are you of Hispanic or Latino origin?
____ Yes
____ No
What is your race? (mark one or more)
____ American Indian or Alaska Native
____ Asian
____ Black or African American
____ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
____ White
____ Other
What is your age?
____ 18 to 21
____ 22 to 26
____ 27 to 31
____ 32 to 35
____ 36 or older
What is your relationship status?
____ Single, Never Married
____ Married
____ Divorced
____ Widowed
____ Other
Do you have any children?
____ Yes
____ No
What is the highest level of education that you completed?
____ Less than high school
____ High school diploma or GED
____ Technical, trade, or vocational school
____ Some college, but no degree
____ Associate’s degree
____ Bachelor’s degree
____ Master’s, doctorate, or professional (e.g., J.D. or M.D.) degree
When you completed/ended your last level of education attained, how much total student debt did you owe?
____ No student debt at completion/end of last level of education
____ $0 - $9,999
____ $10,000 - $24,999
____ $25,000 - $49,999
____ $50,000 - $74,999
____ $75,000 - $99,999
____ $100,000 or more
____ Don’t know
When you started this business, how much total student debt did you owe?
____ No student debt at start of business
____ $0 - $9,999
____ $10,000 - $24,999
____ $25,000 - $49,999
____ $50,000 - $74,999
____ $75,000 - $99,999
____ $100,000 or more
____ Don’t know
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| Author | Emma Broming |
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| File Created | 2021-01-21 |