Hi everyone, Been a while since I first introduced myself to this discussion group but I've met quite a few of you face to face at some of the events around town (I had the volunteer project at Startup Weekend) and I'd love to get your perspective on something I am working on.
For my research I am looking at the innovative ways small, new and high growth firms finance themselves. I'd love to include some data from our tech community - if you have around 15 minutes to spare I would really appreciate it if you could complete my survey and let me know your thoughts. Results are completely confidential. The results will be distributed to respondents once complete so you can see how your financing approach and perspective on things such as market opportunities compares with your peers. The survey can be completed at http://econusyd.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_aUUinTlASQMgBZq The formal invitation and description follows. Thanks very much, Matthew ~~~~~ Hello, Please accept this invitation to participate in a new University of Sydney Business School research effort on how entrepreneurs and managers are handling financing issues related to the Global Financial Crisis, by which we mean the problems that have followed on from the liquidity collapse in the United States. This research is lead by Matthew Keast as part of his MPhil thesis. The survey looks at opportunities and threats that followed the sustainability of small and medium enterprises as a result of the credit crunch, the action taken (or not taken) by these enterprises, and the way these issues fit into current SME financial theory and practice. Your responses will be used only in aggregate and no identifying information will be shared. If you have further questions, please contact me via email at m.ke...@econ.usyd.edu.au To thank you for participating, we will send you the survey results free of charge and in advance of their public release. You will be able to benchmark your financing decisions with the ones of other enterprises in the same industry and size. The survey will take less than 15 minutes to complete, and your opinions will make a significant contribution to our research. To have your views included, please complete the survey before March 27, 2012. Again, the survey link is http://econusyd.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_aUUinTlASQMgBZq Thank you for helping us with our research. Your response is important to us. Best regards, Matthew Keast -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
