3245-0398 Board Survey 5.7.24

OMB Control Number: 3245-0398

OMB EXP. Date: 05/31/2024

National Small Business Development Center Advisory Board

2024 State Director Survey

Please rate the responsiveness of the SBA team to issues related to your SBDC that you have brought to their attention within the last year. 

Not applicable

Not at all responsive

No so responsive

Somewhat responsive

Very responsive

2. Please rate the ease in which your SBDC can communicate with the SBA team regarding the annual goals.

Very difficult

Somewhat difficult

Neither easy nor difficult

Easy

Very easy

3. Please rate the effectiveness of the tools provided by the SBA to track the demographics of your clients for reporting purposes. 

Not at all effective

Not so effective

Neither effective or ineffective

Somewhat effective

Very effective

4. Which of the three 2024 SBDC Goals (Clients Advised, New Business Starts or Capital Infusion Transactions) is your LEAST preferred one? Why?

Your answer

5. What entity or entities provide your SBDC with matching funds? 

Your answer

6. Does your SBDC receive state government funding? 

Choose

7. What percentage of your SBDC's total budget is provided by your state?

0%

1-24%

25-49%

50-79%

80-100%

8. If your SBDC does not receive state funding, is there an organized advocacy effort to solicit state funding? 

Choose

9. What is a program that is unique to your SBDC that is not commonly found in other states?

Your answer

10. If you had a “magic wand” for your SBDC, what would you use it on?  In other words, what is a change that you would like to see?  Feel free to list something significant/difficult but refrain from less realistic items (e.g. world peace or a billion dollars).