Minority/Woman Owned Small Business

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Minority/Woman Owned Small Business - Profile

Academic Research Survey - Minority/Women Owned Small Business in the United States

Are you a small business owner? *

Yes

Maybe

Don't know

Prefer Not To Say

If "YES" to the above, what is your business best classified as? *

Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) – A business that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more minorities. A person who is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident and is African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, Native American, as well as other groups found to be disadvantaged pursuant to Section 8 (a) of the Small Business Act.

Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) - A business that is at least 51 percent owned by a woman or women who are United States Citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States.

Other:

What race do you identify as? *

White

Black

Asian

South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi)

Native American

Latinx

Other

Don't Know

Prefer Not To Say

Are you an immigrant? *

Yes

Prefer not to say

If "YES" to above, what is your immigration status? *

Citizen

Permanent Resident

Undocumented

Prefer Not to Say

Not Applicable

What age group do you belong to? *

18-24 years old

25-30 years old

31-34 years old

35-44 years old

45-54 years old

56-64 years old

65+ years old

What gender do you identify as? *

Female

Male

Prefer not to say

Other:

What's the highest level of education that you have completed or are enrolled in? *

Elementary School

Middle School

High School

College - 2 year

College - 4 year

Graduate School

Doctorate

I did not complete any school

Don't know

Prefer Not To Say

Other:

What type of a business do you operate? *

Proprietorship

Partnership

Corporation

Don't Know

Other:

What city and state is your business located (City, State)? *

How long has your business been operational? *

Few months

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 4 years

4 - 5 years

5 - 10 years

10+ years

Do you have any employees? *

Yes

If you selected "YES" to the above, how many full-time paid employees do you have? *

1-5

6-10

11-20

21+

None

I don't know

Not Applicable

If you selected "None" to the above, how many part-time paid employees do you have? *

1-5

6-10

11-20

21+

None

I don't know

Not Applicable

What is your business? (ex. barbershop, laundromat, salon, massage parlor, etc) *

Was your business impacted by Covid? *

Yes

Don't know

If you selected "YES" to the above, please state how your business was impacted by Covid? (ex. shutdown, layoffs, inventory issues, etc)

Is your business in debt or financial difficulty? *

Yes

Maybe

Don't know

Don't want to state

If "YES'' to the above, are you currently taking loans? *

Yes

Maybe

Don't know

Don't want to state

Not Applicable

If "YES" to the above, where are you taking loans from? Select as many as relevant. *

Bank

Family

Friends

Private Lender

Government (SBA, PPP, etc)

Don't know

Don't want to state

Not Applicable

Required

If you are taking personal or business loans, have you defaulted on any of your payments? *

Yes

Maybe

Not Applicable

If "YES" to the above, why have you defaulted?

Have you ever been denied access to personal or business loans? *

Yes

Maybe

Not Applicable

If "YES" to the above, why? *

Bad Credit

No Credit

High Debt-to-Income Ratio

Unstable Employment

Minimum Income Requirement not met

Other

Not Applicable

Required

Is your business failing? *

Yes

Maybe

Don't Know

Prefer not to say

If "YES" to the above, why is it failing?

What are you doing to sustain your business? (ex. take more loans, lay offs, reduce inventory, etc)

Who takes care of your finances? *

Accountant

Family & Friends

I do

Don't know

Don't want to state

No one

Other:

What is your biggest concern as a business owner?

Will financial aid help sustain your business? *

Yes

Maybe

Not Applicable

If "YES" to the above, how?

Do you need someone to guide you with your business? *

Yes, I need some guidance

No, I know what I am doing

Maybe

Other:

Is your business an important part of your community? *

Yes

Maybe

I don't know

Will shutting down your business impact your community? *

Yes

Maybe

If "YES" to the above, how will shutting down your business impact your community? (ex. job losses, economy, etc)

May we contact you with additional questions? *

Yes

If "YES" to the above, please confirm your email address

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